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Scrooge (released as A Christmas Carol in the United States) is a 1951 British Christmas fantasy drama film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843). It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and was produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley.
A Christmas Carol: Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. With Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley. Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time.
Scrooge, or A Christmas Carol, 1951. A famous adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Starring Alistair Simm; Produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst; screenplay by Noel...
Dec 23, 2018 · For many critics and fans, the 1951 film adaptation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, with British actor Alastair Sim in the titular role, is the definitive version.
Sim's performance in Scrooge (1951) is considered by many to be the best portrayal of the title character on screen, and it is among his best-known film roles, particularly in the U.S. In the farcical The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) he played the dual roles of Millicent and Clarence Fritton, the headmistress of St Trinian's and her shady ...
Alastair Sim. Actor: A Christmas Carol. The son of Alexander Sim JP and Isabella McIntyre, Alastair Sim was educated in Edinburgh. Always interested in language (especially the spoken word) he became the Fulton Lecturer in Elocution at New College, Edinburgh University from 1925 until 1930.
Scrooge 1951 - Alstair Sim. This version is with Alstair Sim and is considered by many to be one of the first "good" depictions of the original classic A Christmas Story by Charles Dick...
Spirit of Christmas Present : My time with you is at an end, Ebenezer Scrooge. Will you profit from what I've shown you of the good in most men's hearts?
Dec 9, 2023 · Alastair Sim plays the title character in this definitive version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Released in 1951, this became an instant HD Holiday Classic.
Dec 17, 2021 · Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge. The New York Times responded: “Tall, bald and pouch‐eyed, with a velvet voice, a droll wit and the face of a cunning bloodhound, Alastair Sim was one of the...
Crotchety Victorian businessman Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) has no use for festivity, even at Christmas. After resentfully allowing timid clerk Bob Cratchit (Mervyn Johns) to have the...
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Scrooge (Alastair Sim) forewarned, awakes to meet the "Spirit Of The Past" (Michael Dolan), beginning their journey where they meet young Ebenezer (George Cole) and his sister (Carol Marsh), in the 1951 British Lion production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Dec 23, 2023 · Alastair Sim's portrayal of Scrooge captures the complex dichotomy of the character, balancing both his cruel and empathetic sides. The film stays faithful to...
Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish character actor who appeared in a string of classic British films. He is best remembered in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge, and for his portrayal of Miss Fritton, the headmistress in two St. Trinian's films.
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Primarily, however, Alastair's performance transcends acting. He is not simply an actor playing Scrooge; he is Scrooge. How could it not be a triumph? Full synopsis. Scrooge: Are there no prisons? Benefactor: Plenty of prisons. Scrooge: And the Union Workhouses? Are they still in operation? Benefactor: They are. I wish I could say they were not.
Dec 24, 2021 · Alastair Sim, “A Christmas Carol” (U.S.)/”Scrooge” (U.K.) (1951) Generally acknowledged to be the greatest of the screen Scrooges, and he deserves the reputation. There’s a real ...
A Few Fast Facts About A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951 UK Version): – Stars Scottish Actor Alastair Sim, who also later voiced Ebenezer Scrooge in a Half Hour animated “Made For Television” Version that was also later issued to Theaters! – A young Patrick MacNee (Best remembered as Steed on TV’s THE AVENGERS!) appears as the young Jacob Marley.
Alastair SIm is a great Ebenezer Scrooge. The visits of the ghosts and the transformation of Scrooge's character near the end of the story are great parts of the movie. The film follows the tale quite closely, though a few of the details are different.
Crotchety Victorian businessman Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) has no use for festivity, even at Christmas. After resentfully allowing timid clerk Bob Cratchit (Mervyn Johns) to have the...
Nov 1, 2011 · Alistair Sim plays the definitive Ebenezer Scrooge in the British 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol." All other Scrooges are just words on paper paling in comparison when placed next to Sim's portrayal of the villain who becomes reformed, no, transformed after visitation by three Christmas spirits.
Scrooge. An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. 10,259 IMDb 8.1 1 h 28 min 1951. X-Ray PG.
