The Stingiest Man in Town

5.3

50 minutes

12/23/1978

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 List

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)
Eric Hines
as Peter Cratchit (voice)
Dee Stratton
as Fred's Wife (voice)
Darlene Conley
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Shelby Flint
as Belle (voice)
Diana Lee
as (voice)
Charles Matthau
as The Boy (voice)