I enjoy “Scrooge” with Albert Finney
Fun musical and he played the part at 33...incredible make up and he plays the part very well.
His fiance leaving wasn’t just a footnote in this movie.
It seems as if he realized the life he gave up and it played on him throughout life, perhaps making him such a miserable person.
Dickens was broke and heavily in debt when he wrote the book.
Also, he based the character on a Very Mentally Ill (at least when it came to saving money) wealthy family.
Very wealthy and insanely frugal...to the point of the matriarch basically starving to death instead of buying food during a very bad hunting season.
The son would go on to the meat he caught even after it had turned rancid.
Interesting
This is my favorite version of the movie. AMC channel has not viewed it in a few years though.