A Christmas Carol
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If you want this from the Archive,
https://archive.org/details/scrooge-1951_202112
whoops…posted too quickly, the above version is dubbed in French.
here we go….
Alastair Sim movie compilation:
https://archive.org/details/scrooge-a-christmas-carol-alastair-sim-fantasy-1951-eng-subs-720p-h-264-mp-4/Scrooge+A+Christmas+Carol+-+Alastair+Sim+Fantasy+1951+Eng+Subs+720p+%5BH264-mp4%5D.mp4
Bob, with all due respect, I still much prefer the glorious 1938 MGM version with Reginald Owen as Scrooge and Gene Lockhart as Cratchit. He stepped in when Lionel Barrymore, the original choice for the role, injured himself. Others have played the nasty Scrooge as well, but no one approaches the delirious happiness that Owen portrays when the reformed Scrooge awakens. For me, it’s an all-time classic.
Bah Humbug I say, I have to disagree, this is by far the best version of the story. The George C Scott one comes in second. Alister Sim’s portal of the old miser and his reclamation was excellent in my opinion. This has been my favorite Christmas story and one I watch every year. Thanks for the link Bob.
Phil-
Great little tidbit.
Very nice print of the 1938 version:
https://archive.org/details/achristmascarol1938umcontodenatal
Thanks Wayne, very much!
Phil Berardelli–
You are a Great American! My arm-chair Theory on all this, (in general) when there are multiple versions of movies across time, people tend to like the one they first saw. Same I believe, applies to which iteration of Dr. WHO, one tends to favor.
“Phil’s Favorite 500: Loves of a Moviegoing Lifetime”
https://www.amazon.com/Phils-Favorite-500-Moviegoing-Lifetime-ebook/dp/B013AGFO92
(Paperback available by January 3, if you order today!)