Scrooge
1935 · Movie · NR · 78 min · ★ 6.1 · 60% critics
A bitter, tightfisted businessman dismisses Christmas as nonsense, even as those around him try to share warmth and goodwill. On Christmas Eve, unsettling visitors force him to confront his choices by showing him different sides of life, hardship, and what his future could hold.
Based on A Christmas Carol
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Details
- Years
- 1935
- Release date
- 1935-11-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (53 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darker, old-fashioned take on a familiar Christmas story with a standout central performance and eerie touches; Not for you if you need brisk pacing or big ghostly spectacle like Dracula.
Pros: classic holiday moral tale; strong lead performance; moody, shadowy atmosphere | Cons: uneven pacing early; ghosts barely shown; some added filler scenes
Themes
- clerk
- holiday
- redemption
- spirit
- miser
- ghost
- christmas spirit
- christmas
- spectre
- stingy
- bookkeeper
- lame child
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Cast & crew
Seymour Hicks
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Donald Calthrop
as Bob Cratchit
- RC
Robert Cochran
as Fred
Mary Glynne
as Belle
Garry Marsh
as Belle's Husband
Oscar Asche
as Spirit of Christmas Present
Athene Seyler
as Scrooge's Charwoman
Maurice Evans
as Poor Man
Mary Lawson
as Poor Man's Wife
Barbara Everest
as Mrs. Cratchit
Directed by Henry Edwards