Welles and Barrymore In “A Christmas Carol”
From Christmas Eve 1939, here is Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, performing “A Christmas Carol,” by you-know-who, featuring Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge. Everything clicked that evening, and if you’ve never heard this outstanding hour-long radio adaptation, I highly recommend it.
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P.S. Orson Welles’ 1938 version, which is quite different in tone and presentation, especially because Welles himself performs Scrooge, is available here on Keep The Coffee Coming.
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