Cricket on the Hearth

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Cricket on the Hearth (1967)

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

“To have a Cricket on the Hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!”

Animation, Family, TV Movie · 49m

A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

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Cast

Danny Thomas Caleb (voice) Marlo Thomas Bertha (voice) Roddy McDowall Cricket Crocket (voice) Hans Conried Tackleton (voice) Paul Frees Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice) Ed Ames Edward (voice) Abbe Lane Moll (voice)

Crew

Director
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writer
Romeo Muller, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Novel
Charles Dickens
Original Music Composer
Maury Laws

Details

Release date
1967-12-18
Runtime
49m
Genres
Animation, Family, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America, Japan
Production
Rankin/Bass Productions, Thomas/Spelling Productions