Stars: Reginald Owen,
Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Leo G. Carroll, Terry Kilburn, Barry
Mackay
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Four
Ghosts. One Miracle. Oh Glorious, Glorious Day!
"May it haunt [my readers'] houses pleasantly," Charles Dickens wrote in
the preface to
his A Christmas Carol. This 1938 version offers one of that timeless
work's most pleasant screen hauntings, bustling with a
lavish backlot re-creation of Victorian London. Reginald Owen
portrays holiday humbug Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser's
miser who has a
huge change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past,
present and future.
Gene Lockhart, who like Owen would appear in
well over 100 films, plays dutiful Bob Cratchit. There's a
genuine air of family in
the Cratchit
household scenes, in
part because Lockhart's real-life wife Kathleen plays Mrs. Cratchit. From
sets to
stars to
story, this triumphant adaptation adds a
glow to
the season.
Like Tiny Tim's benediction, it blesses us - every one.
Format: Full Screen
Special Features: 2
Festive Vintage Featurettes: "Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party" & "Judy
Garland Sings "Silent Night"", Classic Oscar-Nominated Cartoon: Peace On
Earth, Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital Mono)
Subtitles: English,
French, Spanish
Sides: 1
Layers: Dual
Running Time: 69
minutes
Rated: Not Rated
Company: Warner Bros.
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