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A Christmas Carol

1951, Movie, NR, 86 mins

A Christmas Carol: Review

Alastair Sim's performance in Dickens' hoary holiday classic provided one of the defining moments of his career; the result is the definitive filming of the story, breathing life into the familiar plot while earnestly hewing to the author's vision. The script is almost entirely taken verbatim from the original text, and the otherwise unexceptional direction succeeds largely by peopling the film with superb British character actors. Read the complete review for A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol: Cast & Details

Year: 1951
Rated NR

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Cast
Alastair Sim: Scrooge
Kathleen Harrison: Mrs. Dilber
Jack Warner: Mr. Jorkins
Michael Hordern: Jacob Marley
Mervyn Johns: Bob Cratchit
Hermione Baddeley: Mrs. Cratchit

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A Christmas Carol: TV Guide News

What was the first Christmas ... | Movie News | 12/22/2005
Question: What was the first Christmas movie?Answer: Oh, how I love a "first" question! While I know better than to definitively declare any film the first of anything, there have been Christmas-themed movies for almost as long as there have been movies. Early films on a holiday theme include the shorts Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning and The Christmas Tree Party (all 1897). Jolly old St. Nick takes center stage in Santa Claus and Visit of St. Nicholas (both 1897); Santa Claus (1899); Georges Melies' Le Rêve de Noël (The Christmas Dream, 1900); Edwin S. Porter's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1905); D.W. Griffith's A Trap for Santa (1909); the comic myste read more
Any scoop on Smallville? | Today's News: Our Take | 12/7/2005
Question: Any scoop on Smallville? Answer: Tomorrow night's holiday-themed episode takes a page from A Christmas Carol and shows Lex what his future could be like should he decide to take the good, honorable path. (Translation: No cheating on AA "contests.") This alternate reality is set seven years into the future with Lex happily married (with children) to Lana and free from daddy's iron grip. (Clark is with Chloe, although it's not clear whether they're married or living in sin.) I don't want to give away the whole enchilada, but TV Guide's resident Smallville junkie Rich Sands wanted me to tell AA readers "not to miss the last five minutes" as it "represents a major turning point for Lex." That Rich Sands is sounding more like a network promo exec every frakkin' day. read more

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