Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

TV Movie
1962
G
53m

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This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,488

994

See production info at IMDbPro

Brady
(voice)
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Jack Cassidy

Bob Cratchit
(voice)
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Royal Dano

Marley's Ghost
(voice)

Paul Frees

Stage Director
(voice)
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Joan Gardner

Tiny Tim
(voice)
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John Hart

Billings
(voice)
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Jane Kean

Belle
(voice)

Marie Matthews

Young Scrooge
(voice)
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Laura Olsher

Mrs. Cratchit
(voice)
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Les Tremayne

Ghost of Christmas Present
(voice)

Director
- Abe Levitow
Writers
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Trivia
The producers wondered if Jim Backus could handle the singing required for this TV special. Briefly, they considered using Robert Goulet for Scrooge's singing voice.

Goofs
In the TV special, the Cratchits repeatedly wish for a Christmas tree. In 1843, when "A Christmas Carol" was published and presumably takes place, German-style Christmas trees had just been introduced to England by the royal family, and would have been unknown to working class people such as the Cratchits.

Quotes
Ebenezer Scrooge: [looks at a painting] Imagine going out looking like this... lock me up for a loony they would.

Alternate versions
Although shown in its entire 53-minute version during the 1960s, many current television prints of the "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" have been cut by as much as 10 minutes to make room for longer commercial breaks. The "Back to Broadway" framing story is often eliminated, as well as the songs "Ringle, Ringle" and "We're Despicable".

Connections
Featured in The White Shadow: Christmas Story (1980)

Soundtracks
Ringle, Ringle
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Jim Backus and Jack Cassidy

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Alone in the World

Right now I am trying to figure out what to do this Christmas, since the family tradition is a-tremor. The thought of being alone on Christmas deeply saddens me, and I think it goes back to seeing little Ebenezar Scrooge left behind in boarding school while all the other kids had families to go home to for Christmas.

I cried just like Mr. Magoo's older Scrooge did when he saw himself as a kid singing:

When you're alone, alone in the world When you're alone in the world Blown-away leaves get blown in the world Swirled-away leaves get swirled

A hand for each hand was planned for the world Why don't my fingers reach? Millions of grains of sand in the world Why's mine a lonely beach?

Where are the heels to click to my clack? Where is the voice to answer mine back? I'm all alone in the WOOOOORLD!!!

None of the other versions caught this scene the way this one does. Not Bugs Bunny, Bill Murray, Albert Finney, Mickey Mouse. Maybe Alistair Sim, sort of.

Simplistic, yes, but it's the scene that still sticks in my throat as I choke back an adult tear. It's the scene that makes this version, truly unique, all alone in the world.