Inside he takes on his night dress, eats his supper, and falls asleep at the table. While theres a lot of overthetop armwaving and general gesticulation, my limited experience of silent film is that this is pretty much par for the course in the dramas of the time, so he cant be blamed for. Marley s ghost warns scrooge that he will face eternal punishment. As teenagers, both men had been apprenticed in business and met as clerks presumably in accounting. The central character is a greedy businessman, ebenezer scrooge, who hates christmas. Scrooge and marley by common consent, a mormon blog. Marley tells scrooge as a warning that he was going to be haunted by three spirits. But then marley died and now their firm belonged to scrooge, who was a stingy and heartless old man. Scrooge meets marleys ghost a christmas carol by charles dickens, 19531954. A christmas carol is a 1938 american film adaptation of charles dickenss 1843 novella of the same.
Old ebenezer, having been spooked by jacob marleys face on his door knocker, goes traipsing around his home, presumably looking. The miser scrooge and his assistant bob cratchit finish their work in the office and go home. Chapter 1 marleys ghost default literature english. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong. Jacob marley is the long deceased business partner of ebenezer scrooge. Bbc learning englishs christmas pantomime dick whittington and. That honor goes to the silent film, scrooge, or, marleys ghost, released in 1901. Otherwise, youre merely enduring for a good half of the film. Scrooge seized the ruler with such energy of action, that the singer fled in terror, leaving the keyhole to the fog and even more congenial frost. Scrooge was the recipient of and future receiver of the karma that marleys ghost forecast.
Now i realize that the crux of the story and film was centered around jacob marleys ghost image left and karma. This is the only version where marley says i can, pulls the proffered chair close and then sits. Buckstones stage adaption of the classic dickens tale. A description of the ghosts in a christmas carol pen. Boom, we start just like that with the narrator busting out the fact that marley is 100% dead. The film, although somewhat flat and stagebound to modern eyes. As aight as a 6 minute adaptation of the stage version which i dont like because they get rid of the ghosts and only have marley as the spectre of a christmas carol could be from back when film was a mere blip in the countrys culture. The three ghosts who turn the miserly scrooges life around on christmas eve are portrayed by edith evans past, kenneth more present and paddy stone yet to come. For years i thought the story was about the personal redemption of ebenezer scrooge. Relationship with scrooge, in life, marley was the business partner of ebenezer scrooge. It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald neame, and starred albert finney as ebenezer scrooge. See more ideas about christmas carol, christmas carol charles dickens and christmas. The stage version makes scrooge even more of a jerk than in the film, getting an additional song about how much he loves money, berating marleys ghost after his visit, and denying any fault for his current circumstances. The cover and enclosed book are completely identical.
Scrooge, or marleys ghost 1901 bfi national archive. Prominent antivaxxer and comedian jim carrey plays the most hideous ebenezer scrooge yet in robert zemeckis 2009 cgi fucksterpiece. Video archive for the film scrooge, or marleys ghost, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1901. Scott ebenezer scrooge frank finlay marleys ghost angela pleasence ghost of christmas. Dickenss a christmas carol, ebenezer scrooge, film versions of a christmas carol, gruel recipes, scrooge trackback. In the 30plus years between that film s release and this one, there were a handful of other versions, some short, some fulllength.
In life,marley, like scrooge, was a bitter, cruel and greedy man. In the film we see scrooge visited by three ghosts and his redemption. According to marleys ghost, why is he visiting scrooge. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner, jacob marley, and three ghosts that represent different stages of scrooges life. Explain how he got his chain and why he must always travel. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Scrooge was the recipient of and future receiver of the. He is ebenezer scrooges deceased business partner, having died on christmas eve seven years prior to the books events. In life, marley was the business partner of ebenezer scrooge. Bbc learning english dramas from bbc learning english. His old business partner scrooge is alive though, and still runs the same small company they used to run together. Lets celebrate scrooge and a word about gruel poor.
Now the question big question is was marley an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese or a real ghost come to help scrooge. When scrooge is going to open his front door, he sees the face of marleys ghost in the door knocker. Although marley s ghost did appear, the phantoms wailing outside scrooge s window were not shown. Imagine theres no mickey, imagine theres no scrooge at least on this record and you have the original disneyland lp released before alan young made history. A 1901 british short silent drama film featuring the miserly ebeneezer scrooge confronted by marleys ghost and given by visions of christmas past, present and future in the oldest known film adaptation of charles dickens 1843 novel a christmas carol.
