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Greater than "David Copperfield"! - A Christmas Carol
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Title: A Christmas Carol

Release Date: 16 Dec 1938

Runtime: 1h 9m

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Family

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.021 (141 votes)

Cast

  • Ebenezer Scrooge: Reginald Owen
  • Bob Cratchit: Gene Lockhart
  • 'Tiny Tim' Cratchit: Terry Kilburn
  • Scrooge's Nephew Fred: Barry MacKay
  • Fred's Fiancee Bess: Lynne Carver
  • Marley's Ghost: Leo G. Carroll
  • Spirit of Christmas Past: Ann Rutherford
  • Spirit of Christmas Present: Lionel Braham
  • Young Ebenezer: Ronald Sinclair
  • Mrs. Cratchit: Kathleen Lockhart
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