The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)

Animation · TV Movie · Fantasy · Family

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.

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)
• Paul Frees as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
• Sonny Melendrez as Bob Cratchit (voice)
• Debra Clinger as Martha Cratchit (voice)
• Bobby Rolofson as Tiny Tim (voice)
• Steffi Calli as Belinda Cratchit (voice)

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