| 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
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TV Movie
49 minutes
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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
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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:
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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
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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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| 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
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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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| Tales from Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1959) |
| Was another filmed episode of the half-hour anthology series, again featuring Rathbone as Scrooge, with Fredric March as narrator, produced by Desmond Davis, with the cooperation of The Dickensian Society, London, distributed by Coronet Films "Copyright 1959, Transcription Holdings Ltd.".[47] |
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1959
12/27/1959
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TV Series Episode
25 minutes
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Drama
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Christmas Elements:
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Fredric March
/ Self - Host
Basil Rathbone
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
Alexander Gauge
/ Ghost of Christmas Present
Michael McCarthy
/ Ghost of Christmas Future
Walter Hudd
/ Ghost of Christmas Past
Toke Townley
/ Bob Cratchit
Mary Jones
/ Mrs. Cratchit
Mary Webster
/ Belle
Robert Arditti
/ Unknown
Sydney Arnold
/ Old Joe
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