1967
5.0 (19 votes)
0h 49m
Official Website
Genres
Animation
Family
TV Movie
Production Companies
Rankin/Bass Productions
Thomas/Spelling Productions
Thomas/Spelling Productions
Cricket on the Hearth
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.
Key Crew
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Writer: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Romeo Muller
Top 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)
