Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol story is told. A stingy and unkind old man is visited by ghosts of past, present and future to teach him moral lessons about Christmas.
This is the first talky version of this film and Seymour Hicks also starred in the 1913 silent film as well as stage renditions of the same. I think that the well known plot and characters were presented clearly and in a way that holds the viewer's attention. The audio was amazingly good for such an early film and the black and white video looked adequate. The only issue that I have with this is the ghost of Christmas future. In newer versions, this ghost is a grim reaper-like character who is shown. In this film, only a shadow of his hand is seen on screen. Given the early date of this film and compared with other films from that time period, I think that this was pretty well made. I rate it good. If you have seen more than one other version of this story, you should probably check this one out.
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