Ghost Hunter

"A Christmas Carol" (1938)- My favorite version of the Dickens tale. Reginald Owen is the greatest Scrooge, as Sean Connery is the greatest James Bond. Owen shows mastery of his craft as the bitter, angry, and sad man who lashes out at the world and covets all. He must do so or admit to his own faults and terrible life. The Ghost of the Past admonishes him "It's men of greed like you who have long forgotten gratitude". His response of confusion, realization and insult is pure gold. See this one. It's nostalgia and brilliance wrapped in a present. Additionally, the Lockhart family is half the cast. They were much like the Barrymore family. Anyone who knows "Lassie" or "Lost in Space" will be surprised to see Bob Cratchit's daughter.