The Stingiest Man in Town 45 years old
Meet Scrooge...
This cartoon version of A Christmas Carol hails from the production house of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass--the team that brought you just about every other Christmas special you saw as a kid (including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Reinvented as a 49-minute musical ghost story, Stingiest stars the voice of Walter Matthau as the bedeviled Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the Jiminy Cricket-type narrator, B. Humbug, Esq.
Credits
The Stingiest Man in Town Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Theodore Bikel He was 54, 91 years old when he died | as Marley's Ghost (voice) |
| Walter Matthau He was 58, 79 years old when he died | as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
| Paul Frees He was 58, 66 years old when he died | as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) |
| Robert Morse He was 47, now 93 years old | as Young Scrooge (voice) |
| Tom Bosley He was 51, 83 years old when he died | as B.A.H. Humbug (voice) |
| Dennis Day He was 62, 72 years old when he died | as Nephew Fred (voice) |
| Sonny Melendrez He was 32, now 78 years old | as Bob Cratchit (voice) |
The Stingiest Man in Town Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Charles Dickens as Story. He was 166 (58) years old when He died | Writing |
| Jules Bass as Director. He was 43 (now 89) years old | Directing |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. as Director. He was 54 (now 100) years old | Directing |
| Romeo Muller as Writer. He was 50 (64) years old when He died | Writing |
The Stingiest Man in Town (45 years)
Meet Scrooge...
- Release day: Saturday, December 23, 1978
- Runtime: 51 minutes