Sunday, December 11, 2011

"A CHRISTMAS CAROL" WITH ALISTAIR SIM

Alistair Sim's portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 movie production of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is my all-time favorite, to the point where I wish it had been a live-action production for television instead so that I might fully embrace it into the Toobworld Dynamic*.

However, back in 1971, at least the Tooniverse got the chance to have a performance by Sim in the role included in its dimension:





And that will serve as our Sunday offering of a Christmas TV episode.....

BCnU!

* As it stands right now, I'm torn between the portrayal by George C. Scott and that of Patrick Stewart to be the official Toobworld Scrooge, even though both of them were far from the first. Both of them are fully realized versions of the original story (by not cutting major characters), but Patrick Stewart's version has the added benefit of an unofficial tie-in to the TV series 'Dallas'.......
 
I'm willing to hear arguments for either one or for a different production......
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2 comments:

  1. Hugh8:55 AM

    How does it tie in to Dallas?

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  2. Toby O'B10:01 AM

    woops. Thanks for making me check, Hugh. It's not this version of "A Christmas Carol", it's the later version with Patrick Stewart that can tie in to "Dallas".....

    Oh. You still want to know why with that one?

    In Patrick Stewart's version, the Ghost of Christmas Past wasn't the one from long past, but from Scrooge's past. And so when Scrooge ultimately died, what's such a spirit to do?

    Well, after a century and a half, it finally found a new calling - as a demon named Adam who showed a certain Texas millionaire the errors in his life.....

    (Joel Grey played both roles.)

    I'll have to go back and change that line, but I'll leave these comments in.

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