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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.
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Dec 16, 1938
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Cast
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Reginald Owen
Ebenezer Scrooge
G
Gene Lockhart
Bob Cratchit
T
Terry Kilburn
'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
B
Barry MacKay
Scrooge's Nephew Fred
L
Lynne Carver
Fred's Fiancee Bess
L
Leo G. Carroll
Marley's Ghost
A
Ann Rutherford
Spirit of Christmas Past
L
Lionel Braham
Spirit of Christmas Present
R
Ronald Sinclair
Young Ebenezer
K
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Cratchit
B
Bunny Beatty
Martha Cratchit
C
Charles Peck
Peter Cratchit
J
June Lockhart
Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)
C
Charles Coleman
Charity Solicitor Brummage
M
Matthew Boulton
Charity Solicitor Twill
F
Forrester Harvey
Old Fezziwig
B
Billy Bevan
Street Watch Leader
W
William Ripley Dorr
Singers of 'Adeste Fideles' (uncredited)
D
D'Arcy Corrigan
Spirit of Christmas Future
H
Harry Cording
Waiter (uncredited)
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Quotes
See all →A Warm Family Reunion at Christmas
Ebenezer Scrooge
Fred! My dear nephew! How are you?
Fred
Well! Who is this?
Ebenezer Scrooge
It's me! Your Uncle Scrooge! Smile makes a difference, doesn't it?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Debate Over the Spirit of Christmas
Ebenezer Scrooge
Please let me stay!
Spirit of Christmas Present
Nonsense! You don't want to stay!
Ebenezer Scrooge
Yes, I do!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
