Wednesday, December 05, 2018

A Christmas Carol (1954)

This adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic is an episode from the television variety series Shower of Stars. Much condensed and faithful in parts, this is only an hour long. Fredric March is Scrooge and Basil Rathbone is Marley's Ghost.

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  1. Patio Postcards5:19 AM

    I've not seen this version. Our family tradition is watching on Christmas Eve the 1951 B/W version of A Christmas Carol with Alister Sims as Scrooge. I don't think it would be Christmas without it. I'll this 1954 one a go ... this Jacob Marley looks quite serve

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    1. Divers and Sundry10:02 AM

      I love the the Sims version! There are so many adaptations of this story, and I enjoy most of them. Sims is special, though :)

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  2. CJ Kennedy5:38 AM

    I love A Christmas Carol, all the versions. This was one of the best

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    1. Divers and Sundry10:03 AM

      Me, too! There've been a couple of animated versions that were less than stellar, but other than that yes, I love them all :)

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth9:04 AM

    I've never seen this adaptation of A Christmas Carol. My favorite is probably with Patrick Stewart as Scrooge, but this one may be worth watching.

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    1. Divers and Sundry10:04 AM

      So many Scrooges ;) so many worthwhile adaptations :)

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  4. Valerie-Jael11:39 PM

    I have seen this one, and it wasn't bad at all. Valerie

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:19 AM

      Each adaptation has its strengths and weaknesses. I think we have to watch them all ;) to get a balanced take on the story

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  5. craftytrog7:44 AM

    Always a good story this time of year! I recently found a book titled 'A Guinea Pig Christmas Carol', with some hilarious photos of piggies in character.
    Alison

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:01 PM

      Guinea pigs are adorable :) I can imagine how this story would look starring a cast of guinea pigs lol

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  6. Rita11:34 AM

    I've seen this one. They're so many. My favorite is the one with George C. Scott, actually. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:02 PM

      I don't have a favorite, but I do think Scott makes one of the very best, most believable Scrooges.

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