Cricket on the Hearth

1967 • Directed by

Jules Bass

Animation, Family, TV Movie

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.