During the finale medley, they would cut from when Scrooge shouts down to the charity guys "No sirs--it is I who should thank you!" and then suddenly to the dance in the town square.
I'm seriously beginning to doubt the existence of the two scenes mentioned. I truly believe that poster was recalling scenes from another version of Scrooge. I mean--I kid you not--I watched the crap out of this movie every time it aired on tv and I flat out have no idea what he's talking about...
Thanks, Chris. But, hmm...I'm not sure if I believe that post. I think he's recalling a scene from either the George C. Scott or Kelsey Grammer versions. He recalls, "The first scene missing, is when the ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the children of Want and Ignorance from beneath his...
Are you sure the syndicated version was longer than the theatrical version? Whenever I saw it, it was actually much shorter. They cut out some verses from the finale; they also cut out the scenes of Scrooge in hell. I watched the film on its earliest network airing circa 1972--these scenes were...
If it's coming, I hope they at least did a little clean-up on whatever print they use. The print on the current dvd looks kinda shabby. And if they have audio commentary by Finney & Bricusse?? I'm in!