Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901)
1901 · Silent film · 3 min · dir. Walter R. Booth
- Drama
- Fantasy
Synopsis
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was released in November 1901. As was common in cinema's early days, the filmmakers chose to adapt an already well-known story, in this case A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, in the belief that the audience's familiarity with the story would result in the need for fewer intertitles. It was presented…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Walter R. Booth
- Writer
- Charles Dickens
- Studio
- Paul's Animatograph Works
- Released
- 1901-11-01
- Running time
- 3 minutes
Cast & crew
Walter R. Booth Director
Daniel Smith
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Where's the rest? · Wayne66 · 2020-11-18
I was enjoying this very quick look at Dickens' A Christmas Carol when, suddenly, it was all over! Where's the end of the movie? Does anyone know where there's a complete copy? I'd love to see it all.
