UK, 1928
9m
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
A British fantasy film directed by Hugh Croise.
Plot Summary
Miserly London businessman Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his dead business partner Marley, who warns him that three more ghosts will appear during the night trying to show Scrooge the error of his ways. As the night wears on, he’s visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. But will even they be enough to soften old Scrooge’s heart?
Credits
Crew
Director: Hugh Croise
Script: Bransby Williams
British Sound Film Productions
Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Cast
Bransby Williams (Ebenezer Scrooge)
References
Books
- Charles Dickens on the Screen: The Film, Television and Video Adaptations by Michael Pointer p.133
- A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations: A Critical Examination of Dickens’s Story and Its Productions on Screen and Television by Fred Guida p.174 – credits
- The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Films second edition by John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh pp.54-56 – illustrated credits, review (by F.T. [Frank Thompson])
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.423 – credits
