A Christmas Carol (1960)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1960
Running Times: 28 mins
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Alpha
Presented by: Nat Cohen & Stuart Levy
Producer: Robert Hartford-Davis

SCRIPT
Novel: Charles Dickens

DIRECTION
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis

CAST
John Hayter (Scrooge)
Stewart Brown (Bob Cratchit)
Gordon Mulholland (nephew)
Jimmy Mentis (portly gentleman)
Bruce Anderson (Marley's ghost)

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?

AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd

LINKS

SEE ALSO
A Christmas Carol (adaptations)

MAGAZINES

The Daily Cinema 21 November 1960 p.8 (UK)
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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.188
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Last Updated: 15 October, 2008