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A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre
(1979)
Country of Origin: USA
Date of Original Broadcast: 22 December 1979
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 87 mins
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Ford's Theatre/WETA-TV
Executive Producer for Ford's Theatre: Frankie Hewitt
Executive Producer for WETA-TV: Gerry Slater
Producer: Christopher Sarson
Produced for the Stage at Ford's Theatre by: Frankie Hewitt
Associate Producer: Jackson Frost
Production Manager: Sonja Dollison
Production Stage Manager: John Vivian
Entire stage production under the supervision of Rae Allen and Timothy
Near
Managing Director for Ford's Theatre: Ted Parker
SCRIPT
Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles
Dickens
Stage Adaptation by: Rae Allen, Timothy Near
DIRECTION
Directors: Rae Allen, Kirk Browning
Associate Director: David Deutsch
Stage Direction: Ron Bishop
Associate Stage Director: Judy Jorgaitis
PHOTOGRAPHY
TV Lighting Directors: Harry Bottorf, John Gisondi, William Knight,
Dick Weiss
Stage Lighting Designed by: John Gisondi
Video: Gregory King, Erv Brandt
Video Tape: Susanne Risher
Camera: Gary Allen, Joseph Camp, Julius Fauntleroy, Jerry Gallagher,
Joan Leahy
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Video Tape Editor: Ismael Jiminez
MUSIC
Musical Direction: Michael Howe
SOUND
Audio: David Gillette, Jerry Butler
Engineers-in-Charge: Gerry Lob, William Maylett
Technical Director: Michael Mayes
Technical Director for Ford's Theatre: Tommy Berrat
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costumes Designed by: Christina Weppner
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Puppet Design and Creation: Ingrid Crepeau
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Settings Designed by: Christina Weppner
OTHER CREW
TV Stage Manager: Mark Potocki
Assistant Stage Manager: John Concannon
Production Secretary: Lynne Harris
Production Assistant: Cynthia Mitchell
Utility: Jim Adams, Virginia Higgins, J.P. Whiteside
LOCATIONS
Locations: Ford's Theatre, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
CAST
Ron Bishop (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Jennifer Borge
Thomas Dillon
Geoff Garland (Bob Cratchit)
Mary Irey
Judy Jurgaitis
Josie Lawrence
David Long
Paul Milikin
John Morgal (Tiny Tim)
Steve O'Connor
Chris Romilly
Eva Rose
Nancy Sellin
David Silber
Anita Sorel
Scott Sorrel
Gary Thomas Jr
Kathy Vivian
Steve Worth
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
USA
Television Broadcasters: PBS
TIMELINE
1979
December
22: USA - television broadcast
AWARDS
1980
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class (Harry Bottorf, John
Gisondi, William C. Knight, Dick Weiss) - nominated
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.206
credits
KEYWORDS
book into film, christmas, ghosts, misers
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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