>The one with Alistair Simm is the one I meant - from 1951. I'd forgotten there was one even earlier than that. I had to look it up - sheesh the original was from 1938 - the year my mom was born! I knew about the one in 1951 and the one with Patrick Stewart.

Talking about Patrick Stewart, I have a set of tapes of him reading the book. He does the voices etc, and it's absolutely mesmerising.

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>>The original one with Reginald Owen? Not the one starring Alistair Simm? Simm's Scrooge is, afaic, one of the finest performances ever captured on film.
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>>>The original A Christmas Carol is the best christmas movie of all time. :o)
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>>>>>Red rider bb gun? (hello more watch lists)
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>>>>Excellent movie, but I don't see how anything could top "Santa Clause Conquers the Martians" starring one of the great actresses of our time - Pia Zadora. ;)