A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1959 · 25 min · ★ 8.7 · Drama, TV Movie

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption. Originally aired as part of Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens.

Directed by Ross MacKenzie

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Fredric March Narrator
Basil Rathbone Scrooge
Alexander Gauge Ghost of Christmas Present
Michael McCarthy Ghost of Christmas Future
Walter Hudd Ghost of Christmas Past
Toke Townley Bob Cratchit

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