Scrooge(1935).Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by spirits of another color. Straightforward adaptation of Dickens Written byRod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>... Synopsis Scrooge(1935)
Movie Title: Scrooge(1935)
Run Time: 78 min
Rating: 6.4 / 10
Genres: Drama |Family |Fantasy
Release Date: 30 November 1935 (USA)
Director: Henry Edwards
Writer: Charles Dickens (novel),H. Fowler Mear... and other credits
Actor: Seymour Hicks,Donald Calthrop,Robert Cochran
Though overshadowed by later versions, this 1935 Seymour Hicks version of "Scrooge" is pretty good, with the main strength being Hicks's effective portrayal of Scrooge. Aside from Hicks, most of the other characters do not have that much of a presence, and it does not have the kind of lavish detail that enriches, for example, the great Alastair Sim version. But the atmosphere works, and the story is faithfully told and moves fairly quickly. Every actor who portrays the famous miser has his own interpretation of the role, and Hicks himself is above average, lending appropriate nuances to his character's personality change while remaining believable.
The story has been filmed so many times that it's hardly possible to avoid making comparisons among the various versions. This is not going to be anyone's favorite version, but it's not a bad one, either.
