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The Stingiest Man in Town

The Stingiest Man in Town
★ 5.6/10•1978•50m•Animation•TV Movie•Fantasy

Meet Scrooge...

An animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol from Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass -- the duo behind some of the most enduring Christmas specials ever (including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Reinvented as a 49-minute musical, this charming cartoon stars the voice of Walter Matthau as the bedeviled Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the Jiminy Cricket-type narrator, B. Humbug, Esq. It features animation by Japanese studio Topcraft, known for their work on other Rankin/Bass films such as The Hobbit, The Flight of Dragons, and The Last Unicorn.

Romeo Muller · Writer

Jules Bass · Director

Arthur Rankin Jr. · Director

Janice Torre · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 23, 1978

Actors

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

B.A.H. Humbug (voice)

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Marley's Ghost (voice)

Robert Morse

Robert Morse

Young Scrooge (voice)

Dennis Day

Dennis Day

Nephew Fred (voice)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Sonny Melendrez

Sonny Melendrez

Bob Cratchit (voice)

Debra Clinger

Debra Clinger

Martha Cratchit (voice)

Bobby Rolofson

Bobby Rolofson

Tiny Tim (voice)

Steffi Calli

Belinda Cratchit (voice)

Eric Hines

Peter Cratchit (voice)

Dee Stratton

Fred's Wife (voice)

Darlene Conley

Darlene Conley

Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Shelby Flint

Belle (voice)

Diana Lee

(voice)

Charles Matthau

Charles Matthau

The Boy (voice)

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