He overworks and underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, whose little son, Tiny Tim, is crippled and may soon die. He also has nothing to do with his nephew, Fred, because his birth cost the life of his beloved sister. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a haunting nightmare from being visited by the ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley.
A Christmas Carol (1938) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. ... Scrooge's Short Business Associate (uncredited) Produced by . Joseph L. Mankiewicz ... producer Music by . Franz Waxman Cinematography by . Sidney Wagner ...
A Christmas Carol (1938) Official Trailer - Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart Movie HD On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife. Scrooge dismisses the apparition but the ...
A Christmas Carol (1938) - Plot summary, synopsis, and more... Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. ... On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The ...
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.
In this production, unlike Dickens' original story, Scrooge actually fires Cratchit rather than just threatening to do so. Theatrical Release [] Originally intended as a 1939 release, A Christmas Carol was rushed into production in October 1938 and was finished in a matter of weeks. It opened in December at New York City's Radio City Music Hall ...
But for many, the most enjoyable retelling of the popular Christmas tale will always be the 1938 MGM version with Reginald Owen as Scrooge, which Turner Classic Movies will broadcast on Sunday ...
Lionel Barrymore was one of the most renowned interpreters of Ebenezer Scrooge during the 1930s and 1940s, having voiced the character for years in a popular radio adaptation of A Christmas Carol.Fans eagerly anticipated seeing Barrymore bring his iconic portrayal to the big screen. However, health issues forced him to step down, and MGM cast Reginald Owen as Scrooge instead.
Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and originally intended to star Lionel Barrymore (who played the role of Scrooge annually on radio but was forced to drop out of the film because of his arthritis, though he narrated its trailer), [3] the movie starred Reginald Owen as Scrooge and the married couple Gene and Kathleen Lockhart as the Cratchits. Terry Kilburn costarred as Tiny Tim and a young June ...
1938; 1 hr 9 mins Drama, Family, Fantasy ... Family, Fantasy Watchlist; In one haunted evening, embittered old miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who has soured on the world and his fellowman, learns the ...
In the Nineteenth Century, in London, the bitter, greedy and cranky Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) hates Christmas and people. He runs his business exploiting his employee Bob Cratchit (Gene Lockhart) and spends unfriendly treatment to his nephew Fred (Barry MacKay) and acquaintances.
Scrooge-lite entertains. A Christmas Carol (1938): Fiulm, 69 minutes; director Edwin L. Marin; writ. Hugo Butler; featuring Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Ann Rutherford, Leo G. Carroll. That first big North American production was MGM's 1938 A Christmas Carol, made in trepidation that it wouldn't have legs. But it turned out ...
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.
What is A Christmas Carol (1938) about? Crotchety miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) hates Christmas and mistreats his long-suffering employee, devoted family man Bob Cratchit (Gene Lockhart). But a visit from the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley (Leo G. Carroll) and three Christmas spirits (Lionel Braham, Ann Rutherford, D ...
While A Christmas Carol is often associated with sentimentality, the 1938 version manages to avoid this trap by presenting a more nuanced and complex portrayal of Scrooge. Rather than simply being a heartless miser who is changed by the visitations of the ghosts, Owen's Scrooge is shown as a multifaceted character with a rich internal life.
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.
This 1938 version originally cast Lionel Barrymore, but health concerns prevented him from playing the role ultimately acted by Reginald Owen. ... The purpose of the visits is to convince Scrooge to reflect on his life and behavior, experience redemption, and to emerge from the experience a believer in Christmas and a generous and changed man ...
