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 - chronological order
Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst
Starring: Alastair Sim, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Warner, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison
Continuity mistake: During the scene where the younger Scrooge and Marley are addressing their business associates, Marley's hands keep changing their position between shots. When the scene shows the entire group, his hands are on either side of his lap with his thumbs hooked in his vest pockets. During the close-ups of him and Scrooge, his hands are clasped together on his lap.
Ebenezer: I'll send it to Bob Cratchit, and he shan't know who sent it. It's twice the size of Tiny Tim.
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.
Answer: Yes Joan Baez does a great version.
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