Sunday, December 20, 2020

"A Christmas Carol" All-Star Team - Day 20


Our All-Star Team continues to grow with the addition of one more supernatural visitor - the ghost of Jacob Marley!

Marley's Ghost looms very large as he (it?) sets everything in motion with his visit to Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve.

Every adaptation has a Marley's Ghost in it and there are a lot of good ones, but which makes the cut?

It's Alec Guinness in the 1970 musical film "Scrooge" starring Albert Finney:



Befitting his stature, Alec Guinness gets a fair amount of screen time with a song ("See the Phantoms") plus a rare extra scene in the Christmas Yet to Come segment:



He makes the most of it and adds another memorable portrayal to his long list of credits!



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