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
