

A Christmas Carol
1938 · Movie · 1h 9m · NR
DramaFantasyFamily
"Greater than "David Copperfield"!"
Overview
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
72/100
Key crew
- Edwin L. MarinDirector
- Hugo ButlerScreenplay
Cast
- Reginald OwenEbenezer Scrooge
- Gene LockhartBob Cratchit
- Terry Kilburn'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
- Barry MacKayScrooge's Nephew Fred
- Lynne CarverFred's Fiancee Bess
- Leo G. CarrollMarley's Ghost
- Ann RutherfordSpirit of Christmas Past
- Lionel BrahamSpirit of Christmas Present
- Ronald SinclairYoung Ebenezer
- Kathleen LockhartMrs. Cratchit
- Bunny BeattyMartha Cratchit
- Charles PeckPeter Cratchit
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookclerkholidayredemptionlittle boyapparitionblack and whitespiritgoosecelebrationmiserghost











