SCROOGE (1935)

Starring: Seymour Hicks

Director: Henry Edwards

This little-known British version of Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol is faithful to the original story and boasts a standout performance by Seymour Hicks, who also cowrote the screenplay. A truly enjoyable film, unjustly overshadowed by Alastair Sim's bravura performance as Scrooge in the venerated 1951 version. (78 mins.)

My Rating: **1/2

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951)

Starring: Alastair Sim

Director: Brian Desmond-Hurst

Superb film is too good to be shown only at Christmastime; always delightful Sim makes Scrooge a three-dimensional character in this faithful, heart-warming rendition of the Dickens classic. Screenplay by Noel Langley. Patrick Macnee plays young Marley. Original British title: SCROOGE.

Starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, the meanest miser in all of London, this is a wondrous uplifting story - as only Charles Dickens could craft one. Recommended for the whole family, A Christmas Carol is sure to bring a tear in your eye and joy to your heart. (86 mins.)

My Rating: ****