Scrooge (1951)
Alastair Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge. Sim's Scrooge is the definitive screen version of the character.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Brian Desmond Hurst directed the 1951 Scrooge with Alastair Sim, which remains the definitive adaptation. He was Northern Irish, served at Gallipoli, and was openly gay in a period when that carried substantial risk.