A Christmas Carol

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Theatrical Release Date:

10/31/2004

DVD Release Date:

11/08/2005

Run Time:

70min.

Starring:

Reginald Owen , Gene Lockhart , Leo G. Carroll , Kathleen Lockhart , Terry Kilburn

Director(s):

Edwin L. Marin

Distributor(s):

MGM

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Fantasy

Plot: For a generation of radio fans, Lionel Barrymore was the definitive Ebeneezer Scrooge. Alas, Barrymore was crippled by arthritis by the time MGM got around to filming Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in 1938, so the Scrooge role went to contract ... Read More

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