A Christmas Carol

Sorry, but it’s true. One person saying it was shortened. FALSE. This the ORIGINAL run time is 68-69 minutes, so this IS the correct length. ZERO edits. Reginald Owen is delightful as Ebenezer Scrooge. Real life screen couple Gordon & Kathleen Lockhart amply full the roles of Mr. & Mrs. Cratchit. All in all, this is fairly faithful to Dickens’ literary stalwart. However, if you can find it, the 1951 version with Alastair Sim is by far the best version made to date (almost 2022) and it is not colorized, either. Color is not necessary in most classic films with few exceptions. Enjoy this feel good family film.

Nostalgic and sweet🎄

Great film and cast for 1938, a must have for your holiday collection.

One of the best classic Christmas Carols ever made. I also love the one with George C. Scott too. God Bless you all, and have a Merry Christmas, while watching this one.

Just curious For years iTunes was saying they are coming out with a Colorized Version, I wonder if it’s ever going to happen.

I love this version but was very disappointed that Apple shortened it. you'll note it's only 1 hour and 8 minutes. some scenes are missing - not great for 14 bucks! a disappointment!

Though this is a fine version of the story, iTunes must get the 1951 film starring Alistair Sim. That's the best!

I'd take the Scrooge, the Fred, and the Cratchet family from this movie and put them in place of the ones in the Alistair Sim version of "Scrooge", which I think is from 1951 - and unfortunately not available on iTunes. The characters in this version are excellent, but the story in the Sim version is better and has more of the material from the book. I think that would be the best version of A Christmas Carol/Scrooge. But since i can't do that I'll stick with this one as the best available IMHO. It gets the spirit of the book right and that's what's most important after all.

This version is my all time favorite. I have seen most of the newer versions but this is the one I return to each holiday season. Though not entirely true to Dickens work it best portrays the message he was sending to his readers. A wonderful portrayal of Scrooge by Reginald Owen. Gene Lockhart and Terry Kilburn are excellent in their roles. A heartwarming film.

I first caught this wonderful film on cable while I was staying with my Grandma in New Jersey many years ago. At the time I hadn't yet seen either the Alistair Sim version, my #1, and the Disney version #2, starring a motion-captured Jim Carrey was 20 years away. Reginald Owens plays a great version of Scrooge, and to those saying only 69 minutes? Study your film history: most movies of the 30's were under 90 minutes. Highly recommended!