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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962 · 52 min

A cozy, tuneful holiday treat that blends gentle Dickensian warmth with the star's lovable bumbling.

Directed by
Abe Levitow
Genres
Animation, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy
Overview
In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.

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Directed by
Abe Levitow
Genres
Animation, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • greed
  • family
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, family, tv movie, comedy
Directed by
Abe Levitow
Starring
Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Jane Kean, Marie Matthews
Music
Walter Scharf, Jule Styne
Runtime
52 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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