Watch A Christmas Carol (1938) Official Trailer
Greater than "David Copperfield"!
7 / 10 IMDb December 16, 1938 1h 9m
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Director
Runtime
1h 9m
Release Date
December 16, 1938
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Family
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Reginald Owen
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Gene Lockhart
as Bob Cratchit
Terry Kilburn
as 'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
Barry MacKay
as Scrooge's Nephew Fred
Lynne Carver
as Fred's Fiancee Bess
Leo G. Carroll
as Marley's Ghost
Ann Rutherford
as Spirit of Christmas Past
Lionel Braham
as Spirit of Christmas Present
Ronald Sinclair
as Young Ebenezer
Kathleen Lockhart
as Mrs. Cratchit
Bunny Beatty
as Martha Cratchit
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Charles Peck
as Peter Cratchit
June Lockhart
as Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
as Charity Solicitor Brummage
Matthew Boulton
as Charity Solicitor Twill
Forrester Harvey
as Old Fezziwig
No photo
John O'Day
as Dick Wilkins
Billy Bevan
as Street Watch Leader
No photo
William Ripley Dorr
as Singers of 'Adeste Fideles' (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan
as Spirit of Christmas Future
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerA Christmas Carol Official Trailer 1938
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