Ebenezer Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. In the night, Scrooge is visited by spirits of the past, present, and future.
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Fred
Belle
Belle's Husband
Spirit of Christmas Present
Scrooge's Charwoman
Poor Man
Poor Man's Wife
Mrs. Cratchit
Fred's Wife
Poulterer with Prize Turkey
Scrooge's Laundress
Middlemark
Spirit of Christmas Past
Spirit of Christmas Future
Clearly, the story is the stuff of Christmas legend so there was no need to re-invent the wheel. Perhaps, also, because it was made in 1935 and Sir Seymour Hicks was already 64 when he portrayed "Scrooge" this film works well. It is both charming and poignant and uses the basic film techniques of the thirties - especially light and shadow - to convey some of the misery, menace and ultimately, joy of this Dickens story. Well worth an outing this (or any) Christmas.
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Fred
Belle
Belle's Husband
Spirit of Christmas Present
Scrooge's Charwoman
Poor Man
Poor Man's Wife
Mrs. Cratchit
Fred's Wife
Poulterer with Prize Turkey
Scrooge's Laundress
Middlemark
Spirit of Christmas Past
Spirit of Christmas Future
Clearly, the story is the stuff of Christmas legend so there was no need to re-invent the wheel. Perhaps, also, because it was made in 1935 and Sir Seymour Hicks was already 64 when he portrayed "Scrooge" this film works well. It is both charming and poignant and uses the basic film techniques of the thirties - especially light and shadow - to convey some of the misery, menace and ultimately, joy of this Dickens story. Well worth an outing this (or any) Christmas.
