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TWO FILMS ON ONE DVD!
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one Christmas Eve. We are proud to bring you two versions of this holiday classic
A CHRISTMAS CAROL This 1923 version of Charles Dickens immortal tale was also released to theatres as Scrooge. It was produced by Edward Godal, directed by Edwin Greenwood and the screenplay was by Eliot Stannard. The stars were Russell Thorndike, Nina Vanna, Jack Denton and Forbes Dawson. It was produced in Great Britain and was the fifth film in the Gems Of Literature series.
OLD SCROOGE A long thought lost version of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. Released by Pathé films in 1926 this is actually a re-release of the 1913 British film Scrooge starring Seymour Hicks. Hicks would later reprise his role of Scrooge in a 1935 sound version.
TWO FULL LENGTH FILMS-- NEW MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK-- SCENE ACCESS-- DIGITALLY REMASTERED-- ALL REGIONS-- B/W-- Silent with musical score.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Both these versions of `A Christmas Carol` are silent and obviously black and white. They don't appear to have been `cleaned up` very much and so in places are barely watchable. However they are atmospheric (being so old) and the portrayal of `Scrooge` is good in both cases. There does seem to be a possible error in `Old Scrooge` however. In the tranfer to DVD at least one sceen appears to have been put in out of sequence. See if you can spot it! Worth having if you have a collection, but don't expect too much.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Well firstly, and this is my main criticism with this DVD, the musical score feels just plain wrong. Way too modern, at times too bombastic, at other times too drippy, too many instruments and IMHO both films on this DVD are best viewed with the sound turned off.
Yes and secondly the rather obvious lack of any restauration, but then a good restauration cannot be done by just running the material through a computer and Tele Vista probably simply decided that the gain would not be worth the pain.
Still for those who like to be able to watch such old, and often almost lost, films at all this DVD version is certainly better than none at all, although the lack of technical quality means for many it may be more of documentary than entertainment value.
In short do not expect too much, but given the price it still may be worth it as it may be the only chance to be able to see those versions again at all.
Yes and secondly the rather obvious lack of any restauration, but then a good restauration cannot be done by just running the material through a computer and Tele Vista probably simply decided that the gain would not be worth the pain.
Still for those who like to be able to watch such old, and often almost lost, films at all this DVD version is certainly better than none at all, although the lack of technical quality means for many it may be more of documentary than entertainment value.
In short do not expect too much, but given the price it still may be worth it as it may be the only chance to be able to see those versions again at all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Starring Russell Thorndike in the lead and adapted by future regular Hitchcock screenwriter Eliot Stannard (The Manxman, Champagne, The Lodger), Edwin Greenwood's 1923 Scrooge, one of at least two silent versions of Dickens' already much-filmed classic that year, is far from a classic: like most of the silent versions it's perversely talky, wasting most of the screen time in Scrooge's office and rarely getting out much. Aside from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, even the visions appear in his office with no flashbacks or trip to see how the lesser mortals spend their Christmas present. The spirits aren't terribly impressive either, with Christmas Past cutting a small figure. Still, it's not entirely without wit, as a moment where the old skinflint hits a carol singer over the head with his business ledger shows. The poor state of the DVD print doesn't help matters much.
Seymour Hicks' first screen take on the role, Old Scrooge, a cutdown 1926 reissue version of Leedham Bantock's Scrooge from 1913, suffers from many of the same problems, with much of the first half taken up in Scrooge and Marley's office with the kind of lengthy dialogue scenes that never play that well in silent films. There are a couple of fairly cosmetic changes to the story, which the star adapted himself - a poor woman arrives to beg in the office while in this version Marley's ghost takes on the duties of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, once again presenting the scenes within Scrooge's room (which also doubles as his office) - but it's all a bit dull and not a patch on Hicks' later sound version, although Bella's releasing him from his promise to marry her is interestingly played almost as if she were talking to him in the present. The print is for the most part much better, but there are a couple of instances of water damage on the print, though they're acceptable considering the age and rarity.
No extras beyond a 'stills gallery' that is simply framegrabs from the two shorts.
Seymour Hicks' first screen take on the role, Old Scrooge, a cutdown 1926 reissue version of Leedham Bantock's Scrooge from 1913, suffers from many of the same problems, with much of the first half taken up in Scrooge and Marley's office with the kind of lengthy dialogue scenes that never play that well in silent films. There are a couple of fairly cosmetic changes to the story, which the star adapted himself - a poor woman arrives to beg in the office while in this version Marley's ghost takes on the duties of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, once again presenting the scenes within Scrooge's room (which also doubles as his office) - but it's all a bit dull and not a patch on Hicks' later sound version, although Bella's releasing him from his promise to marry her is interestingly played almost as if she were talking to him in the present. The print is for the most part much better, but there are a couple of instances of water damage on the print, though they're acceptable considering the age and rarity.
No extras beyond a 'stills gallery' that is simply framegrabs from the two shorts.
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Christmas carol/Old Scrooge
I had been searching for this for years. It was everythinh it purported to be. Thanks for making this available.
Published 4 months ago by Dave Stuff
A Christmas Carol / Old Scrooge
A Christmas Carol / Old Scrooge [DVD] [1923]
Very good for the age
Very good for the age
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by tony
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