Scrooge

London 1843: Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy, hard-hearted money dealer, has no good word for Christmas, although his employee Cratchit and his nephew Fred are full of anticipation. On the long, dark Christmas night, the grumpy man is visited by ghosts from the past, present and future - a fairytale transformation is about to take place. In 1935, Henry Edwards' film adaptation of Charles Dickens' world-famous literary classic “A Christmas Story” found its way onto the big screen. In addition to the original black-and-white version, filmfriend is also presenting a colorized version of the film. “The film is a shorter but better adaptation than the 1938 version, with a brilliant use of light and dark, fog and fire, and a distinctly British flair. The film depicts 19th century London against the bleak backdrop of the dawning industrial revolution. The background music bordered on annoying, but was typical of the time and did not detract significantly from the quality of this classic. There was also an unusual scene involving a huge banquet where the loyal Brits toast the Queen. This opulence and the distribution of kitchen scraps to the begging children, of course, highlighted the stark contrast between the haves and the have-nots - a central aspect of the Dickens classic.” (Goat, on: ruthlessreviews.com) “The restored version including German dubbing was released by Legend Films Inc. in 2007. In addition to the original black-and-white version (also available on filmfriend) [exists] this elaborately colorized version of the film. A shortened version was used as the basis for the dubbing, which has a running time of only 57 minutes instead of 78. The uncut version with German dubbing has not yet been released in Germany. [The version shortened by a quarter is also used here.” (Source: Wikipedia)