In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
Score
Jule Styne wrote the songs — that's *Gypsy* and *Funny Girl* energy
Acting
Jim Backus somehow makes Magoo's obliviousness genuinely moving
Production
Meta-stage framing lets UPA cut corners beautifully
Director
Abe Levitow
Jim Backus
Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Morey Amsterdam
Brady / James (voice)
Jack Cassidy
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Royal Dano
Marley's Ghost (voice)
Paul Frees
Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
Joan Gardner
Tiny Tim / Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Jane Kean
Belle (voice)
Les Tremayne
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
John Hart
Billings / Stage Manager / Milkman (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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