USA, 1910
17m, 300 metres, 1000 ft, 1 reel
35mm, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
An American fantasy film directed by John H. Collins.
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
* = uncredited
Crew
Director: John H. Collins *
Edison Company
Supervision: J. Searle Dawley *
Scenario: John H. Collins *
[Based on the Novel A Christmas Carol] By: Charles Dickens
Cast
Marc McDermott [Ebenezer Scrooge]
Charles Ogle [Bob Cratchit]
William Bechtel
Carey Lee
Viola Dana
Leonie Flugrath
Shirley Mason
Marc McDermott
Links
Extracts included in
The Great Christmas Movies (1998)
References
Periodicals
The Bioscope vol.13 no.266 (16 November 1911) p.483 – illustrated review
The Bioscope vol.13 no.268 (30 November 1911) p.supplement xiv – review
Films in Review vol.45 no.11/12 (November/December 1994) pp.2-5 – illustrated article (Merry Christmas from Charles Dickens and Thomas Edison by Fred Guida)
The Talbot Tattler vol.1 no.4 (16 December 1911) p.33 – review
Books
A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations: A Critical Examination of Dickens's Story and Its Productions on Screen and Television by Fred Guida p.172 – credits
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.65 – credits
