| A Christmas Carol (1954) |
| Frederic March - A filmed musical television adaptation starring Fredric March as Scrooge and Basil Rathbone as Marley, was shown on the TV anthology Shower of Stars. The adaptation and lyrics were by Maxwell Anderson, the music by Bernard Herrmann. The first version in color, only a black-and-white version is currently known to survive. March received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance. |
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1954
12/01/1954
Approved
TV Movie
49 minutes
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Christmas Elements:
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Fredric March
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
Basil Rathbone
/ Jacob Marley
Bob Sweeney
/ Bob Cratchit
Sally Fraser
/ Belle
Sally Fraser
/ Ghost of Christmas Past
Queenie Leonard
/ Mrs. Cratchit
Bonnie Franklin
/ Martha Cratchit
Christopher Cook
/ Tiny Tim
Juney Ellis
/ The Housekeeper
Rex Evans
/ Solicitor
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| Shower of Stars (1954–1958) |
| A Christmas Carol (1954) S1.E4 |
| A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a possible future holiday where he might be dead and forgotten, if he doesn't change his ways. |
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1954
12/23/1954
Approved
TV Series Episode
60 minutes
A
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Genre:
Adventure
Drama
Family
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Director(s):
Ralph Levy
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
William Lundigan
/ Self - Host
Fredric March
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
Basil Rathbone
/ Marley's Ghost
Ray Middleton
/ Fred
Ray Middleton
/ Ghost of Christmas Present
Bob Sweeney
/ Bob Cratchit
Christopher Cook
/ Tiny Tim
Sally Fraser
/ Belle
Sally Fraser
/ Spirit of Christmas Past
Craig Hill
/ Young Scrooge
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| Shower of Stars (1954–1958) |
| A Christmas Carol (1955) S2.E4 |
| Re-run of the Shower of Stars adaptation of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol", originally shown Dec. 23, 1954. Scrooge is redeemed through meeting with four ghosts. |
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1955
12/15/1955
Approved
TV Series Episode
60 minutes
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Genre:
Adventure
Drama
Family
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Director(s):
Ralph Levy
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
William Lundigan
/ Self - Host
Fredric March
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
Basil Rathbone
/ Marley's Ghost
Ray Middleton
/ Fred
Ray Middleton
/ Ghost of Christmas Present
Bob Sweeney
/ Bob Cratchit
Christopher Cook
/ Tiny Tim
Sally Fraser
/ Belle
Sally Fraser
/ Spirit of Christmas Past
Craig Hill
/ Young Scrooge
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| Shower of Stars (1954–1958) |
| A Christmas Carol (1956) S3.E2 |
| Re-run of the Shower of Stars adaptation of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol", originally shown Dec. 23, 1954. Scrooge is redeemed through meeting with four ghosts. |
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1956
12/13/1956
Approved
TV Series Episode
60 minutes
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Adventure
Drama
Family
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Director(s):
Ralph Levy
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
William Lundigan
/ Self - Host
Fredric March
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
Basil Rathbone
/ Marley's Ghost
Ray Middleton
/ Fred
Ray Middleton
/ Ghost of Christmas Present
Bob Sweeney
/ Bob Cratchit
Christopher Cook
/ Tiny Tim
Sally Fraser
/ Belle
Sally Fraser
/ Spirit of Christmas Past
Craig Hill
/ Young Scrooge
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| Bob Hope's Merry All-Star Christmas Special (1979) |
| Christmas revelry with Angie Dickinson, Kathryn Crosby, Bonnie Franklin and Adam Rich. A scheduled sketch casts Hope as Santa Claus under interrogation by a policewoman (Angie). Bob and Kathryn sing "Silver Bells". Bonnie Franklin sings "My Ship." |
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1979
12/13/1979
Approved
TV Special
60 minutes
A
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Comedy
Musical
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Director(s):
Sid Smith
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Bob Hope
/ Self - Host
Angie Dickinson
/ Self
Bonnie Franklin
/ Self
Adam Rich
/ Self
Kathryn Grant
/ Self
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| One Day at a Time (1975–1984) |
| Girl Talk (1978) S4.E13 |
| Ann, Julie and Barbara are trapped in a cabin on Christmas Eve and have a heart to heart. |
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1978
12/25/1978
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
B
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Comedy
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Alan Rafkin
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Bonnie Franklin
/ Ann Romano
Mackenzie Phillips
/ Julie Cooper
Pat Harrington Jr.
/ Dwayne F. Schneider
Valerie Bertinelli
/ Barbara Cooper
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| A Summer Place (1959) |
| A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples. |
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1959
11/18/1959
Approved
Film
130 minutes
C
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Drama
Romance
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Director(s):
Delmer Daves
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Richard Egan
/ Ken Jorgenson
Dorothy McGuire
/ Sylvia Hunter
Sandra Dee
/ Molly Jorgenson
Arthur Kennedy
/ Bart Hunter
Troy Donahue
/ Johnny Hunter
Constance Ford
/ Helen Jorgenson
Beulah Bondi
/ Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
Jack Richardson
/ Claude Andrews
Martin Eric
/ Todd Harper, Handyman at Pine Island Inn
Eleanor Audley
/ Waiting Guest at Molly's College
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