A Christmas Carol (1908) @ EOFFTV


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	A Christmas Carol (1908) Country of Origin: USA Year of Production: 1908 Running Times: Length: 300 metres/1000 ft/1 reel Format: 35mm Colour Format: black and white Ratio: 1.33:1 Sound: silent CREDITS PRODUCTION Production Companies: The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company SCRIPT Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens CAST Thomas Ricketts PLOT SUMMARY Miserly London businessman Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his dead business partner Marley, who warns him that three more ghosts will appear during the night trying to show Scrooge the error of his ways. As the night wears on, he's visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. But will even they be enough to soften old Scrooge's heart? TIMELINE 1908 December 9: USA – theatrical release ALTERNATIVE TITLES Cuento de Navidad - Venezuelan title LINKS SEE ALSO A Christmas Carol (adaptations) REFERENCES BOOKS A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations: A Critical Examination of Dickens's Story and Its Productions on Screen and Television by Fred Guida (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc (2000)) p.172 credits KEYWORDS book into film, christmas, ghosts, misers Last Updated: 1 January, 2009