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* UncreditedRole: Creator/KennethWaller as a party guest.
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* ActingForTwo: In the stage adaptation, the actors who play Harry (Scrooge’s nephew) and his wife Helen also play young adult Scrooge and Isabel.
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* ActingForTwo: In the stage adaptation, the actors who play Harry (Scrooge’s nephew) (Fred in the book) and his wife Helen also play young adult Scrooge and Isabel.
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* ActingForTwo: In the stage adaptation, the actors who play Harry (Scrooge’s nephew) and his wife Helen also play young adult Scrooge and Isabel.
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* CutSong: Marley's big musical number was cut from the film, although the lead-in remains intact. It was called "Make the Most of This World" and was restored when the film was adapted into a stage musical with Creator/JonPertwee as Marley and Anthony Newley as Scrooge.
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* CutSong: Marley's big musical number was cut from the film, although the lead-in remains intact. It was called "Make the Most of This World" and was restored when the film was adapted into a stage musical with Creator/JonPertwee as Marley and Anthony Newley Creator/AnthonyNewley as Scrooge.
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* UnderageCasting UnderageCasting: Creator/AlbertFinney was only 34 when he played Scrooge.Scrooge, the upshot being that he was able to play the young adult version of the character as well, a rarity among major film adaptations.
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* BreakwayPopHit: "Thank You very Much" became a big hit on the airwaves.
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* BreakwayPopHit: "Thank You very Much" became a big hit on the airwaves.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/AlecGuinness did not enjoy doing this movie. It required much more time than he expected, with the need of wires and a harness for his floating character. He suffered a double-hernia that required surgery to repair.
* CutSong: Marley's big musical number was cut from the film, although the lead-in remains intact. It was called "Make the Most of This Life" and was restored when the film was adapted into a stage musical with Creator/JonPertwee as Marley and Anthony Newley as Scrooge.
* DawsonCasting: Scrooge's nephew Fred was played by 46-year-old Michael Medwin, while Scrooge himself was played by 34-year-oldAlbert Finney.Creator/AlbertFinney.
* CutSong: Marley's big musical number was cut from the film, although the lead-in remains intact. It was called "Make the Most of This Life" and was restored when the film was adapted into a stage musical with Creator/JonPertwee as Marley and Anthony Newley as Scrooge.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/RichardHarris and Creator/RexHarrison were offered the lead role before it went to Finney.
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* Not sure what trope this falls under, but both Scrooge and Marley played characters that were represented in younger form by Creator/EwanMcGregor : Creator/AlbertFinney shared the role of Edward Bloom with him in Film/BigFish, and Creator/AlecGuiness originated the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Franchise/StarWars before McGregor played him in the prequels over twenty years later.
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* RecycledSet: The film was shot at Shepperton Studios, where ''Film/{{Oliver}}'' had been made 2 years earlier and reused many of the sets from that film which were still held in storage. Both films were photographed by acclaimed cinematographer Oswald Morris.
* ScullyBox: In the book, the Ghost of Christmas Present is described as a giant. Kenneth More, who was only 5'7", wore 12 inch high stilts to make him appear much taller than Scrooge.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/RichardHarrisand had to bow out of the role of Scrooge, after he was forced to take over the direction of ''The Hero'' in Israel. Creator/RexHarrison were offered agreed to play the lead role before it went to Finney.
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* ScullyBox: In the book, the Ghost of Christmas Present is described as a giant. Kenneth More, who was only 5'7", wore 12 inch high stilts to make him appear much taller than Scrooge.
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* EditedForSyndication: Scrooge's descent into Hell was cut from some TV versions.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of the Gentlemen of Charity is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Mr. Salt]].
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