The Stingiest Man in Town
movie
Meet Scrooge...
Released December 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
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)
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Steffi Calli
as
Belinda Cratchit (voice)
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Eric Hines
as
Peter Cratchit (voice)
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Dee Stratton
as
Fred's Wife (voice)
Crew
Jules Bass
as
Director
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
as
Director
Romeo Muller
as
Writer
Jules Bass
as
Producer
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
as
Producer
Paul Coker Jr.
as
Production Design
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Fred Spielman
as
Songs
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Janice Torre
as
Lyricist
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Janice Torre
as
Writer
Charles Dickens
as
Novel
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Fred Spielman
as
Original Music Composer
Tooru Hara
as
Animation Coordinator