Cricket on the Hearth

Dec 18, 1967

0h 49m

★ 5.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Family

TV Movie

Production Companies

Rankin/Bass Productions

Thomas/Spelling Productions

Cricket on the Hearth Trailers

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Cast

Caleb (voice)

Danny Thomas

Bertha (voice)

Marlo Thomas

Cricket Crocket (voice)

Roddy McDowall

Tackleton (voice)

Hans Conried

Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)

Paul Frees

Edward (voice)

Ed Ames

Moll (voice)

Abbe Lane

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