Back to browse
56% Critic Match
The Stingiest Man in Town
“Meet Scrooge...”
5.6 / 10• 1978• 50m•NR• English
AnimationTV MovieFantasyFamily
Storyline
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 & Crew
Walter Matthau
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Lead
Tom Bosley
B.A.H. Humbug (voice)
Theodore Bikel
Marley's Ghost (voice)
Robert Morse
Young Scrooge (voice)
Dennis Day
Nephew Fred (voice)
Paul Frees
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Sonny Melendrez
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Debra Clinger
Martha Cratchit (voice)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jules Bass's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Stingiest Man in Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
