A Christmas Carol (1938)

7.0/10 • 69 min • Drama Fantasy Family

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.

Cast

Reginald Owen

Ebenezer Scrooge

Gene Lockhart

Bob Cratchit

Terry Kilburn

'Tiny Tim' Cratchit

Lynne Carver

Fred's Fiancee Bess

Leo G. Carroll

Marley's Ghost

Ann Rutherford

Spirit of Christmas Past

Lionel Braham

Spirit of Christmas Present

Ronald Sinclair

Young Ebenezer

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Cratchit

Bunny Beatty

Martha Cratchit

June Lockhart

Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charity Solicitor Brummage

Matthew Boulton

Charity Solicitor Twill

Forrester Harvey

Old Fezziwig

Billy Bevan

Street Watch Leader

D'Arcy Corrigan

Spirit of Christmas Future

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