Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
To have a Cricket on the Hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!
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.
- Date of release
- 1967-12-18
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 49m
- Genres
- Animation, Family, TV Movie
- Director
- Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Cricket on the Hearth
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