Director: Eric Till
Surrogate Scrooge: "Benedict Slade" (Henry Winkler)
We were just in 1932 with the song "It's Winter Again" and we're moving just one figurative year ahead with the 1933-set TV-movie "An American Christmas Carol" from the literal year of 1979!
This adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" transplants the story to Depression-era New Hampshire, but includes most of the traditional plot elements.
It's probably most notable in that the Scrooge character, here named "Benedict Slade," is played by Henry Winkler who was then right in the middle of his run as "The Fonz" on the highly popular "Happy Days" TV-series.
Here are some clips related to the Blu-ray/DVD release from Shout! Factory (some spoilers):
I switched the order a bit so they'd flow chronologically.
You can also watch an official video on YouTube:
If you haven't seen it, take a look and we'll discuss!
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