Two adaptations of A Christmas Carol
Richard Diamond, Private Detective starring Richard Diamond, originally broadcast December 24, 1949, 74 years ago, "A Christmas Carol". The famous story by Charles Dickens, but done by Richard Diamond, the private detective, and his friends.
Then The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart, originally broadcast December 20, 1953, 70 years ago, Britt Ponsett's Christmas Carol. The story of "A Christmas Carol" is retold with a western motif. Howard McNear is featured in the Scrooge character.