The Christmas Carol (1949)

Name: The Christmas Carol
Director: Arthur Pierson
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1949
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Vincent Price, Taylor Holmes, Patrick Whyte, Nelson Leigh, Robert Hyatt

1949 · Television · 25 min · dir. Arthur Pierson

Fantasy
Drama
TV Movie

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Details

Director: Arthur Pierson
Running time: 25 minutes

Cast & crew

Arthur Pierson Director
Vincent Price
Taylor Holmes
Patrick Whyte
Nelson Leigh
Robert Hyatt
Jill St. John
Robert Clarke
Earl Lee

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · The Christmas Carol · richgoup · 2011-10-27

Original air date: 1949. Cast: Vincent Price (Host/ Narrator), Taylor Holmes (Ebeneezer Scrooge), Pat White (Bob Cratchit), Robert Clarke (Fred), Earl Lee (Ghost of Jacob Marley), Nelson Leigh (Ghost of Christmas Past), Joe Battista (Boy Scrooge), George James (Ghost of Christmas Present), Queenie Leonard (Mrs. Cratchit), Mike Miller (Peter Cratchit), Karen Kester (Belinda Cratchit), Jill Oppenheim (Missie Cratchit), Bobby Hyatt (Tiny Tim), Connie Cavendish (Martha Cratchit), Jack Nestle (Ghost of Christmas to Come). Paul Maxey (Fat Gentleman), Leonard Carey (Thin Gentleman) and Ann Howard…

★★ · Blurry video · brown1234 · 2010-12-11

This is a charming (and unintentionally funny in some spots) TV adaptation of the Dickens tale. I'm glad to see it posted here on Internet Archive, but I'm disappointed that the video is very blurry.