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Rankin/Bass Productions
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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.
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)
Paul Coker Jr.
Production Design
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director
Jules Bass
Director
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Danny Thomas
Executive Producer
Maury Laws
Original Music Composer
Maury Laws
Songs
Jules Bass
Lyricist
Charles Dickens
Novel
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Writer
Romeo Muller
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