Scrooge (1951 film)

Scrooge (1951) is one of the best-known and most acclaimed film adaptations of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

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1951 - Film - Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol

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This version was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst; the screenplay was by Noel Langley. It was released as A Christmas Carol in the U.S. in the same year.

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Brian Desmond Hurst - Screenplay - Noel Langley - U.S.

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The movie has sometimes been criticized for its departures from the novel, notably in its portrayal of Scrooge?s former fiancée, who marries and has children in the original story but is cast as a selfless aged spinster in the film.

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Scrooge starred Alastair Sim (in arguably his best-known role) as the title character, and featured Kathleen Harrison in an acclaimed turn as Mrs. Dilber, Scrooge's charwoman. Fans of British cinema will recognize Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Cratchit, Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit, Clifford Mollison as Samuel Wilkins, a debtor, Jack Warner as Mr. Jorkin and a very young Patrick Macnee as the young Jacob Marley.

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Alastair Sim - Kathleen Harrison - Hermione Baddeley - Mervyn Johns - Clifford Mollison - Jack Warner - Patrick Macnee

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Cast (in credit order):

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• Alastair Sim - Ebenezer Scrooge
• Kathleen Harrison - Mrs. Dilber
• Mervyn Johns - Bob Cratchit
• Hermione Baddeley - Mrs. Cratchit
• Michael Hordern -Jacob Marley/Marley's Ghost
• George Cole - Young Ebenezer Scrooge
• John Charlesworth - Peter Cratchit
• Rona Anderson - Alice
• Glyn Dearman - Tiny Tim
• Louise Hampton - Laundress