Dickens’ Christmas Carol (1949)

USA, 24 December
15m
black and white
mono, English

An American fantasy television short based on the novel A Carol by Charles Dickens. No credits are known.

Plot Summary

Miserly London businessman Ebenezer is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his dead business partner Marley, who warns him that three more 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?

References

Books
and Its Adaptations: A Critical Examination of Dickens's Story and Its Productions on Screen and Television by Fred Guida pp.179 – credits