Who Is Your Favorite Ebenezer Scrooge?

From Lionel Barrymore to Jim Carrey, they have all played the main character of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol.’ The first movie version cast Tom Ricketts in the role the last time the Cubs won a World Series.

Ebenezer Scrooge may not be the most played role by an actor but over 35 people have reprised the role from British nobility to Scrooge McDuck, an animated version of the character with a strong resemblance to Walt Disney’s Donald Duck, according to an Internet Search. Patch was going to do a poll to let readers vote for their favorite Scrooge, but there are way too many for a credible contest so we invite you to share your memories in the comments beneath this story. Earlier: What Is a Humbug? Patch will give you some history to stimulate your memory and then we ask you to debate away. Would you believe Patch research showed the first person to play Scrooge in a movie was Tom Ricketts and the film was made in Chicago the last time the …

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