Scrooge

1951
UK/US
86 min
U

Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst
Written by: Noel Langley
Cast: Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Dolan
UK release: 31 October 1951

One of the best screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The story concerns the overly prudent businessman Ebeneezer Scrooge (Sim), who becomes a saint overnight. Dickens was never afraid to tackle the big issues: the threat to children's lives, whether they are privileged or poverty-stricken, is one of the main themes; but none of this darkness gets in the way of a cracking tale.