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SCROOGE, OR, MARLEY'S GHOST (Walter R. Booth, 1901)
Earliest surviving film adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." Starring Daniel Smith. 5 min. Cutting edge visual effects.
Earliest surviving film adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." Starring Daniel Smith. 5 min. Cutting edge visual effects.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (J. Searle Dawley, 1910)
Second-oldest surviving adaptation. Starring Marc McDermott. A great Scrooge. Ignorance (here Misery) and Want make their debut.
Second-oldest surviving adaptation. Starring Marc McDermott. A great Scrooge. Ignorance (here Misery) and Want make their debut.
THE RIGHT TO BE HAPPY (Rupert Julian, 1916)
The first feature-length adaptation. Starring Julian. Now said to be lost.
A contemporary ad from defunct trade journal Moving Picture World:
The first feature-length adaptation. Starring Julian. Now said to be lost.
A contemporary ad from defunct trade journal Moving Picture World:
MISTER MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (Abe Levitow, 1962)
First animated adaptation. Indeed, the first animated Christmas special to be produced specifically for television. https://vimeo.com/245264831
First animated adaptation. Indeed, the first animated Christmas special to be produced specifically for television. https://vimeo.com/245264831
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Alex Buzo, 1982)
The first feature-length animated version. Produced for Australian television. Part of a suite of Dickens adaptations in the early 1980s.
The first feature-length animated version. Produced for Australian television. Part of a suite of Dickens adaptations in the early 1980s.
MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (Burny Mattinson, 1983)
A year later, Disney's first animated take. Adapted from a 1972 audio musical recording. I think many of us grew up with this one.
https://www.disneyplus.com/video/dec7fca2-7b4d-45ce-a9f9-93c5cd63cdf2
A year later, Disney's first animated take. Adapted from a 1972 audio musical recording. I think many of us grew up with this one.
https://www.disneyplus.com/video/dec7fca2-7b4d-45ce-a9f9-93c5cd63cdf2
