| The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957) |
| The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) S2.E7 |
| This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a chance to reform and save his soul. He is visited by 4 ghosts and is shown visions of his past life and the consequences of his life on others. /// This was the second musical adaptation. It starred Basil Rathbone and Vic Damone as, respectively, the old and young Scrooge. This was a live episode of the dramatic anthology series The Alcoa Hour. |
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1956
12/23/1956
Approved
TV Series Episode
60 minutes
A
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Drama
Musical
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Director(s):
Daniel Petrie
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Basil Rathbone
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
The Four Lads
/ Narrator-Carolers / Beggars
Johnny Desmond
/ Fred
Robert Weede
/ Marley's Ghost
Martyn Green
/ Bob Cratchit
John McGiver
/ Two Gentlemen
Philippa Bevans
/ Mrs. Dilber
Vic Damone
/ Young Scrooge
Olive Dunbar
/ Betty
Alice Frost
/ Mrs. Cratchit
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| The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966) |
| The Christmas Present (1963) S1.E15 |
| Martin is forced by his boss to fire his twin brother, who is also Cathy's father, at Christmas time. |
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1963
12/25/1963
Approved
TV Series Episode
A
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| Cast:
Patty Duke
/ Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
William Schallert
/ Martin Lane / Kenneth Lane
Jean Byron
/ Natalie Lane
Paul O'Keefe
/ Ross Lane
John McGiver
/ J.R. Castle
Joel Crager
/ Alan Miller
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| Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) |
| When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind. /// A mouse and a clockmaker try to appease a disgruntled Santa after he has received an insulting letter. |
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1974
12/08/1974
TV-G
TV Movie Animated
25 minutes
Rankin Bass
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Family
Fantasy
Musical
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Director(s):
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Joel Grey
/ Joshua Trundle (voice)
Tammy Grimes
/ Albert (voice)
John McGiver
/ Mayor (voice)
George Gobel
/ Father Mouse (voice)
Patricia Bright
/ Sarah Trundle / Mother Mouse (voice)
Scott Firestone
/ Son / Boy Mouse (voice)
Bob McFadden
/ Substation Operator / Councilmen / Handyman (voice)
Allen Swift
/ Santa Claus (voice)
The Wee Winter Singers
/ The Wee Winter Singers
Christine Winter
/ Daughter / Girl Mouse (voice)
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| Fitzwilly (1967) |
| A butler and the staff of an eccentric aged philanthropist whose family wealth is exhausted engage in larceny and crimes to maintain her lifestyle and provide funds for her charitable activities. /// A butler helps finance his employer's charitable activities through a variety of illicit schemes, including a plan to rob Gimbels department store on Christmas Eve. |
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1967
12/20/1967
Not Rated
Film
33 minutes
B
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Comedy
Romance
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Director(s):
Delbert Mann
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| 00:30:40 |
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Christmas card |
| 00:49:35 |
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Good old fashioned CHR |
| 01:16:15 |
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"'twas the night before CHR" |
| 01:16:45 |
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Christmas / Jingle Bells |
| 01:18:00 |
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Christmas Eve |
| Cast:
Dick Van Dyke
/ Claude R. Fitzwilliam
Barbara Feldon
/ Juliet Nowell
John McGiver
/ Albert
Edith Evans
/ Miss Victoria Woodworth
Harry Townes
/ Mr. Nowell
John Fiedler
/ Morton Dunne
Norman Fell
/ Oberblatz
Cecil Kellaway
/ Buckmaster
Stephen Strimpell
/ Byron Casey
Anne Seymour
/ Grimsby
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| Love, American Style (1969–1974) |
| Love and the Christmas Punch (1972) S4.E10 |
| A glass of spilled Christmas leads to a series of mishaps at a Christmas party. |
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1972
11/17/1972
Approved
TV Series Episode
13 minutes
B
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Comedy
Romance
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Director(s):
Charles R. Rondeau
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Joe Brooks
/ Santa
Paul Carr
/ Unknown
Henry Gibson
/ George
Craig Huebing
/ Charles
John McGiver
/ Phobit
Ann Miller
/ Unknown
E.J. Peaker
/ Phyllis
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| The Manchurian Candidate (1962) |
| An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy. |
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1962
10/24/1962
PG-13
Film
126 minutes
C
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Drama
Thriller
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John Frankenheimer
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| 01:03:08 |
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12 Days of Chriistmas (music) - Frank puts a record on |
| 01:03:10 |
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Christmas |
| 01:03:20 |
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Christmas |
| 01:03:30 |
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I would have send him a Christmas card |
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send him a card this time of year |
| Cast:
Frank Sinatra
/ Major Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
/ Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh
/ Eugenie Rose Chaney
Angela Lansbury
/ Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin
Henry Silva
/ Chunjin
James Gregory
/ Senator John Yerkes Iselin
Leslie Parrish
/ Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver
/ Senator Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
/ Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
/ Corporal Allen Melvin
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