Posted on 12/13/2014 9:14:41 PM PST by Kartographer
Although the musical Scrooge is pretty good too.
Reg Owen is my favorite one, too. Had my grandchildren visiting and we watched this one. They thought it was “scarey”.
Depends on the context. If I want to see the “true to the story” version, I like the 1952 Alistair Sims version - the theme of redemption is strong in that one. But my wife’s and my favorite is the 1938 Reginald Owen/Gene Lockhart and family version which gives us a better sense of the Cratchits’ life - family joy overcoming adversity. We watch it every Thanksgiving evening after folks have gone home and the dishes are cleaned... and then a couple of times during advent. We are total suckers for the story.
(Warning: Sacrilege Alert) - I also very much like the 2009 Disney animated version with Jim Carry, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, etc. The animation is fantastic. Also like Scrooged...I laugh out loud when Carol Kane clocks Bill Murray.
God bless us, everyone!
That is exactly the one I like the best; I think George C. Scott did the best Ebenezer Scrooge of any ever acted!
1938 Version of a “Christmas Carol” with Reginald Owen and Gene Lockhart. Short running time but a great Christmas Movie.
I agree! Best version ever!
Usually by this time in December, I’ve seen most, if not all, these versions of a Christmas Carol broadcast on cable. This year, so far I’ve seen only the Jim Carry Disney one (which is not bad). I searched the Verizon FIOS listings last week, and the George C Scott and Simms versions were scheduled to show on different channels at 3:00am and 5:00am respectively.
Seems none of these movies is getting the prime-time play they used to.
I think John Salthouse as the young Scrooge and Zoë Wanamaker as Belle are really good too.
George C. Scott is one of my favorite actors, and I thought that he made a great Scrooge (he made the character humorous, which I think is critical), but like many US actors, he never really pulled off a convincing English accent.
For some reason, most top British actors have no trouble at all doing convincing US accents, to the point that a lot of American audiences don't even know they're British, but the reverse rarely works.
George C. Scott for sure with Patrick Stewart coming in a close second. Never saw the Alastair Sim version.
I get over-saturated with them. Mrs. kevkrom would definitely cast her vote for the 1984 Scott version. If pressed, I’d have to go with the Muppet version, just because I’ve gotten tired of all the serious versions.
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