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1 March 1950 (USA)
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He's not just squirrelin' around! more
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A little squirrel with lots of charm accidently helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jimmy Durante | ... | Mr. Louie Amendola |
 | Terry Moore | ... | Rosalinda Amendola |
| Tom Drake | ... | Peter 'Pete' Dingle |
| Frank Orth | ... | Mr. Frank Dingle |
| Sara Haden | ... | Mrs.Katie Dingle |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Mrs. Amendola |
| Chick Chandler | ... | Phil Davis |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Joe Mahoney |
| Rupert | ... | Himself the Squirrel |
| Hugh Sanders | ... | Mulligan |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe) |
| Candy Candido | ... | Molineri - Florist |
| Clancy Cooper | ... | Police Lt. Saunders |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Callahan - F.B.I. Man |
| Frank Cady | ... | Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator |
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A Christmas Wish
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87 min | 88 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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The stop-motion animation used in creating the illusion of a dancing squirrel (Rupert) was so realistic that director George Pal received many inquiries as to where he got a squirrel that was trained to dance.
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(Isn't it a shame that) Christmas comes but once a year
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The Great Rupert is a funny, heart-warming tale of prayer and faith, poverty and philanthropy, in which hard-hearted greed gets its comeuppance and everything turns out for the best. And a cute little dancing squirrel is the agent driving the action behind the scenes!