..not the least scary. Leo G. Carrol was probably the worst actor they could have chosen. When he moans in frustration to Scrooge it is nothing more than a loud moan..not very scary. Poor choice and a boring ghost.
shareAt least there was a Marley in this version. In the previous version (1935), Marley heard but never appeared.
The all-time greatest Marley has to be Michael Hordern in the 1951 film (very camp, and with a wonderful shriek/moan). Alec Guinness (1970) is a close second.
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This version of Marley seemed to be on valium.
shareLeo G. Carroll's Marley was perfect. The Marley in the 1951 version was totally over the top with that moaning and shrieking that he did.
shareWhen Marley told Scrooge that he would be visited by 3 spirits, Scrooge asks something like "can't I have them all at once and be done with it?" The look on Marley's face was a killer. Loved it!
shareI do admit the 1951 shrieking Marley was better than the moaning 1938 one. Carroll was pretty much a stage actor and this was one of his first major movie roles. He loosened up more in the Hitchcock movies he was in.
shareI thought Leo Carrol looked the part, but it does seem a bit restrained and lacking in real misery.
shareCouldn't agree more! I like LGC but his Marley was a real snooze! Is that what the director asked for? He could've had LGC do it again.
If a director dislikes an actor, he'll get him to do several takes of a scene, then pick the worst one. Maybe the director didn't like LGC?
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