A Christmas Carol 1938  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn, Barry MacKay, Lynne Carver, Leo G. Carroll, June Lockhart, Ann Rutherford, Halliwell Hobbes, Lionel Braham, D'Arcy Corrigan, Ronald Sinclair, Bunny Beatty, John O'Day
This early version of "A Christmas Carol" is worth watching. Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Present, Past, and Future (Ann Rutherford, Lionel Braham, and D'Arcy Corrigan), and they convince him to reassess his treatment of Tiny Tim (Terry Kilburn) and his family.
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Evergreen 1934 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour, Barry MacKay, Ivor MacLaren, Hartley Power
This is the story of two generations of women. The first is music-hall star Harriet Green (Jessie Matthews), who retires from show business to marry a marquis. When blackmailed before her marriage, she leaves for South America. Years later, after Harriet's death, her daughter (also played by Jessie Matthews) poses as her own mother. Problems occur when she meets the marquis.
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The Private Life of Don Juan 1934  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes, Joan Gardner, Benita Hume, Clifford Heatherley, Barry MacKay, Melville Cooper, Bruce Winston, Gina Malo, Claud Allister, Heather Thatcher, Diana Napier, Owen Nares, Athene Seyler
Returning to Seville following his exile, the aging Don Juan (Douglas Fairbanks) is now married to Dolores (Benita Hume). When he learns that Rodrigo (Barry MacKay) has been impersonating him, Don Juan seeks to reclaim his old reputation as the great lover by having an affair with Antonia (Merle Oberon). Adventures ensue, but when Dolores is finally able to make her point about his infidelities, a relieved Don Juan climbs the ladder to her balcony, and they are reunited forever.
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| 1. A Christmas Carol (1938)
2. Evergreen (1934)
3. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
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