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A Christmas Carol

60 %|Dec 1, 1954|TV Movie, Family, Music

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Featured Crew

Ralph Levy
Director
Maxwell Anderson
Teleplay
Bernard Herrmann
Songs
Maxwell Anderson
Lyricist
Charles Dickens
Novel

Cast

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Mary Costa
Co-host
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Fredric March
Ebenezer Scrooge
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Basil Rathbone
Marley's Ghost
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Bob Sweeney
Bob Cratchit
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Christopher Cook
Tiny Tim Cratchit
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Craig Hill
Young Scrooge
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Queenie Leonard
Mrs. Cratchit
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Rex Evans
Solicitor
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Peter Miles
Peter Cratchit
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Sally Fraser
Belle / Spirit of Christmas Past