The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 72/100. Scores higher than 76% of the 354 1930s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
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
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic72/100
154 audience votes
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
