Scrooge (1951 film)

Scrooge
Scrooge
	UK quad poster
Directed by	Brian Desmond Hurst
Screenplay by	Noel Langley
Based on	A Christmas Carol; 1843 novella; by Charles Dickens
Produced by	Brian Desmond Hurst ; Stanley Haynes
Starring	Alastair Sim; Mervyn Johns; Hermione Baddeley; Jack Warner; Kathleen Harrison; Michael Hordern; George Cole;
Narrated by	Peter Bull
Cinematography	C. M. Pennington-Richards
Edited by	Clive Donner
Music by	Richard Addinsell
Production; company	George Minter Productions
Distributed by	Renown Pictures (UK); United Artists (US)
Release dates	22 November 1951 (Odeon Marble Arch); 28 November 1951 (New York);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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. It also features Michael Hordern, Kathleen Harrison, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley, Mervyn Johns, Clifford Mollison, Jack Warner, Ernest Thesiger and Patrick Macnee. Peter Bull narrates portions of Charles Dickens's words at the beginning and end of the film, and appears on-screen as a businessman.

Initial reactions to the film were mixed, but subsequent reviews have been more positive, with general praise for the performances, particularly Sim's portrayal of Scrooge.

^ "Of Local Origin". The New York Times. 23 October 1951. p. 35.
^ "Scrooge (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 September 1951. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[nyt_23_Oct-1] "Of Local Origin". The New York Times. 23 October 1951. p. 35.

[2] "Scrooge (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 September 1951. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

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