Scrooge (1951 film)
Directed by	Brian Desmond Hurst
Produced by	Brian Desmond Hurst
Written by	Noel Langley
Starring	Alastair Sim Mervyn Johns Hermione Baddeley Michael Dolan Francis De Wolff Brian Worth Kathleen Harrison Michael Hordern Patrick Macnee Peter Bull
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	1951
Running time	86 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Scrooge (1951) is one of the best-known and most acclaimed film adaptations of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Image File history File links Scroogevideo. ... Noel Langley (December 25, 1911 – November 4, 1980) was a motion picture screenwriter probably best known for being one of the screenwriters for The Wizard of Oz. ... Alastair Sim Alastair Sim CBE (October 9, 1900 – August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. ... Mervyn Johns (1899-1992) was a British film and television character actor. ... Hermione Baddeley (November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated British character actress of theatre, film and television. ... Brian Worth is an American who was the runner-up on the television series Average Joe:Hawaii. ... Kathleen Harrison (February 23, 1892, Blackburn, Lancashire, England - December 7, 1995, was a prolific British character actress, best remembered for her roles as Mrs Huggett in a series of British post-war comedies (playing opposite Jack Warner). ... Sir Michael Hordern (October 3, 1911-May 2, 1995) was a British actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre. ... Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg on the cover of a 1994 reprint of an Avengers novel co-written by Macnee. ... Peter Bull as the Russian Ambassador in Stanley Kubricks (1963) Peter Bull (21 March 1912 - 20 May 1984) was a British character actor. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Dickens redirects here. ... A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being A Ghost Story of Christmas) is Charles Dickens little Christmas Book first published on December 17, 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ...

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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 young Patrick Macnee as the young Jacob Marley. Fans of WW II films will recognize Michael Hordern, who was frequently typecast as a British military officer, as Marley's Ghost, as well as old Marley. Alastair Sim Alastair Sim CBE (October 9, 1900 – August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. ... Kathleen Harrison (February 23, 1892, Blackburn, Lancashire, England - December 7, 1995, was a prolific British character actress, best remembered for her roles as Mrs Huggett in a series of British post-war comedies (playing opposite Jack Warner). ... Hermione Baddeley (November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated British character actress of theatre, film and television. ... Mervyn Johns (1899-1992) was a British film and television character actor. ... Jack Warner (October 24, 1896 – May 24, 1981) was a popular British film and television actor. ... Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg on the cover of a 1994 reprint of an Avengers novel co-written by Macnee. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Sir Michael Hordern (October 3, 1911-May 2, 1995) was a British actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre. ...

Sim's performance as Scrooge is generally regarded as the definitive portrayal of the role.

The film did not attain its current popularity until about 1970, when it began to be shown on television. Until then, the most frequently seen film version was MGM's 1938 adaptation, starring Reginald Owen. The Alastair Sim version had received a favorable notice from the New York Times when it opened in 1951, but otherwise had not caused much of a stir, perhaps because it is more frightening than the MGM version. However, in the years since its first TV showings on local PBS stations, it has attained classic status. It now seems unbelievable that the film attracted so little attention back in 1951. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Christmas Carol is a 1938 film adaptation of Charles Dickenss novelette. ... Reginald Owen, or John Reginald Owen, (August 5, 1887–November 5, 1972) was a British character actor known for playing in many film roles in British and American movies and later in television programs. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ...

Featured cast

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External links

• Scrooge at the Internet Movie Database