Lionel Barrymore, George C. Scott, Patrick Stewart — and you. On Christmas Eve, we're all reading Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol." ...

The best "Christmas Carol" ever Forget Patrick Stewart, Alastair Sim and ... Which is to say that on television, radio and stage, Scrooge has been essayed by the likes of Lionel Barrymore, ...

You might think “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens’ fable of redemption, is just a part the holiday. But in fact, ... Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge. (CBS) Lionel ...

Lionel Barrymore was one of the most renowned interpreters of Ebenezer Scrooge during the 1930s and 1940s, having voiced the character for years in a popular radio adaptation of A Christmas Carol ...

Owen, who replaced an ailing Lionel Barrymore, is delightful as Scrooge. And while there are many changes from Dickens’ darker original story, the ’38 version is a charming Christmas fantasy ...

Neither do the 1951 British film version with Alistair Sim as Scrooge nor the 1930s radio reading of the tale by Lionel Barrymore. These too never disappoint, and I hope they will be readily available ...

So powerful was Barrymore’s portrayal of acerbic authority figures, though, that he was also the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge in radio broadcasts of “A Christmas Carol” between 1934 and 1953. Barrymore ...

Lionel Barrymore bio. Find out all of the tv shows, ... He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades.

A Christmas Carol Redux offers something for everyone. For traditionalists, there's the full broadast of the classic Lionel Barrymore edition. For those who prefer a thoughtful - and challenging ...