A
CHRISTMAS CAROL

(1954)

The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man, who on Christmas eve is visited by ghosts who try and help him change his way.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
CBS Television
Desilu Productions Inc
60 minute telemovie

TRANSMISSION DATE
23 December 1954

DIRECTOR
Ralph Levy

PRODUCER
Ralph Levy

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Richard Fisher

BASED ON A STORY BY
Charles Dickens

ADAPTATION
Maxwell Anderson

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Bernard Herrmann

CINEMATOGRAPHER
George E Diskant

FILM EDITOR
Robert Fritch

ART DIRECTORS
Ralph Berger
Albert M Pyke

SET DECORATORS
Edward G Boyle

COSTUME DESIGNERS
Kate Drain Lawson

MAKEUP ARTIST
Karl Herlinger

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Lloyd Richards

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jack R Berne

MUSIC EDITOR
Leon Birnbaum

SOUND RECORDER
John C Grubb

RECORDING ENGINEER
Earl B Mounce

SOUND EDITOR
Robert Reeves

LYRICIST
Maxwell Anderson

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
Victor Bay

EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR
Dann Cahn

CONDUCTOR
Bernard Herrmann

CHOREOGRAPHER
Donald Saddler

VOCAL SUPERVISOR
Roger Wagner

CAST

Host	. . . . . . . . .	William Lundigan
Co-host	. . . . . . . . .	Mary Costa
Scrooge	. . . . . . . . .	Fredric March
Marley's ghost	. . . . . . . . .	Basil Rathbone
Fred	. . . . . . . . .	Ray Middleton
Ghost of Christmas Present	. . . . . . . . .	Ray Middleton
Bob Cratchit	. . . . . . . . .	Bob Sweeney
Tiny Tim	. . . . . . . . .	Christopher Cook
Belle	. . . . . . . . .	Sally Fraser
Ghost of Christmas Past	. . . . . . . . .	Sally Fraser
Young Scrooge	. . . . . . . . .	Craig Hill
Mrs Cratchit	. . . . . . . . .	Queenie Leonard
Solicitor	. . . . . . . . .	Rex Evans
His Companion	. . . . . . . . .	Tony Pennington
The Book Buyer	. . . . . . . . .	William Griffiths
Peter Cratchit	. . . . . . . . .	Peter Miles
Belinda Cratchit	. . . . . . . . .	Janine Perreau
Susan Cratchit	. . . . . . . . .	Bonnie Franklin
Martha Cratchit	. . . . . . . . .	Judy Franklin
The Housekeeper	. . . . . . . . .	June Ellis
Choir Singers	. . . . . . . . .	Roger Wagner Chorale

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