“Scrooge” aka “A Christmas Carol” (1951) starring Alistar Sim / Z-View
Scrooge aka A Christmas Carol (1951)
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Screenplay: Noel Langley based on A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Stars: Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Hordern, Francis De Wolff, Miles Malleson and Ernest Thesiger.
Tagline: One of the world’s most loved character actors, Alastair Sim, in a masterful portrayal of one of the world’s best loved characters, Scrooge!
The Plot…
Ebenezer Scrooge is an old, cheap businessman whose only joy in life is making money. He doesn’t pay his workers much and never donates to charity. Scrooge alienates family members and see holidays as a way for business to make more money. But they won’t get his!
On Christmas Eve Scrooge is visited by a ghost who tells him that he will later be visited by three ghosts: the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Scrooge will be shown his life and learn that unless he changes, the afterlife won’t be paradise.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
The films original title was Scrooge. When it came to the US, it was retitled as A Christmas Carol.
Scrooge aka A Christmas Carol (1951) rates 4 of 5 stars.
