| December 1, 2003 The
Scroogiest of Them All!
Since we knew that Anthony
Di Marco was writing a feature on Charles Dickens and his most famous creation,
Ebenezer Scrooge, we decided to ask our writers and editors to vote for their favorite
onscreen rapacious creditor. They saw the list that Di Marco used, but not his
results. Here are their picks -- compare them to "DVD Roundup" to see the
results.
With five votes each, two Brits and one American took first
place:
- Michael Caine: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Walt
Disney Home Video
- Albert Finney: Scrooge (1970) Paramount
- George C. Scott: A Christmas Carol (TV-1984) 20th
Century Fox Home Entertainment
With four votes apiece, two Brits and one American took
second place:
- Bill Murray: Scrooged (1988) Paramount
- Alastair Sim: A Christmas Carol (1951) VCI Home Video
- Patrick Stewart: A Christmas Carol (TV-1999) Warner
Home Video
Third place went to four actors, all given two votes each:
- Jim Backus: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962)
Sony Music
- Reginald Owen: A Christmas Carol (1938) MGM
- Jack Palance: Ebenezer (TV-1997) Platinum Disc
Corporation
- Henry Winkler: An American Christmas Carol (1979)
Image Entertainment
All of the performances and titles listed are available on
DVD except Reginald Owen's A Christmas Carol, and our guess is that MGM will
bring that out by the end of next year. |
