Cinematic background from A Christmas Carol 1938 - Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A young boy sitting at a table in front of candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man in a top hat talking to another man in a coat and hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old photo of a man in a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – Two women and a girl sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man standing in the snow next to an iron gate; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man wearing a top hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old man wearing a black hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a man wearing a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man and a young girl are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man and a woman singing in a choir; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A woman wearing a fur hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a young boy wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man and a boy are sitting on top of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old man with a bald head wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man walking down a street in the snow; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old man wearing a hat and looking angry; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man wearing a santa claus hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man in a top hat holding a guitar in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man and a woman dressed in victorian clothing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A young woman is smiling while holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A boy sitting at a table with a plate of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a woman with a lot of hair in her hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A young girl wearing a white dress with a star on it; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a crown; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man wearing a white hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of people toasting with wine glasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man wearing a hat and looking surprised; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A person standing next to a dead tree in the fog; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old man and a young girl holding hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – Two men wearing hats and scarves standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man in a coat and tie holding a bag; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – Two men in old - fashioned clothing talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An older man sitting at a desk writing with a quill pen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A black and white photo of people walking in the snow; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old photo of a man and a young boy in a courtroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man in a suit holding a cup of tea; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A young man wearing a jacket and a bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old man and a man with a beard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A woman in a plaid dress sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A group of people wearing top hats and holding a cane; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A group of people gathered around a man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A group of young men in white shirts and black ties; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A person walking in the snow near a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A group of people gathered around a birthday cake; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – A man wearing a top hat and a tie; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Christmas Carol” (1938), directed by Edwin L. Marin – An old man standing in front of an open window; Medium shot, Low angle