The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town

Information

Release DateDecember 23, 1978
Runtime50m
StatusReleased
ProductionRankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft
LanguagesEnglish
5.6
18 votes
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The Stingiest Man in Town

"Meet Scrooge..."

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Featured Cast

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)

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