Scrooge was released in 1951 and was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst with a screenplay by Noel Langley which was based off of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. It stars Alastair Sim as the titular character, Mervy Johns, Hermione Baddely, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Michael Hordern, Geroge Cole. The picture is narrated by Peter Bull. Hurst also produced the film which was distributed by United Artists in the United States and Renown Pictures in the United Kingdom.
The film follows Scrooge, an old bitter man who hates Christmas, as he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future who radically shift his perspective about life and Christmas. His life is forever changed and this allows for him to change the lives of those in his life in a positive way as his heart has unthawed. Scrooge is one of many film adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic novel about the heart of Christmas, forgiveness and redemption.
