Factual error: When Mrs. Cratchit passes the shop after buying the goose, the sign says butcher, but in that era, you would buy a goose from a poulter, seafood from a fishmonger, and beef, etc. from a butcher.
A Christmas Carol (1951)
1 factual error
Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst
Starring: Alastair Sim, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Warner, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison
Continuity mistake: The scavenger discussing Scrooge's bed curtains with the housekeeper lays the curtains down in his lap, then the next shot he is holding them up again.
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Question: Is there a complete version of the song Barbara Allen from this movie? I think this version is the best I've ever heard.
Answer: Beyond the instrumental piece on the soundtrack, no.
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Answer: Yes Joan Baez does a great version.
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