A Christmas Carol 

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Director:

Neil McGuire

Stars:

Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Robert Arditti

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Fredric March	...	Host / narrator
Basil Rathbone	...	Ebenezer Scrooge
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Arditti
Sydney Arnold	...	Old Joe
Patricia Cree	...	Fred's wife
Wilfred Fletcher	...	Marley's Ghost
Alexander Gauge	...	Ghost of Christmas Present
Walter Hudd	...	Ghost of Christmas Past
Mary Jones	...	Mrs. Cratchit
Kaplan Kaye	...	Scrooge as a boy
Michael Lewis	...	Peter Cratchit
Michael Logan	...	Fat businessman
Monica Marlow	...	Martha Cratchit
Brian McDermott	...	Fred
Mark Milleham	...	Tiny Tim Cratchit

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

1958 (UK)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scrooge was played by Fredric March and Marley was played by Basil Rathbone in a 1954 production, but in this 1958 series, Rathbone played Scrooge and Fredric March narrated.

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Connections

Version of Weihnachten im wilden Westen (1998)

User Reviews

Condensed TV version of A Christmas Carol

I just recently read Basil Rathbones' autobiography, and he talked about this version of a Christmas Carol. He didn't think very much about TV in general basically saying it can take great works like Dickens and turn them into mediocrity which pretty much sums up this TV movie. AT less than half an hour you get condensed version of this classic tale, minimal sets and less than than stellar performances. I never expected to ever see this movie but a friend found it in the dollar bin of DVD's in a grocery store. If your a fan of Basil Rathbone or A Chistmas Carol or both like me it is worth a dollar, and a half hour of your time.