An American Christmas Carol (1979)
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Made up to look like a septuagenarian, Henry Winkler plays Benedict Slade, a Scrooge-like miser living in a tiny New England town during the Depression. Slade goes Scrooge one further by repossessing items from a poor farm couple and an orphanage on Christmas eve. While reading a copy of Dickens' The Christmas Carol in his home, Slade is visited by his own set of Spirits Past, Present and Future, including his Hell-dwelling late business partner (Kenneth Pogue). Lensed in Canada, this made-for-TV film premiered the week before Christmas of 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gerard Parkes - Jessup
- Chris Cragg - Jonathan Thatcher
- Arlene Duncan - Jennie Reeves
- Henry Winkler - Benedict Slade
- Chris Wiggins - Mr. Brewster
- David Wayne - Merrivale
- Dorian Harewood - Matt Reeves
- Cec Linder - Auctioneer
- Tammy Bourne - Sarah Thatcher
- James Douglas - Sam Perkins
- Linda Sorenson - Doris Thatcher
- R.H. Thomson - Thatcher
- Michael Wincott - C??? L???
- Ken Pogue - Jack Latham
- Susan Hogan - Helen Brewster
- Director(s):
- Eric Till
- Writer(s):
- Jerome Coopersmith
- Producer(s):
- Stanley Chase, Jon Slan
- Categories:
- Television, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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