The Stingiest Man in Town
Seen it?1978 | 50 min | Animation, TV Movie, Fantasy, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved How the Grinch Stole Christmas! or Mickey's Christmas Carol, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 50 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
- Walter MatthauEbenezer Scrooge (voice)
- Tom BosleyB.A.H. Humbug (voice)
- Theodore BikelMarley's Ghost (voice)
- Robert MorseYoung Scrooge (voice)
- Dennis DayNephew Fred (voice)
- Paul FreesGhost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- Sonny MelendrezBob Cratchit (voice)
- Debra ClingerMartha Cratchit (voice)
- Bobby RolofsonTiny Tim (voice)
- Steffi CalliBelinda Cratchit (voice)