If nothing else, this film is a winner simply because of the casual, frequent use of this word.
“Merry Christ–”
“Humbug!”
“Happy New Ye– ”
“HUMBUG!”
A Christmas Carol is the film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel. It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim), a heartless, grumpy old man who hates Christmas and everyone who celebrates it. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his long-dead legal partner, Jacob Marley (Michael Horden), who warns him that Scrooge’s negative actions in life are setting him up for a Hell so bad, Dante’s circles look like a vacation in Aruba. His only chance for salvation is to accompany three spirits on a soul-searching adventure through the Christmases of his past, present, and future.