A Christmas Carol (1943)

USA, 22 December 1943
60m
black and white, 4:3
mono, English

An American fantasy television special directed by George Lowther.

Premise

Miserly 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: George Lowther
DuMont Television Network
Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Cast
William Podmore (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Don Randolf
Consuela Lembke
Ralph Locke
Noah Julian
Roger DeKoven
Lon Clark

References

Newspapers

  • New York Herald Tribune 22 December 1943 p.29 – review
  • New York Times, The 22 December 1943 p.39 – 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.174 – credits