Bosley Crowther of The New York Times posted a favorable notice,
writing that producer Brian Desmond Hurst “has not only hewed to
the line of Dickens’ classic fable of a spiritual regeneration on
Christmas Eve, but he has got some arresting recreations of the
story’s familiar characters,” adding, “The visions of Scrooge’s life
story are glimpses into depressing realms, and the aspects of
poverty and ignorance in 19th century England are made plain.

NOTE: THIS IS A GREAT FILM AS WELL! BLOGGER BOB

Alastair George Bell Sim
(9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976)

This bloggers favorite version the classic, A Christmas Carol is
a 1984 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of
Charles  Dickens‘ famous 1843 novella of the same name. The
film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of
the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as the best
Ebenezer Scrooge. It was filmed on location in the historic
medieval county town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, in the
English Midlands.
 
The movie remains among the most beloved of the several
adaptations of A Christmas Carol. Novelist and essayist
Louis Bayard, writing for Salon.com,  described it as "the
definitive version of a beloved literary classic", praising its
fidelity to Dickens’ original story, the strength of the films
supporting cast, and especially Scott’s performance as
Scrooge.

George Campbell Scott
(October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999)

Tombstone from the graveyard scene.

A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film
directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd‘s semi-
fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All
Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book
Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories and Other
Disasters. It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and
Peter Billingsley and is a seasonal classic in North
America.