This screen adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic was co-written by star Seymour Hicks, who portrayed lead character Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge, a miserly gentleman cares more for his money than anything else in the world. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner Jacob Marley, who warns him that he will suffer a similar fate as his of eternal damnation if he doesn't change his ways. Subsequent visits to Scrooge by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show Scrooge the follies of his ways and sets him on the right path.