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In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.
Ken Pogue
- Jack Latham
- (as Kenneth Pogue)
Will Bermender
- Orphan
- (as Will Bermender)
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- TriviaThe clinic to which Benedict sends Jonathan to treat his polio was run by Sister Elisabeth Kenny, founded in 1932 in Townsville Queenland, over 2000km away from Sydney, which is where the last ticket went to that Slade gave Jonathan as a Christmas gift.
- GoofsNear the end of the film, Slade tells Thatcher's son he's sending him to Australia to a clinic run by "Sister Elizabeth Kenny" (a nurse) to cure his polio caused paralysis. Such a nurse did exist and had developed an effective therapy to cure paralysis. However an American stricken with polio couldn't travel there to visit her. Her methods needed to be employed immediately upon contracting the disease and such a journey would take too much time. American patients were treated by their local doctor or nurse who'd read up extensively on her methods.
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Mr. Brewster: When the day of quality ends in this country, we'll all be in great trouble indeed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Everything is Terrible! Holiday Special (2012)
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NOT A BAD VERSION
I haven't seen it in about 15 years, but I really did like this version of A Christmas Carol. Yeah, it deviated a bit from the original story, but... so what? I could relate to it more.
Seems like ABC would have this one to broadcast annually, but I guess they tossed it when the Fonzie furor was over. Actually, I'm not sure if he was best cast as the American Scrooge, but that didn't take away from the story.
Call me delusional, but I consider it an unappreciated holiday classic.
Seems like ABC would have this one to broadcast annually, but I guess they tossed it when the Fonzie furor was over. Actually, I'm not sure if he was best cast as the American Scrooge, but that didn't take away from the story.
Call me delusional, but I consider it an unappreciated holiday classic.
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- 2eddie
- Dec 23, 2000
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