
Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
5.0|18 Dec, 1967|49 min
To have a Cricket on the Hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!
5.0|18 Dec, 1967|49 min
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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.
Keywords
holiday
cricket
toy maker
christmas
live action and animation
toymaker
Casts

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)
Crews

Jules Bass
Director

Romeo Muller
Writer

Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Writer

Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director

Charles Dickens
Novel

Maury Laws
Songs

Jules Bass
Lyricist

Maury Laws
Original Music Composer
Rod Willis
Animation Supervisor
Don Duga
Production Design

Paul Coker Jr.
Production Design
Jiro Yanase
Animation Manager
Ronald Jacobs
Executive In Charge Of Production

Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer

Danny Thomas
Executive Producer
Backdrops & Posters
