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A Christmas Carol (1910)

1910 · Silent film · 10 min · dir. J. Searle Dawley

  • Fantasy
  • Drama

Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director
J. Searle Dawley
Studio
Edison Studios
Released
1910-12-23
Running time
10 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · A Christmas Carol (1910) · stpt1 · 2016-12-18

This is beautifully restored. It is short and very entertaining. Technically, the apparitions are just outstanding. It is very well presented and definitely worth a few minutes of anyone's holiday time.

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