"A Christmas Carol" question (Sim, colorized)

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I found this bit of trivia at IMDb: “When the film was colorized, an introduction was filmed by actor Patrick Macnee who extolled its virtues and claimed it as a favorite of his without ever mentioning that he appeared in it as the young Jacob Marley.” A Christmas Carol (1951) - Trivia - IMDb

I have the DVD, and I found this really hard to believe. But I re-checked the intro and closing segments and I was astounded to find this is absolutely correct!

It was colorized in 1989, so it was first broadcast then or later, and I’m sure I watched this at the time. IIRC there were other Macnee segments used at commercial breaks, which naturally would not be included on a videocassette or the DVD. I’m pretty sure that in one of them he mentions he played the young Marley. In fact, I think that may have been the first time that I realized that. His name’s in the credits, of course, but without his role.

Does anyone else remember this from the broadcast?

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I’m not sure if I saw it that year, but I know I saw that 3 or 4 years–more or less–in a row right around that time and remember the Macnee “filler.”

IIRC, that was the first time I realized this version was originally called “Scrooge.”

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One bump.