Aside from the early shot of marleys face in the door knocker, i found it interesting that marleys ghost was invisible to the viewer although seen apparently by scrooge. Lets celebrate scrooge and a word about gruel december 22, 2008 posted by ourfriendben in recipes, wit and wisdom. Marley was dead, to begin with theres no doubt about that. Booth robert paul is a largely forgotten name today, but he was a major pioneer of british cinema, and was quick to grasp the commercial potential of cinema in ways that better known pioneers such as william friesegreene were not. Perhaps the most vivid illustration of just what scrooge has on offer happens about 21 minutes in on the full and uncut version of the film.
A subtitle tells us that scrooges encounter with the spirits takes place, seven christmas eves later, making it 1843. Scrooge or marleys ghost 1901 topics scrooge or marleys ghost 1901 scrooge or marleys ghost 1901 addeddate 20110902 14. The film s score was composed by leslie bricusse and arranged and conducted by ian fraser. The phantoms are upset because they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power. It is for friendships sake that marleys ghost visits, scrooge, now friendless.
Alastair sim in scrooge, love this film, one of my. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner, jacob marley, and three ghosts that represent different stages of scrooge s life. Jacob marley is also more caustic onstage than in the film, getting even more lines mocking scrooge. Dickens wants the reader to know that the door knocker is completely ordinary. The pacing is a little uneven, with the frequent bursts of song, but if you like musicals, this one is very different, from. After marleys death he was traveling all the time with no rest or no peace, incessant torture of remorse.
The first supernatural apparition is marley s face in the door knocker. Made in 1984 for television, a christmas carol, stars george c scott as scrooge surrounded by an excellent cast all around. The first film adaptation of a christmas carol was a 1901 british silent film entitled, scrooge. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door. It foreshadows his arrival as a ghost and the other supernatural beings that visit scrooge. Business was marleys only concern in life, and nobody besides scrooge mourned him or was involved in his postdeath affairs. Charles dickens wrote the classic a christmas carol in 1843. Scrooge, or marleys ghost 1901 directed by walter r. Scrooge s fiancee, who eventually leaves him because of his miserly ways, was completely dropped from the film, as were the two starving. Sometimes people new to the business called scrooge scrooge, and sometimes marley, but he answered to both names.
Marley s ghost is seen only briefly as a face on the door. There is currently one video available for the film, of. Jacob marley died 24 december 1836 is a fictional character who appears in the charles dickens novel a christmas carol. Not only did it attempt to tell an 80 page story in five minutes, but it featured impressive trick effects, superimposing marley s face over the door knocker and the scenes from his youth over a. Get an answer for describe marleys ghost in a christmas carol. This isnt the first film adaptation of a christmas carol. Booth, featuring the miserly ebenezer scrooge confronted by jacob marley s ghost and given visions of christmas past, present, and future. Look at this not quite stylised but not quite realistic mess. Also, the ghost of christmas present mentions that he has eighteenhundred fortytwo brothers. Nothing seems to be known of the cast who they were, or from whence they came. He could even have been scrooges own subconscious crying out for help. Charles dickenss a christmas carol was required reading every christmas time in our friend bens household. Readers speculate that if marley likewise served as scrooge s sole friend, with marleys death scrooge lives his life completely alone.
The earlies adaptation of dickens beloved tale was produced in england in 1901 by r. Marleys spirit also came across as stronger than in the 51 version, where he was a more pathetic creature, although afflicted in. Our favorite among the huge, predominantly british supporting cast is sir alec guinness as a fussy, slightly effeminate marleys ghost. So our very first film scrooge is known to us purely from his performance here, and nothing else. Scrooge is a musical version and has what i think is the best response to scrooge asking the ghost of marley if he can sit. He is voiced by gary oldman, who also voices bob cratchit and tiny tim marleys ghost. They make such a fucking deal out of scrooge tipping the. Jacob marley is a fictional character who appears in charles dickenss 1843 novella a christmas carol. Sir alec guinness has a good time spooking scrooge as marleys ghost.
This is a pretty unique film for 1901 in many regards. Scrooge is a 1935 british fantasy film directed by henry edwards and starring seymour hicks, donald calthrop and robert cochran. A guide to christmas carol adaptations a life at the movies. He is now a chained and tormented ghost, doomed to wander the earth forever as punishment for his greed and selfishness when he was alive. Scrooge grabbed a ruler to chase away the young caroler. He is a character from charles dickens story a christmas carol as well as the 2009 film. Jacob marley 8 march 1783 24 december, 1836 is a fictional character who appears in the charles dickens novel, a christmas carol. After being completely silly in my last entry lets get to a legitimate version of christmas carol. Scrooge a christmas carol in america 1951 with alistair sim as scrooge this is the first version i saw on tv as a child in the midfifties marley.
Paul, an early film inventor, pioneer, and camera trick specialist. A viewers guide to various versions of a christmas carol. Scrooge, or, marley s ghost is a 1901 british short silent drama film, directed by walter r. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. We skip the opening narration in favour of a scene where scrooge signs marleys death certificate.
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