DAVID BIANCULLI

Founder / Editor

Bianculli's Blog

ERIC GOULD

Associate Editor

The Cold Light Reader

LINDA DONOVAN

Assistant Editor

Dateline Donovan

DAVID HINCKLEY

All Along the Watchtower

ED BARK

Uncle Barky's Bytes

ALEX STRACHAN

TV That Matters

MIKE HUGHES

ED MARTIN

Ed Martin's TV Mix

KIM AKASS

MONIQUE NAZARETH

BILL BRIOUX

TV Feeds My Family

ROGER CATLIN

GARY EDGERTON

TOM BRINKMOELLER

GERALD JORDAN

Crossing Jordan

NOEL HOLSTON

The Grassy Noel

TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

December 16, 2012 | By David Bianculli | 1 comment

TCM, 9:30 p.m. ET

Here’s a classic version of a classic: Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, in this 1951 adaptation of the Dickens story. This one manages to be scarier than most, and Sim’s performance is wonderful.

Leave a Comment: (No HTML, 1000 chars max)

Name (required)

Email (required) (will not be published)


Type in the verification word shown on the image.

Page: 1 of 1 | Go to page:

1 Comments

Bexa

The best version, in my opinion. Very faithful to the story and Sim's slightly wacky persona is perfect for Scrooge. Less sentimental, but more touching than other versions. Known as "Scrooge", if you haven't seen this version, please take the time to watch...you'll love it!

Dec 16, 2012 | Reply

Page: 1 of 1 | Go to page:

New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up

By Alex Strachan

The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation

By David Hinckley

Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'

By Ed Bark

Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver

By Christy Slewinski

'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy

By Noel Holston

This Day in TV History

1957: Julie Andrews Stars in 'Cinderella'

By TV WW

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action

By David Hinckley

How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James

By Mike Hughes

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth

By Alex Strachan

In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self

By Monique Nazareth

Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption

By David Hinckley