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"A Christmas Carol" is the December 23, 1954 episode of the hour-long American television anthology variety series, Shower of Stars. The episode is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. The production boasted a script and lyrics by noted American playwright Maxwell Anderson, and a score by Bernard Herrmann. Fredric March, in his only known portrayal of the role, starred as Ebenezer Scrooge, and Basil Rathbone portrayed Marley's Ghost.

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  • "A Christmas Carol" is the December 23, 1954 episode of the hour-long American television anthology variety series, Shower of Stars. The episode is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. Shower of Stars had a four-season run from 1954 to 1958 on CBS, alternating every fourth week with the dramatic anthology series Climax!. It was also one of the few American TV productions of the time telecast in the UK, in 1956. Unusually for the time, it was presented on film and in color. Only a black-and-white print of this episode seems to have survived, and it has been released on DVD. The commercials seen live during the program have also survived. The program is introduced on kinescope by host William Lundigan. The production boasted a script and lyrics by noted American playwright Maxwell Anderson, and a score by Bernard Herrmann. Fredric March, in his only known portrayal of the role, starred as Ebenezer Scrooge, and Basil Rathbone portrayed Marley's Ghost. The production featured few songs, but those it did feature forced the adapters to severely condense the story, especially the final third. Rather than having a Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, the adaptation featured a mynah bird, who leads Scrooge to a graveyard in which he sees not only his own grave, but that of Tiny Tim. The script added an unusual twist to the story in having the Ghost of Christmas Past (Sally Fraser) and the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ray Middleton) be portrayed by the same actors who played Scrooge's sweetheart Belle and his nephew Fred, respectively, and Scrooge not only notices the resemblance, but mistakes the Ghost of Christmas Present for his nephew. (en)
  • A Christmas Carol è un film per la televisione del 1954 per la serie , diretto da . Basato sul romanzo Canto di Natale (A Christmas Carol) di Charles Dickens, è il più notevole tra i primi adattamenti televisivi del racconto di Charles Dickens, che fin dal 1943 si era imposto come un classico natalizio alla televisione americana. Tutte le prime versioni televisive furono trasmesse in diretta e di esse non restano che scarni resoconti e qualche rara fotografia. Questa produzione, allestita con grande cura e dispendio di mezzi, fu una delle prime ad essere registrate e quindi ad essere sopravvissuta, dopo quella con Taylor Holmes e Vincent Price del 1949. Fu anche la prima versione musicale con musiche di Bernard Herrmann e liriche di Maxwell Anderson e la partecipazione del . Protagonista è il celebre attore statunitense Fredric March, che per questa interpretazione fu nominato all'Emmy Award "for Best Single Performance by an actor". Basil Rathbone ha una piccola parte come lo spettro di Marley. Il cantante-attore è impegnato nella duplice parte di "Fred" e dello "Spirito del Natale Presente". Anche a è dato un duplice ruolo, quello di "Belle" e dello "Spirito del Natale Passato", mentre lo "Spirito del Natale Passato" è sostituito da uno storno bianconero che conduce Scrooge a vedere la propria tomba e quella di Tiny Tim. Ad interpretare i figli di Bob Cratchit (Bob Sweeney) sono alcuni tra i migliori attori bambini americani del periodo: il boy soprano (Tiny Tim) e due coppie di fratelli/sorelle ( e , e Bonnie Franklin e ). (it)
  • A Christmas Carol är en amerikansk film från 1954 i regi av Ralph Levy, baserad på Charles Dickens berättelse En julsaga. (sv)
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  • Robert Fritch, A.C.E. (en)
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  • *Fredric March as Scrooge *Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost *Ray Middleton as Fred *Bob Sweeney as Bob Cratchit *with the Roger Wagner Chorale (en)
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  • A Christmas Carol är en amerikansk film från 1954 i regi av Ralph Levy, baserad på Charles Dickens berättelse En julsaga. (sv)
  • "A Christmas Carol" is the December 23, 1954 episode of the hour-long American television anthology variety series, Shower of Stars. The episode is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. The production boasted a script and lyrics by noted American playwright Maxwell Anderson, and a score by Bernard Herrmann. Fredric March, in his only known portrayal of the role, starred as Ebenezer Scrooge, and Basil Rathbone portrayed Marley's Ghost. (en)
  • A Christmas Carol è un film per la televisione del 1954 per la serie , diretto da . Basato sul romanzo Canto di Natale (A Christmas Carol) di Charles Dickens, è il più notevole tra i primi adattamenti televisivi del racconto di Charles Dickens, che fin dal 1943 si era imposto come un classico natalizio alla televisione americana. (it)
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  • A Christmas Carol (Shower of Stars) (en)
  • A Christmas Carol (film 1954) (it)
  • A Christmas Carol (film, 1954) (sv)
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