Comedian Bob Hope gave what he says is his last Christmas show
to U.S. servicemen in Saigon. Hope was a star of stage, radio, TV
and over 50 feature films.
 

Hope was one of many Hollywood stars who followed the tradition
of traveling overseas to entertain American troops stationed abroad.

The 1972 show marked Hope’s ninth consecutive Christmas Vietnam appearance. Although some antiwar protesters criticized Hope for supporting government policies in Vietnam, the comedian said he believed it was his responsibility to lift spirits by entertaining the
troops.

The USO Christmas Show at Tan Son Nhut Air Base.

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.