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.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1956
12/23/1956
Approved
TV Series Episode 60 minutes
A
Hungarian Emergency Relief Organization Christmas Day Special (1956)
This Christmas-themed fund-raising special highlights the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the need for charitable intervention, particularly for the many refugees fleeing the Hungarian People's Republic. Host John Daly introduces Vice-President Richard Nixon, who discusses his recent trip to the Hungary-Austria border and his encounters with the people, whose revolt against the government has exposed the "gigantic failure of Communism.
