The Stingiest Man in Town
Release Date: 1978-12-23
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.3 / 10
Cast
Walter Matthau
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Tom Bosley
as B.A.H. Humbug (voice)
Theodore Bikel
as Marley's Ghost (voice)
Robert Morse
as Young Scrooge (voice)
Dennis Day
as Nephew Fred (voice)
Crew
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Romeo Muller - Writer
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Jules Bass - Director
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Arthur Rankin, Jr. - Director
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Paul Coker Jr. - Production Design
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Janice Torre - Lyricist
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