Rhubarb (1951)
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the ... See full summary »
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Eric Yeager -
Polly Sickles -
Thaddeus J. Banner -
Len Sickles -
Myra Banner -
P. Duncan Munk -
Orlando Dill -
Dud Logan
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Doom
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Pheeny -
Mr. Fisher
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Director:
Arthur LubinWriters:
Dorothy Davenport (screenplay), Francis M. Cockrell (screenplay), H. Allen Smith (based on the novel by), David Stern (additional dialogue)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Fourteen different cats portrayed Rhubarb at different points in the film. Each cat was trained to do a different trick. Three of the most identical cats appeared in the courtroom scene where Polly Sickles has to choose which one is the real Rhubarb.
Quotes
Ball Player:
A Rhubarb. It's a donnybrook... a dust-up...
Eric Yeager:
Lady, you know what happens at a sale, when two women get hold of the same dress? THAT's a Rhubarb!
Goofs
Near the beginning of the movie when Rhubarb is being chased by dogs across the golf course, Rhubarb runs into the bushes a golf ball lying on the ground shifts positions (without being touched) one second before the dogs enter the bushes.
Crazy Credits
The opening cast list ends: "and introducing the newest addition to Hollywood's great galaxy of stars -- that dynamic, exciting, scintillating personality RHUBARB (by special arrangement with the S.P.C.A.) ...A.H.A. Y.M.C.A. U.C.L.A. B.P.O.E. R.F.C.)"
Soundtracks
FRIENDLY FINANCE COMPANYWritten by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by chorus in parody TV commercial
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Genres
Comedy | Family | SportDetails
Release Date:
8 February 1952Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAContribute to this page
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