Visible crew/equipment: Towards the the end, when Scrooge wakes up in his bedroom on Christmas day and is elated to know he is still alive, he goes over and looks in the mirror twice. Both times you can see someone in the mirror reflection in the background, possibly holding a script.
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst
Starring: Alastair Sim, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Warner, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison
Visible crew/equipment: The shadow of a boom mic is visible on the wall behind Mrs, Cratchit and her daughter as Peter reads from the Bible.
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: Bob, I haven't taken leave of my senses. I've come to them.
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.
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.
Question: In every iteration of A Christmas Carol, why does the Ghost of Christmas Past always look different? In some versions, it's a man; in others, a woman. In A Muppet Christmas Carol, it's a small child, and in A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey, it looked like a candle.
Answer: In the original Dickens story, the Ghost of Christmas Past had a shimmery and constantly changing appearance, sometimes as a child, an old man, a young woman, and even a flickering candle that reflected Scrooge's memories and the people he once knew. The different movies chose just one of those looks for the spirit.
Answer: Yes Joan Baez does a great version.
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