Kraft Television Theatre: A Christmas Carol (1953) @ EOFFTV


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	Kraft Television Theatre: A Christmas Carol (1953) Date of Original Broadcast: 24 December 1953 Episode Running Time: 60m Format: Colour Format: black and white Sound: mono CREDITS SCRIPT Novel: Charles Dickens CAST Noel Leslie (Ebenezer Scrooge) Harry Townes (Bob Cratchit) Valerie Cossart (Mrs Cratchit) Melville Cooper (Ghost of Christmas Present) Denis Greene Geoffrey Lumb Jack Raine Naomi Riordan The Trinity Boys Choir of New York 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? NOTE This was a restaging of the Kraft Television Theatre production presented the year before on the version of the show that aired on NBC. AVAILABILITY USA Television Broadcasters: ABC 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.182 credits KEYWORDS anthologies, book into film, christmas, ghosts Last Updated: 1 January, 2009