basil rathbone – shower of stars – a christmas carol

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basil rathbone – shower of stars – a christmas carol

basil plays the ghost

remember – jesus is the reason for the season

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  1. Thanks for the upload! A real treat. Frederic March was yet another genius from the classical era. When I say "classical era" in reference to cinema, I'm talking about the 30's and 40's.The talent of that generation is overwhelming; they set the stage for all that's happening now! The happy music of this, except for the last scene, is about as bland as can be, on a par with that last luke warm "family and friends at Christmas" scene. LOL except for his scary parts, which are pretty eerily ghastly ghostly haunting dismal… I just read a comment praising the "legendary" Bernard Herrmann! LOL! Well, as I said, his scary parts were quite well done but this Christmas music is not one of his legendary efforts. There was a lot more blandness in those days than most people realize; generally, we only remember the "highlights," the immortal inspiration (same is true of 19th century music) but that was the era, early TV. NEVERTHELESS: To see Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost and Fredric March as Scrooge was HIGH ENTERTAINMENT!!! Thanks again!

  2. I was 12 when this was broadcast. I don't remember seeing it. But, I do remember the cars. I wanted to be a car designer when I grew up. I miss the America I grew up in and used to know.
    ☃????????????MERRY CHRISTMAS????????????☃

  3. On the verge of buying this so came to check it out on youtube, had to be a good version, it has Rathbone in it, turns out to be not only the worse version but an insult to Dickens!, what a load of American tat!, turned into a musical and filmed on what looked like 2nd hand cowboy sets, the set designer either never went to England, or suffered amnesia shortly after leaving. In all, this 'movie' is tacky, shoddily produced, with just one thing in common with the brilliant 1951 version, the decade!. Thank God I didn't spend money on it!.

  5. Excellent share of a version I'd never even heard of before, but having Sir Basil Rathbone in there is fantastic. Thanks for this.

    Remember though – this was a season long before Jesus was tacked onto it 🙂

  6. I have read or watched A Christmas Carol every Xmas since I was a child. This is the first time I've seen this version.
    I loved it!
    Merry Christmas!

  18. Oh, dear. Only in the US could a guy with a double chin be cast as Bob Cratchit. But the music is dynamite. Bernard Herrmann demonstrates a thorough understanding of English choral music. There's some lovely material in there.

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