Cricket on the Hearth
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| Directed by: | Arthur Rankin, Jr. Jules Bass |
| Written by: | Romeo Muller Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Release date: | 1967 |
| Running time: | 49 minutes |
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Synopsis
Based on the story of the same title by Charles Dickens. In the story, A talking cricket helps an impoverished toy maker and his daughter, who has been blinded after hearing her beloved is lost at sea. It is book-ended by live-action segments hosted by Danny Thomas.
Songs
- Don’t Give Your Love Away
- Smiles Go With Tears
- Through My Eyes
- The First Christmas
- That Was Yesterday
- Fish and Chips
- Parade of the Toys
- Through My Eyes
- A Waltz for Christmas
Cast
- Danny Thomas: Caleb Plummer, Host
- Marlo Thomas: Bertha Plummer
- Ed Ames: Edward Belton
- Abbe Lane: Moll
- Roddy McDowall: Cricket Crockett
- Hans Conreid: Tackleton
- Paul Frees: Caw, Sea Captain, and others
- The Norman Luboff Choir
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