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rsdsharp

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5. I think the Scott one is the best, except that Scott is too big to be Scrooge.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 03:22 PM

Dec 1

Scrooge was parsimonious; he wouldn’t have eaten enough, or have eaten rich food to look like Scott, who otherwise was great in the role, as was Mr. Weasley (David Warner) as Bob Cratchit.

My favorite was the 1951 Alastair Sim version, just because that’s what I grew up with.

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