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The Stingiest Man in Town

Meet Scrooge...

1978★ 5.6 · 1850mAnimationTV MovieFantasyFamily

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.

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Trailer · Opening Carol from The Stingiest Man in Town

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Cast

Walter Matthau
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Tom Bosley
as B.A.H. Humbug (voice)

Paul Frees
as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Theodore Bikel
as Marley's Ghost (voice)

Robert Morse
as Young Scrooge (voice)

Darlene Conley
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Charles Matthau
as The Boy (voice)

Dennis Day
as Nephew Fred (voice)

Debra Clinger
as Martha Cratchit (voice)

Sonny Melendrez
as Bob Cratchit (voice)

Eric Hines
as Peter Cratchit (voice)

Bobby Rolofson
as Tiny Tim (voice)

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Release date: 1978-12-23

Runtime: 0h 50m

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AnimationTV MovieFantasyFamily

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