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Ms. Scrooge is a 1997 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy drama film starring Cicely Tyson and Katherine Helmond and is an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The film changes the roles of Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley into female counterparts.
Ebenezer Scrooge (/ ˌ ɛ b ɪ ˈ n iː z ər ˈ s k r uː dʒ /) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Charles Dickens's 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol.Initially a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas, his redemption by visits from the ghost of Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come has become a defining ...
Scrooge (1922), starring Henry V. Esmond as Scrooge. An 18-minute version, directed by George Wynn. Reissued in 1929 in a 10-minute "sound film" version (musical score only). A Christmas Carol (1923), starring Russell Thorndike as Scrooge, Forbes Dawson as Fred, Nina Vanna as Fred's wife, and Jack Denton as Jacob Marley. Produced in the UK.
The first spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Past, takes Scrooge to Christmas scenes of Scrooge's boyhood, reminding him of a time when he was more innocent. The scenes reveal Scrooge's lonely childhood at boarding school, his relationship with his beloved sister Fan, the long-dead mother of Fred, and a Christmas party hosted by his first employer ...
Ms. Scrooge: Ms. Ebenita Scrooge [1] The Price of Heaven (Blessed Assurance) Vesta Lotte Battle [1] 1998 Always Outnumbered: Luvia [1] Mama Flora's Family: Mama Flora 1999 A Lesson Before Dying: Tante Lou Aftershock: Earthquake in New York: Emily Lincoln [1] 2000 Touched by an Angel: Abigail Peabody-Jackson Episode: "Living the Rest of My Life ...
Scrooge has been allowed to consider the benefits of being a good and generous employer, as Fezziwig was, and comes to regret mistreating his clerk, Bob Cratchit. [ 12 ] The Spirit then shows Scrooge his subsequent painful parting from his fiancée Belle and a now-married Belle with her large, happy family on the Christmas Eve that Marley died ...
A Christmas Carol is a 1984 Christmas fantasy television film adapted from Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol (1843). The film was directed by Clive Donner, who was an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Scrooge's phrase, "Bah, humbug!" has been used to express disgust with Christmas traditions in modern times. has been used to express disgust with Christmas traditions in modern times. The inspiration for Charles Dickens' character was a grave marker for an Ebenezer Lennox Scroggie.