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The Christmas Carol

  • TV Movie
  • 1949
  • Not Rated
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
451
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Vincent Price in The Christmas Carol (1949)
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Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.

  • Director
    • Arthur Pierson
  • Writers
    • Charles Dickens
    • Arthur Pierson
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Taylor Holmes
    • Patrick Whyte
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    451
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Pierson
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • Arthur Pierson
    • Stars
      • Vincent Price
      • Taylor Holmes
      • Patrick Whyte
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Narrator
    Taylor Holmes
    Taylor Holmes
    • Ebeneezer Scrooge
    Patrick Whyte
    Patrick Whyte
    • Bob Cratchit
    • (as Pat White)
    Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke
    • Fred
    Earl Lee
    • Ghost of Marley
    Nelson Leigh
    Nelson Leigh
    • Ghost of Christmas Past
    Joe Battista
    • Boy Scrooge
    George James
    • Ghost of Christmas Present
    Queenie Leonard
    Queenie Leonard
    • Mrs. Cratchit
    Mike Miller
    • Peter Cratchit
    Karen Kester
    • Belinda Cratchit
    Jill St. John
    Jill St. John
    • Missie Cratchit
    • (as Jill Oppenheim)
    Robert Hyatt
    Robert Hyatt
    • Tiny Tim
    • (as Bobby Hyatt)
    Constance Cavendish
    • Martha
    • (as Connie Cavendish)
    Jack Nestle
    • Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
    Paul Maxey
    • Fat Gentleman
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Thin Gentleman
    Ann Howard
    • Caroline
    • Director
      • Arthur Pierson
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • Arthur Pierson
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    • Trivia
      A very rare example of a 1940s television broadcast still surviving in entirety. In the infancy of television, programs were always broadcast live because videotape recording technology did not yet exist. This is a kinescope recording, also known as a kine or telerecording. It was made by a film camera pointed at a television monitor filming the broadcast. Although crude, it was the only available method to record a live broadcast during the earliest days of television.
    • Quotes

      Ebenezer Scrooge: Tiny Tim, I saw a friend of mine at church just a little while ago, he's a surgeon. You and I are going to see him, and soon he'll be your friend too.

    • Connections
      Featured in Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
      Traditional English Carol
      Sung by The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir (as The Mitchell Choirboys)

    User reviews18

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    5/10

    Short and somewhat humbug!

    Vincent Price is one of my favourite actors and A Christmas Carol is one of my favourite stories, so when I stumbled across this I couldn't wait to watch it. Price is great as the narrator, I could listen to him all day long, but sadly this looks like it was filmed on the cheap. The sets are minimal, the mixture of American and English accents in Victorian London is wrong and Taylor Holmes as Scrooge is woefully hammy. The opening and closing credits felt like they took up a quarter of the short running time. But if, like me, you are a Price fan or if you're just looking for a condensed version of the tale then this it is worthwhile viewing.
    • Stevieboy666
    • Dec 25, 2020
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Christmas Carol
    • Filming locations
      • Jerry Fairbanks Inc., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jerry Fairbanks Productions
      • Teletec
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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