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Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)
Charles Dickens' "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 $2,000 first prize to promote his bank.
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Charles Dickens' "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 $2,000 first prize to promote his bank.
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Genre:Music, Family, TV Movie
Written By:Mel Mandel
In Theaters:12/18/1979
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Runtime:120 minutes
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Cast
Marc Daniels
Director
Hoyt Axton
Cyrus Flint
Lynn Anderson
Laura Pritchett
Mel Tillis
Dennis Pritchett
Larry Gatlin
Roger
Julie Gregg
Joan
Tom T. Hall
Ghost of Jacob Burley
Barbara Mandrell
Emmy
Martha Raye
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Statler Brothers
The Flint City Four
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Dottie West
Annabelle Williams
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