Cricket on the Hearth

Animation, Family, TV Movie

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Jules Bass

Status Released

Release Date 1967-12-18

Storyline

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.

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