Continuity mistake: When Jacob Marley's housekeeper is telling Bob Cratchit that Marley doesn't have long to live, Cratchit's ink quill pen disappears then reappears on the pages of his ledger.

A Christmas Carol (1951)
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Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst
Starring: Alastair Sim, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Warner, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison
Ebenezer: You have my sympathy.
Jacob Marley: Ah! You do not know the weight and length of strong chain you bear yourself! It was as full and as long as this seven Christmas eves ago and you have labored on it since. Ah, it is a ponderous chain.
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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