Scrooge. 1951.
Brian Desmond Hurst directs a fine cast, headed by Alastair Sim as the old miser who os visited by old friend Jacob Marley plaued by Michael Horden who tells Scrooge he will be vosited by three ghosts who will show him the past, present and future in order to help change his ways.
Strengths of this production include the opening out of events of the past into a linear narrative and George Cole plays young Scrooge and shows his career as a accountant to having his own business amd greed for money. The production quality is the same as in one of the contemporary Ealing classics. The film is full of sentiment without ever being sentimental, and Scrooge's character arc keeps you fully invested in the story. The supernatural aspects are kept to a minimum and are well handled in the classic tradition rather than being dated or cheesy.
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