A Christmas Carol (1947) @ EOFFTV


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	A Christmas Carol (1947) Country of Origin: USA Dates of Original Broadcast: 25 December 1947 Number of Seasons: n/a Total Number of Episodes: 1 Episode Running Times: 60 mins Format: broadcast live Colour Format: black and white Sound: mono CREDITS PRODUCTION Production Companies: DuMont Television Network Sponsor: Kaiser-Fraser Corporation Producer: James L. Caddigan? David P. Lewis? SCRIPT Teleplay: David P. Lewis Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens DIRECTION Director: David P. Lewis Technical Director: Frank Bunetta DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION Sets: Rudy Lucek CAST John Carradine (Ebenezer Scrooge) Ray Morgan (nephew/narrator) Bernard Hughes Eva Marie Saint Somer Alder Sam Fertig Helen Stenborg Jonathan Marlowe David Carradine PLOT SUMMARY Miserly 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? AVAILABILITY USA Television Broadcasters: WABD ALTERNATIVE TITLES Cuento de Navidad - Venezuelan title LINKS SEE ALSO A Christmas Carol (adaptations) REFERENCES MAGAZINES Televiser January 1948 pp.19; 27 (USA) illustrated note; review Variety 31 December 1947 pp.18, 28 (USA) credits, review 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.173 credits KEYWORDS book into film, christmas, ghosts, misers Last Updated: 15 October, 2008