XmasFLIX.com ► http ► facebook.com ► XmasTRAX.com ► http Original movie trailer. Scrooge (1951), released as A Christmas Carol in the US, is one of the best-known film adaptations of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. It starred Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge and was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley. The film also features Kathleen Harrison in an acclaimed turn as Mrs. Dilber, Scrooge’s charwoman. Fans of British cinema will recognise George Cole as the younger version of Scrooge, Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Cratchit, Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit, Clifford Mollison as Samuel Wilkins, a debtor, Jack Warner as Mr. Jorkin, a role created for the film, Ernest Thesiger as Marley’s undertaker, and Patrick Macnee as a young Jacob Marley. Michael Hordern plays Marley’s ghost, as well as old Marley. Peter Bull serves as narrator, by reading portions of Dickens’ words at the beginning and end of the film, and also appears on-screen as one of the businessmen cynically discussing Scrooge’s funeral. In the book, Mrs. Dilber is the name of the laundress whereas the charwoman was unnamed. The film also expands on the story by detailing Scrooge’s rise as a prominent businessman who was corrupted by a greedy new mentor that had lured him away from the benevolent Mr. Fezziwig. When that new mentor, who does not appear at all in Dickens’s original story, is discovered to be an embezzler, the opportunistic Scrooge and Marley offer to compensate the …
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sdsouthpark1234 says
This is the best christmas carol movie. i dont care what anyone says
scarlett24ca says
DAmn straight its the best version, Marley gives me goosbumps in this version
avalonroad says
They can play any of the classic Christmas films and specials, but it never finaly feels like Christmas to me until I see THIS film.
Hell I can watch this any time of the year, it’s that good.
Merry Christmas every one!
8jojobeans says
Best EVER! I can’t even find it in the tv schedule this year, so disappointing.
idigyoubaby says
This film makes me feel like I am really back in Dicken’s day. There is no better film version.
GamingShadow01 says
@scarlett24ca
he scares the shit out of me
GamingShadow01 says
@sdsouthpark1234
most people agree, and i am one of them.
GamingShadow01 says
Jacob is awesome in this movie.
generationx1254 says
when present came, the only thing i could think was,”hey its the burger king guy!!!” lol
generationx1254 says
thats the whole point
Aloebunny says
@scarlett24ca true
dezboss says
@idigyoubaby Me too, as someone who has read all of Dickens books and read this book every single christmas since I was 5 Charles Dickens would be proud of this version.
jfilesbooks says
@sdsouthpark1234 agreed totally…this one owns