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3 PS: Favorite Theatrical, Television, Direct-to-Video, or Streaming Ebenezer Scrooge (Pending)

Favorite Theatrical, Direct-to-Video, Streaming, or Digital Ebenezer Scrooge

Which of these theatrical, direct-to-video, streaming, or digital title releases that feature Ebenezer Scrooge or a Scrooge-like proxy*, that is directly or indirectly adapted from Charles Dicken's 1843 novella, "A Christmas Carol" is your favorite portrayal? *includes characters playing Scrooge but under a modified or an alternative name

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4112214292/

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Favorite TV Movie or TV Special Ebenezer Scrooge

Which of these selected television movies or television specials (> 45minutes) that feature Ebenezer Scrooge or a Scrooge-like proxy*, that is directly or indirectly adapted from Charles Dicken's 1843 novella, "A Christmas Carol" is your favorite portrayal? *includes characters playing Scrooge but under a modified or an alternative name

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4112297988/

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Favorite TV Series, TV Episode, or TV Short Ebenezer Scrooge

Which of these selected television series, television episodes, television shorts, or alternatively labeled title (as a television special) that feature Ebenezer Scrooge or a Scrooge-like proxy*, that is directly or indirectly adapted from Charles Dicken's 1843 novella, "A Christmas Carol" is your favorite portrayal? *includes characters playing Scrooge but under a modified or an alternative name

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4112220326/

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#EbenezerScrooge #AChristmasStory Sources: Wiki: Ebenezer Scrooge Portrayals and Wiki: A Christmas Carol Adaptations

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Easy to answer:

  1. Theatrical is a tie between Reginald Owen and Alistair Sim
  2. TV Movie is easily George C. Scott
  3. TV episode is Basil Rathbone

My overall winner would be George C. Scott.

The worst to play Scrooge are Jim Carrey and Patrick Stewart.  I expect Johnny Depp to join this list as the previews for his movie are awful.

I have read A Christmas Carol at least fifty times and have seen many, many versions.

I also suggested this same poll probably fifteen years ago for Christmas, but it wasn't chosen then.  There have been many additions to the list since then.