Scrooge/A Christmas Carol 1951 Full Movie Starring Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Hordern, Glyn Dearman British ‧ Fantasy/Drama/B&W ‧ 1h 27m * (released as "A Christmas Carol" in the United States) Crotchety Victorian businessman Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) has no use for festivity, even at Christmas. After resentfully allowing timid clerk Bob Cratchit (Mervyn Johns) to have the holiday to spend with his loving wife (Hermione Baddeley) and family, Scrooge is swept into a nightmare. The ghost of his late partner, Jacob Marley (Michael Hordern), appears, warning that Ebenezer will be visited by three more spirits who will show the coldhearted man the error of his parsimonious behavior. Director: Brian Desmond Hurst * An adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843). * Narrated by Peter Bull, reading portions of Dickens' words at the beginning and end of the film; he also appears on-screen as one of the businessmen discussing Scrooge's funeral.