The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)
| The Stingiest Man in Town | |
|---|---|
Basil Rathbone as Scrooge | |
| Genre | Christmas Family-musical |
| Written by | Charles Dickens Janice Torre |
| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Music by | Fred Spielman Janice Torre |
| Production | |
| Producer | Joel Spector |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Production companies | Showcase Productions, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 23, 1956 |
The Stingiest Man in Town is a 1956 American musical television special directed by Daniel Petrie. It aired on December 23, 1956, as part of the NBC anthology series The Alcoa Hour. The production is a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, with music by Fred Spielman and lyrics by Janice Torre. It is notable for being the first musical version of A Christmas Carol to be televised in color.