| 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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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
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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
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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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| Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956) |
| Markheim (1956) S1.E23 |
| Late on Christmas Day, a man coaxes an antiques shopkeeper to let him in under the pretense of needing a gift for his fiancée, but it is soon clear he wants something else. To his surprise, what he gets is a battle with his own conscience. |
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1956
04/11/1956
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TV Series Episode
30 minutes
B
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Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Director(s):
Fred Zinnemann
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Ray Milland
/ Markheim
Rod Steiger
/ Visitor
Jay Novello
/ Shopkeeper
Marilee Phelps
/ Maidservant
Fred Zinnemann
/ Self
Rex Evans
/ Unknown
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