Late Late Night FDL: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol

Late Late Night FDL: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol

via Firedoglake by Suzanne on 12/18/10

Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Part One,

Part Two,

Part Three, and

Part Four.

Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol was the first animated holiday special created specifically for television and originally aired on December 18, 1962.

Directed by Abe Levitow.  Henry G. Saperstein, Executive Producer, UPA Pictures.  Produced by Lee Orgel.  Story by Charles Dickens.  Adaptation by Barbara Chain.  Sequence direction by Gerard Baldwin, Steve Clark, and Duane Crowther.  Animation by Casey Onaitis, Hank Smith, Ed Solomon, John Walker, Tom McDonald, and Xenia.  Color styling by Jack Heiter, Bob Inman, Phill Norman (as Phil Norman), Dave Weidman, and Gloria Wood.  Film Editing by Earl Bennett, Sam Horta, Wayne Hughes, and George Probert.  Production Management by Earl Jonas.  Production Design by Corny Cole (as ‘Corny’ Cole), Lee Mishkin, Marty Murphy, Tony Rivera, Shirley Silvey, Bob Singer, Dick Ung (as Richard Ung), and Sam Weiss.

Voices by (in credits order) Jim Backus (Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr. Magoo); Morey Amsterdam (Brady, James); Jack Cassidy (Bob Cratchit); Royal Dano (Marley’s Ghost); Paul Frees (Stage Director, Charity Man, Fezziwig, Eyepatch Man, and Tall Tophat Man); Joan Gardner (Tiny Tim, Ghost of Christmas Past); John Hart (Billings, Stage Manager, and Milkman); Jane Kean (Belle); Marie Matthews (Young Scrooge); Laura Olsher (Mrs. Cratchit); and Les Tremayne (Ghost of Christmas Present).

Original Music by Jule Styne.  Lyrics by Bob Merrill. Incidental music composed by Walter Scharf.  Music Scored and Conducted by Walter Scharf.

Grab your razzleberry dressing and woffle jelly cake, put your feet up on the coffeetable, and try to keep the spitballs off the screen please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?

 

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