Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)
Charled Dicken's tale A Christmas Carol takes a contemporary jolt in this original musical set in modern-day Tennessee. Cyrus Flint is a mean old banker whose one and only concern is the welfare of Flint City Bank. Dennis and Laura Pritchett are two parents struggling to make enough money to pay for an operation their son needs. Flint is organizing a songwriting and singing contest with a $2000 first prize to promote his bank.
Released: Dec 18, 1979
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: Music, Family, TV Movie
Stars: Hoyt Axton, Lynn Anderson, Mel Tillis, Larry Gatlin, Julie Gregg, Tom T. Hall
Crew: Mel Mandel (Writer), Charles Dickens (Novel), Marc Daniels (Director), Joseph Cates (Producer), Norman Sachs (Music), Roy Christopher (Production Design)