The Stingiest Man in Town
Meet Scrooge...
1978 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
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| Writer: | Romeo Muller, Janice Torre, Charles Dickens |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 23, 1978 |
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| Director: | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Writer: | Romeo Muller, Janice Torre, Charles Dickens |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | holiday, based on novel or book, magic, charity, uncle nephew relationship, employer employee relationship, christmas spirit, christmas, drastic change of life, talking animal, fantasy, animation, ghost story for christmas, forgiveness and reconciliation |
| Production Companies | Topcraft, Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Walter Matthau | Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
| 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) |
| Bobby Rolofson | Tiny Tim (voice) |
| Steffi Calli | Belinda Cratchit (voice) |
| Eric Hines | Peter Cratchit (voice) |
| Dee Stratton | Fred's Wife (voice) |
| Darlene Conley | Mrs. Cratchit (voice) |
| Shelby Flint | Belle (voice) |
| Diana Lee | (voice) |
| Charles Matthau | The Boy (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jules Bass | Director |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Director |
| Romeo Muller | Writer |
| Fred Spielman | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| Janice Torre | Writer, Lyricist |
| Paul Coker Jr. | Production Design |
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Tooru Hara | Animation Coordinator |
| Tsuguyuki Kubo | Animation Supervisor |
| Minoru Nishida | Background Designer |
| Katsuhisa Yamada | Animation Director |
| Yoshiko Sasaki | Animation |
| Hidemi Kubo | Layout |
| Tadakatsu Yoshida | Layout |
| Ikko Kobayashi | Layout |
| Bernard Hoffer | Music |
| Masahiro Yoshida | Animation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Bass | Producer |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
| Masaki Îzuka | Associate Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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