Pros: Story, Reginald Owen, Terry Kilbourn, Sets and Costuming Cons: Needs more viewers
A Christmas Carol (1938) This was MGM's big budget take on the Charles Dickens short story that everybody seems to know by heart but in case you don't Ebenezer Scrooge a miserable old miser is visited by the ghost of his old ...
Pros: the original, great performance by the lead, Dickens Classic, timeless tale Cons: none
Taking the time-tested story A Christmas Carol to the big screen was not an overnight event, but Lionel Barrymore was a man with a mission to get it made. Originally he was even going to play the role of Scrooge, but had to step aside when he ...
Pros: Lavish production, the Lockharts are excellent Cons: The story is twisted badly from the original, Owen is clearly too young for Scrooge
In the 1930s, Lionel Barrymore's radio version of A Christmas Carol was practically an American institution. So beloved was his yearly broadcast that it was natural MGM should make a film version starring the great actor as Ebeneezer ...
Pros: Owen and Lockhart's performances, some interesting embellishments. Cons: Often strays afar from the novel.
It's a testament, I think, to the amazing talents of Charles Dickens that his best-loved work, A Christmas Carol, has been adapted into so many different versions for radio, movies, and TV. For many people, this reviewer included, it just wouldn't ...
Pros: A few moments, not bad production values. Good score. Cons: Concept, script, half of Owen's performance.
There has been no shortage of films based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” over the years. This deeply flawed effort was the first “talkie” version of the story – a few silent versions had been made previously. The ...
Pros: Gorgeous wintertime sets, lavish costumes, and heartfelt performances Cons: Short, takes licenses with Dickens's story
As a child, I remember my mother watching this on TV every year. When I was slightly older, I became wrapped up in the magic of "A Christmas Carol," and would eagerly await this version on AMC every year. I never understood why Alastair Sims' 1951 ...
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