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Cricket on the Hearth

1967 · 49 min

A gentle, song-filled holiday comfort watch with storybook charm and a soft sentimental tug.

Directed by
Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Genres
Animation, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall
Tagline
To have a Cricket on the Hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!
Overview
A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Genres
Animation, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • healing
  • faith
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, family, tv movie
Directed by
Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Written by
Romeo Muller, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Starring
Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall, Hans Conried, Paul Frees, Ed Ames, Abbe Lane
Music
Maury Laws
Runtime
49 min
Country
United States of America, Japan
Languages
English

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