Cricket on the Hearth
5.4
“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.
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Cast
7 people
Danny Thomas
Caleb (voice)
Also in
The Danny Thomas Show
I'll See You in My Dreams
Marlo Thomas
Bertha (voice)
Known for
Ocean's Eight
LOL
Roddy McDowall
Cricket Crocket (voice)
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Fright Night
Hans Conried
Tackleton (voice)
Known for
Peter Pan
The Hobbit
Paul Frees
Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
Known for
The Fantastic Four
The Secret Squirrel Show
Ed Ames
Edward (voice)
Also in
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
Abbe Lane
Moll (voice)
Also in
Toto in Madrid
Chicago Syndicate
Jules Bass Director · Arthur Rankin Jr. Director Romeo Muller Writer
United States release December 18, 1967 · Produced in United States, Japan · Production Thomas/Spelling Productions
Production
Rankin/Bass Productions
Production
Thomas/Spelling Productions
Production
United States · Japan
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 18, 1967
TV
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