In our family, the Christmas season just wouldn't be the same without a viewing of the 1970 musical Scrooge. My sister and I grew up watching this film with our "Oma" Rozi because it was one of her favorites. Since her passing, we have watched it every year with our father because it is one of his f read more
Multiple actors have played Ebenezer Scrooge in numerous adaptations of Charles Dickens’ story “A Christmas Carol.” But one actor performed the role every year, creating a 20 year tradition. From 1934 to 1953, Lionel Barrymore came into homes over the radio as the miserly Scrooge who is visited read more
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Scrooge” (1970 read more
I bought this DVD last January when a local department store went belly up. Actually they knew the writing was on the wall when their parent company tried to sell them off, and they didn’t get one single offer. Two years ago The Old Movie House showed you the film “The Bishops Wif read more
