The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
AnimationTV MovieFantasyFamily
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.
Directors: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass.
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Walter Matthau as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
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Tom Bosley as B.A.H. Humbug (voice) |
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Theodore Bikel as Marley's Ghost (voice) |
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Robert Morse as Young Scrooge (voice) |
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Dennis Day as Nephew Fred (voice) |
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Paul Frees as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) |
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Sonny Melendrez as Bob Cratchit (voice) |
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Debra Clinger as Martha Cratchit (voice) |
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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) |
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Darlene Conley as Mrs. Cratchit (voice) |
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Shelby Flint as Belle (voice) |
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Diana Lee as (voice) |
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Charles Matthau as The Boy (voice) |
| Directing | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Director |
| Directing | Jules Bass | Director |
| Writing | Romeo Muller | Writer |
| Production | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
| Art | Paul Coker Jr. | Production Design |
| Writing | Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Sound | Fred Spielman | Songs |
| Writing | Janice Torre | Writer |
| Production | Jules Bass | Producer |
| Writing | Janice Torre | Lyricist |
| Sound | Fred Spielman | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Tooru Hara | Animation Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Tsuguyuki Kubo | Animation Supervisor |
| Art | Minoru Nishida | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Katsuhisa Yamada | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiko Sasaki | Animation |
| Directing | Hidemi Kubo | Layout |
| Directing | Tadakatsu Yoshida | Layout |
| Directing | Ikko Kobayashi | Layout |
| Sound | Bernard Hoffer | Music |
| Production | Masaki Îzuka | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Yoshida | Animation |
