The Stingiest Man in Town

Jules Bass
1978-12-23

Meet Scrooge...
5.3
50 min

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

Name Character Team
Walter Matthau Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) Unowned
Tom Bosley B.A.H. Humbug (voice) Unowned
Theodore Bikel Marley's Ghost (voice) Unowned
Robert Morse Young Scrooge (voice) Unowned
Dennis Day Nephew Fred (voice) Unowned
Paul Frees Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) Unowned
Sonny Melendrez Bob Cratchit (voice) Unowned
Debra Clinger Martha Cratchit (voice) Unowned
Bobby Rolofson Tiny Tim (voice) Unowned
Steffi Calli Belinda Cratchit (voice) Unowned
Eric Hines Peter Cratchit (voice) Unowned
Dee Stratton Fred's Wife (voice) Unowned
Darlene Conley Mrs. Cratchit (voice) Unowned
Shelby Flint Belle (voice) Unowned
Diana Lee (voice) Unowned
Charles Matthau The Boy (voice) Unowned