An American Christmas Carol (1979)

Movie Summary

In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans.

Is it available on DVD?

Yes.

2021 Dates, Times, and Channels

Not airing this week

This movie normally airs throughout the holiday season on the Turner Movie Classics Channel. For a complete schedule of dates and times, please click here.

Year Released

1979

Cast Includes

Henry Winkler (Benedict Slade), Dorian Harewood (Matt Reeves), Susan Hogan (Helen Brewster), David Wayne (Merrivale), Chris Wiggins (Mr. Nathaniel Brewster), R.H. Thompson (Thatcher), Ken Pogue (Jack Latham), Gerard Parkes (Jessup), Tammy Bourne (Sarah Thatcher), Christopher Crabb (Tim)