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Auction History Result 3j0190 CHRISTMAS CAROL style A 1/2sh 1951 Dickens holiday classic, Sim as Scrooge, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/20/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Scrooge (released in the U.S. as "A Christmas Carol"), the 1951 Brian Desmond Hurst English holiday fantasy melodrama ("These wonderful words have warmed the hearts of millions the world over"; "'God bless us, every one!'..."; "'Christmas? Bah! Humbug!'"; "'I'm sure we shall none of us forget Tiny Tim!'"; "'Christmas has done me good... And will do me good... And I say, God Bless It!'"; "A new screen triumph!"; "This is Scrooge. He thought Christmas was a humbug... until he saw a ghost!"; "Now! The story that has brought joy to millions!"; "Now the most beloved story of all time reaches new heights of greatness on the screen!"; "The holiday picture of all time! Charles Dickens' joyous classic!"; based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens) starring Alastair Sim (billed as "The Incomparable Alastair Sim"; in the title role "as Scrooge"), Kathleen Harrison, Clifford Mollison ("By Special Arrangement"), Jack Warner ("By Permission of the J.A.R.O."), Carol Marsh, Mervyn Johns ("Bob Cratchit. Scrooge didn't appreciate him, but his family did."), Hermione Baddeley (as Mrs. Cratchit), Michael Hordern ("The ghost Scrooge saw - and a very frightening ghost he was."; as Jacob Marley's Ghost), John Charlesworth (as Peter Cratchit), Francis De Wolff (as the Spirit of Christmas Present), Glyn Dearman ("Tiny Tim - God bless his 'God bless us every one!'"), Michael Dolan (as the Spirit of Christmas Past), C. Konarski (as the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come), Brian Worth ("Fred - he wasn't afraid of ghosts - he wasn't even afraid of Scrooge!"), Rona Anderson ("Fred thought she was worth being disinherited for... and so will you!"), and George Cole NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this style A half-sheet, and it sold for $753! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster has small separation at the left edge of the center horizontal fold and separation in the right edge of the center horizontal fold that slightly extends into the image background. It has a tear at upper left and a small area of paper loss in the lower right blank border. It has a 4" semi-circular crease through the "a" in the title. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition and after a relatively simple paperbacking the rare poster will look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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