A Christmas Carol
1959
25 minutes
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. Originally aired as part of Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens.
Top Cast
Fredric March
Narrator
Basil Rathbone
Scrooge
Alexander Gauge
Ghost of Christmas Present
Michael McCarthy
Ghost of Christmas Future
Walter Hudd
Ghost of Christmas Past
Toke Townley
Bob Cratchit