An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the ...
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| Jim Backus | ... | Ebenezer Scrooge / Mr. Magoo (voice) | |
| Morey Amsterdam | ... | Brady / James (voice) | |
| Jack Cassidy | ... | Bob Cratchit / Dick Wilkins (voice) | |
| Royal Dano | ... | Marley's Ghost (voice) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Old Joe / Undertaker (voice) | |
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Joan Gardner | ... | Tiny Tim / Ghost of Christmas Past (voice) |
| John Hart | ... | Billings / Stage Manager / Milkman (voice) | |
| Jane Kean | ... | Belle (voice) | |
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Marie Matthews | ... | Young Scrooge (voice) |
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Laura Olsher | ... | Mrs. Cratchit (voice) |
| Les Tremayne | ... | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | |
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An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve. Written by alfiehitchie
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18 December 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Marie Matthews and Jim Backus
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This version of "A Christmas Carol" is unique to all other versions in that the first spirit to visit Scrooge is the "Spirit of Christmas Present", followed by the spirits of Christmas past and future, whereas in all other versions Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past first, then present, and future. No records exist to explain this change, but some have guessed that it had to do with running times and commercial breaks. See more »Goofs
During the chorus of the song, "We'll have the Lord's bright blessing", the soundtrack has claps on the off-beats, but visually the characters clap on the on-beats. See more »Quotes
Ebenezer Scrooge: [looks at a painting] Imagine going out looking like this... lock me up for a loony they would.See more »
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Version of Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) See more »Soundtracks
Alone in the WorldMusic by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Marie Matthews and Jim Backus
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Right now I am trying to figure out what to do this Christmas, since the family tradition is a-tremor. The thought of being alone on Christmas deeply saddens me, and I think it goes back to seeing little Ebenezar Scrooge left behind in boarding school while all the other kids had families to go home to for Christmas.
I cried just like Mr. Magoo's older Scrooge did when he saw himself as a kid singing:
When you're alone, alone in the world When you're alone in the world Blown-away leaves get blown in the world Swirled-away leaves get swirled
A hand for each hand was planned for the world Why don't my fingers reach? Millions of grains of sand in the world Why's mine a lonely beach?
Where are the heels to click to my clack? Where is the voice to answer mine back? I'm all alone in the WOOOOORLD!!!
None of the other versions caught this scene the way this one does. Not Bugs Bunny, Bill Murray, Albert Finney, Mickey Mouse. Maybe Alistair Sim, sort of.
Simplistic, yes, but it's the scene that still sticks in my throat as I choke back an adult tear. It's the scene that makes this version, truly unique, all alone in the world.