La notte di Natale di Mister Magoo
Titolo originale: Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
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LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaThis musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Jim Backus
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- (voce)
- …
Morey Amsterdam
- Brady
- (voce)
- …
Jack Cassidy
- Bob Cratchit
- (voce)
- …
Royal Dano
- Marley's Ghost
- (voce)
Paul Frees
- Stage Director
- (voce)
- …
Joan Gardner
- Tiny Tim
- (voce)
- …
Marie Matthews
- Young Scrooge
- (voce)
- …
Laura Olsher
- Mrs. Cratchit
- (voce)
- …
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizThe producers wondered if Jim Backus could handle the singing required for this TV special. Briefly, they considered using Robert Goulet for Scrooge's singing voice.
- BlooperIn the TV special, the Cratchits repeatedly wish for a Christmas tree. In 1843, when "A Christmas Carol" was published and presumably takes place, German-style Christmas trees had just been introduced to England by the royal family, and would have been unknown to working class people such as the Cratchits.
- Citazioni
Ebenezer Scrooge: [looks at a painting] Imagine going out looking like this... lock me up for a loony they would.
- Versioni alternativeAlthough shown in its entire 53-minute version during the 1960s, many current television prints of the "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" have been cut by as much as 10 minutes to make room for longer commercial breaks. The "Back to Broadway" framing story is often eliminated, as well as the songs "Ringle, Ringle" and "We're Despicable".
- ConnessioniFeatured in Time out: Christmas Story (1980)
Recensione in evidenza
I just watched the new DVD of `Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol,' and it seems as good a representation of the program as we're ever likely to see. I doubt it looked much better when it originally aired in 1962, but considering the video technology of that time, no home viewers would have seen it at its best then. There may have been some very infrequent white specs on the image, but if you're not consciously seeking them, you're not likely to see them. They are so few, they're barely noticeable. The colors may seem washed-out at first, but I simply turned the color intensity up on my TV, and the colors looked solid and well-balanced throughout the program. I directly compared this DVD to a copy of the laserdisc edition, which has been much sought-after by collectors since going out of print years ago. They are almost identical, except for a slightly sharper image on the DVD. An audio re-mix, maybe even in stereo, would have been great, but certainly costly. I wonder if the original studio tracks are even available for this anymore. In any case, the mono soundtrack works fine, and is practically distortion-free.
If you watched this as a kid, and haven't seen it since then (like me), I can only say: Wow, what a strong jolt of nostalgia it is! I find it hard to agree with the editorial reviewer at Amazon, who characterizes the songs in this production as `forgettable.' That may be because I first heard them in 1962 at around the age of nine, and haven't quite forgotten them since. I suspect I'm not alone in this, either. This program isn't high art, and an adult who doesn't have that nostalgic connection to it may not be able to embrace it, but for those who remember, it leaves you with that warm, fuzzy feeling. I'm very happy to have become re-acquainted with it.
If you watched this as a kid, and haven't seen it since then (like me), I can only say: Wow, what a strong jolt of nostalgia it is! I find it hard to agree with the editorial reviewer at Amazon, who characterizes the songs in this production as `forgettable.' That may be because I first heard them in 1962 at around the age of nine, and haven't quite forgotten them since. I suspect I'm not alone in this, either. This program isn't high art, and an adult who doesn't have that nostalgic connection to it may not be able to embrace it, but for those who remember, it leaves you with that warm, fuzzy feeling. I'm very happy to have become re-acquainted with it.
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