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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Rankin/Bass Productions, Thomas/Spelling Productions
Keywords
- holiday
- cricket
- toy maker
- christmas
- live action and animation
- toymaker
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Top Cast
Danny Thomas as Caleb (voice)
Marlo Thomas as Bertha (voice)
Roddy McDowall as Cricket Crocket (voice)
Hans Conried as Tackleton (voice)
Paul Frees as Messenger
Ed Ames as Edward (voice)
Abbe Lane as Moll (voice)
Top Crew
Jules Bass · Director
Arthur Rankin Jr. · Director, Writer
Romeo Muller · Writer
Charles Dickens · Novel
Maury Laws · Composer
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