Movie
The Stingiest Man in Town
Released: December 23, 1978 (1978)
Runtime: 50 minutes
Genres: Animation, TV Movie, Fantasy, Family
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Dennis Day as Nephew Fred (voice)
Age at release: 62
- Walter Matthau as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Age at release: 58
- Paul Frees as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Age at release: 58
- Theodore Bikel as Marley's Ghost (voice)
Age at release: 54
- Tom Bosley as B.A.H. Humbug (voice)
Age at release: 51
- Robert Morse as Young Scrooge (voice)
Age at release: 47
- Debra Clinger as Martha Cratchit (voice)
Age at release: 26
- Bobby Rolofson as Tiny Tim (voice)
Age at release: 10
- Sonny Melendrez as Bob Cratchit (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
- Steffi Calli as Belinda Cratchit (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Darlene Conley as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Age at release: 44
- Shelby Flint as Belle (voice)
Age at release: 39
- Charles Matthau as The Boy (voice)
Age at release: 16
- Eric Hines as Peter Cratchit (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
- Dee Stratton as Fred's Wife (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
- Diana Lee as (voice)
Age at release: Unknown