“To have a Cricket on the Hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!”

Cricket on the Hearth (1967)

Name: Cricket on the Hearth
Director: Jules Bass
Genre: Animation, Family, TV Movie
Released: 1967-12-18
Duration: 49 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall, Hans Conried, Paul Frees

December 18, 196749mEN

5.3

19 votes

Animation Family TV Movie

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Overview

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.

Director

Jules Bass

Writers

Arthur Rankin, Jr., Romeo Muller, Charles Dickens