Scrooge (1951)

Director : Brian Desmond Hurst

Release Date : 31 October 1951 (UK)

Genre : Fantasy, Drama

Cast : : , Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge , Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Dilber , Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit , Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Cratchit , Michael Hordern as Jacob Marley / Marley's Ghost , George Cole as Young Ebenezer Scrooge , John Charlesworth as Peter Cratchit , Francis De Wolff as Spirit of Christmas Present (as Francis de Wolff) , Rona Anderson as Alice , Carol Marsh as Fan Scrooge , Brian Worth as Fred , Miles Malleson as Old Joe , Ernest Thesiger as The Undertaker , Glyn Dearman as Tiny Tim , Michael Dolan as Spirit of Christmas Past

Plot : An older bitter miser is supplied an occasion given that redemption while he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve.

Run Time : 86 min | Germany:74 min (video version)

Country : UK

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Language : English

Filming Locations : Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Company : George Minter Productions

Trivia : Although this motion picture is widely regarded for the finest motion picture version of the story, it is the exclusively lone which omits Scrooge’s prominent line: “If I competent my way, every fool who play concerning along furthermore ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should engagement boiled inside his own pudding along with buried along furthermore a risk of holly ready his heart”.

Goofs : Revealing mistakes: When Scrooge plus the Spirit of Christmas Future are searching through Bob Cratchit’s window, the face expression of the player toying the excitement could nearly visibly engagement pointed out finished the hood.

Tag Lines : Now! The story that has brought joy to millions! A new screen triumph!
One of the world's most loved character actors, Alastair Sim, in a masterful portrayal of one of the world's best loved characters, Scrooge!
The Holiday Picture of All Time! Charles Dickens' Joyous Classic!

Plot Summary : Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge learns the false impression of his conventions prepared the intervention of the ghost of his earlier spouse furthermore of three spirits inside this (be adult for) adaptation of the Dickens classic.

Stingy ancient Ebenezer Scrooge is identified for the meanest gentleman inside London. He overworks plus underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, whose slight son, Tiny Tim, is crippled plus may possibly rapidly die. He as well has naught to do and his nephew, Fred, since his advance charges the living of his dear sister. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a haunting nightmare. He is came over by three ghosts plus is offered lone closing prospect to revise his routes plus excepting himself loves the vital fortune that passed off his responsibility partner, Jacob Marley.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a responsibility mature man who thinks merely of attaining money. For him Christmas is, inside his own words, a humbug. It has been seven time because his pal as nonetheless as partner, Jacob Marley, kicked the bucket as nonetheless as on Christmas Eve Marley’s ghost tells him he is to troth came over throughout the hour of darkness by three spirits. The initially is the Ghost of Christmas Past who re-visits a number of of the primary opportunities inside Scrooge’s survival to date, as nonetheless as his wretched childhood, his ecstatic apprenticeship to Mr. Fezziwig who cared given that his employees, as nonetheless as the conclude of his betrothal to a attractive tender grown man owing to sprouting affection of money. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows him how joyously is nephew Fred as nonetheless as his salesperson Bob Cratchit enjoy oneself Christmas plus those they love. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows him anything he will exit at the back of following he is gone. Scrooge awakens on Christmas morning, one more mature man concentrating on doing excellent as nonetheless as going out on the town the term plus the entirety of those regarding him.

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