What would the holiday season be without Charles Dickens's classic story? This version is actually a little bit lighter than what we're usually used to, but that doesn't weaken it at all. Reginald Owens turns Ebenezer Scrooge into just the sort of mean old grouch who we all sort of wish that we were. Gene Lockhart also does a good job as Bob Crachit, although much of the other cast comes across as just the tiniest bit silly. I think that my favorite character is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. But no matter, "A Christmas Carol" remains a formidable part of literary and cinematic history. Equally good was the Bill Murray vehicle "Scrooged". Merry Christmas and Bah Humbug! PS: "Humbug" is defined as someone or something intended to deceive; a falsity.
Review of A Christmas Carol
