On a bleak Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man, is visited by three spirits who take him on a journey through his past, present, and future. He witnesses the joy and love of others, and the bleakness of a life without compassion. Scrooge is transformed, filled with a newfound spirit of generosity and love. Starring Orson Welles as Ebenezer Scrooge, the cast included his wife, Virginia Nicolson as Belle, and Joseph Cotten as Fred.