tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7330406965963782727..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Dickens' A Christmas Carol – at the MoviesLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43254247570037399622014-08-06T13:56:24.281-04:002014-08-06T13:56:24.281-04:00Thank you Sir. My dad was born on 24 Dec and I re...Thank you Sir. My dad was born on 24 Dec and I remember seeing the Albert Finney version with him at the Plaza Theatre in Des Moines. <br /><br />Others I like are An American Christmas Carol with Henry Winkler and Ms. Scrooge with Cicely Tyson.<br /><br />Even though August here in Saudi Arabia I just watched the George C. Scott version.<br /><br />God Bless Us Everyone.<br /><br />Warren SparksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45622567808521447402013-12-24T19:24:01.427-05:002013-12-24T19:24:01.427-05:00I agree completely with David. You can't real...I agree completely with David. You can't really ruin this story. I cry at the end of Scrooged, the Bill Murray version. Happy holidays to all!Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12419362416168563962013-12-24T19:16:17.663-05:002013-12-24T19:16:17.663-05:00I'd add MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, with Scr...I'd add MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, with Scrooge McDuck, and Goofy as the Ghost of Marley, and Black Pete as the Ghost of Christmas yet to come. Alastair Sim is still the best, though. I think the story is impervious to harm. Dickens didn't invent Christmas. He simply made it his own. Really good post. And a Merry Christmas to you all. <br />David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26806529811685108072013-12-24T18:42:24.585-05:002013-12-24T18:42:24.585-05:00Dale, like you, I played Scrooge in middle school....Dale, like you, I played Scrooge in middle school. I don't especially recall my modest yet compelling performance or the laudations, but the best part was the chains and money boxes, which may yet reside in some dusty school closet. My dad fabricated sturdy sheet steel into money boxes, dropped in steel slug 'coins' (from electrical junction boxes), and welded them to chains. They made a satisfying rattle when dragged about the stage.<br /><br />Dale, I enjoyed both articles. Merry Christmas to you and your family.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4902308075229809842013-12-24T16:48:06.657-05:002013-12-24T16:48:06.657-05:00When we say Scrooge is "mean," let's...When we say Scrooge is "mean," let's not forget that mean has quite another meaning besides nasty and unkind: it's also defined as tight-fisted and uncharitable… everything Scrooge was.<br /><br />I enjoyed both articles and wish everyone a merry Christmas.Miriam Mayteanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30284278871612146342013-12-24T10:04:33.671-05:002013-12-24T10:04:33.671-05:00Your opening reminded me of a story about Avram Da...Your opening reminded me of a story about Avram Davidson, a great writer of mystery and fantasy stories. Supposedly there was some workshop for writers and the instructor began by explaining that "characters in fiction had to be alive!"<br /><br />From the back of the room Davidson shouted "Marley was dead, to begin with!"<br /><br />And the great James Powell wrote a story called "The Tamerlane Crutch" which begins: "Marley was dead, to begin with. And when a man's partner is killed, he's supposed to do something about it." Scrooge as Spade.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88284177468655868072013-12-24T08:50:09.867-05:002013-12-24T08:50:09.867-05:00I remember being scared to death by the Ghost of C...I remember being scared to death by the Ghost of Christmas Future in an old black and white version of Carol.<br />Maybe that's why I've stuck to the print version, which, I can assure you was still popular with today's students.Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88290141830439657432013-12-24T08:49:09.052-05:002013-12-24T08:49:09.052-05:00My favorites are (1) the Alastair Sim version and ...My favorites are (1) the Alastair Sim version and (2) the Muppet Christmas Carol. What can I say? Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit knocks my socks off. Merry Christmas everyone!<br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3247307137108657882013-12-24T08:30:39.164-05:002013-12-24T08:30:39.164-05:00Wonderful post, Dale. I've seen the Alastair S...Wonderful post, Dale. I've seen the Alastair Sim version many times, but you made me want to see all the others. :)Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34016484786262485332013-12-24T05:48:07.199-05:002013-12-24T05:48:07.199-05:00Dale, I really enjoyed your reviewing various perf...Dale, I really enjoyed your reviewing various performances of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Our readership is so wide that many will not have seen my favorite. For years, Theater in the Park, Raleigh, NC, sponsored Ira David Wood III's version on the road in the Southeast. Ira David Wood III wrote and starred in this magnificent musical with lots of dancing and absolutely hilarious antics. My sons and I saw this every year from when they were little until Mr. Wood became unable to perform the role of Scrooge and the performance stopped touring.<br />Bravo for Ira David Wood, III, and all others who have brought this classic to us! Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com