4 Films & TV Shows Set In New England During The 1850s
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Christmas Carol: The Movie
Massachusetts The 1850sThe film begins with a live-action sequence set in Boston in 1857, the site of a live reading by renowned novelist Dickens. As he begins his 'story of ghosts' a woman in the audience screams because she has seen a mouse and Dickens points out that this is appropriate since his story begins with a mouse. At this point the story turns into the animated version and Dickens explains that the mouse, na
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The Time Machine
Massachusetts California The 1970s The 1850s The 1870s The 17th CenturyA scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.
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All the Brothers Were Valiant
Massachusetts The 1850sMGM's Great Technicolor Romance! — In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.
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The Courtship of Miles Standish
Massachusetts The 1850s The 17th CenturyA short silent film based on the poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow