A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

60 mins | Family, Music, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1954

A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the television show Shower of Stars, features Fredric March (The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit) as the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge, who's redemption comes after a ghostly night-time journey through his Christmas Past, Present and Future, and March received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal. The great Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) co-stars as the ghost of Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley, in what many consider to be the best and most chilling portrayal of Marley ever.

A Christmas Carol

60 mins | Family, Music, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1954

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the television show Shower of Stars, features Fredric March (The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit) as the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge, who's redemption comes after a ghostly night-time journey through his Christmas Past, Present and Future, and March received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal. The great Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) co-stars as the ghost of Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley, in what many consider to be the best and most chilling portrayal of Marley ever.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers CBS Television Studios, Desilu Productions
Original title A Christmas Carol
Directors Ralph Levy
Writers Maxwell Anderson, Charles Dickens

Cast

Mary Costa

as Co-host

Fredric March

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Basil Rathbone

as Marley's Ghost

Bob Sweeney

as Bob Cratchit

Christopher Cook

as Tiny Tim Cratchit

Craig Hill

as Young Scrooge

Queenie Leonard

as Mrs. Cratchit

Rex Evans

as Solicitor

Peter Miles

as Peter Cratchit

Sally Fraser

as Belle/Spirit of Christmas Past