| Cricket on the Hearth (1967) |
| A cricket seeks to rescue a poor toymaker and his blind daughter from an exploitative miser. |
Year:
Release Date:
Rating:
Video Type:
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1967
12/18/1967
TV-G
TV Movie Animated
60 minutes
Rankin Bass
A
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Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
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Director(s):
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Writer(s):
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Danny Thomas
/ Self / Caleb (voice)
Marlo Thomas
/ Bertha (voice)
Ed Ames
/ Edward (voice)
Hans Conried
/ Tackleton (voice)
Abbe Lane
/ Moll (voice)
Paul Frees
/ Messanger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
The Norman Luboff Choir
/ Themselves (singing voice)
Roddy McDowall
/ Cricket Crocket (voice)
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| Trivia: Based on a children's fairy tale written by Charles Dickens. Dickens wrote "The Cricket on the Hearth" and it was first published Dec. 20, 1845. It was one of more than two-dozen Christmas stories he wrote. |
