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Director:
Arthur Lubin
Writers:
Francis M. Cockrell (writer)
Dorothy Davenport (writer)
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Release Date:
8 February 1952 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Sport more
Tagline:
It's the Funniest Picture in Nine Lifetimes! more
Plot:
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Miss you, Rhubarb! more (12 total)

Cast

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Ray Milland ... Eric Yeager
Jan Sterling ... Polly Sickles

Gene Lockhart ... Thaddeus J. Banner
William Frawley ... Len Sickles
Elsie Holmes ... Myra Banner
Taylor Holmes ... P. Duncan Munk
Willard Waterman ... Orlando Dill
Henry Slate ... Dud Logan
James Griffith ... Ogelthorpe 'Oggie' Meadows (as James W. Griffith)
Jim Hayward ... Doom
Donald MacBride ... Pheeny
Hal K. Dawson ... Mr. Fisher
Orangey ... Rhubarb
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Wrigley Field - 42nd Place & Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Ball Player: A Rhubarb. It's a donnybrook... a dust-up...
Eric Yeager: [takes phone] Lady, you know what happens at a sale, when two women get hold of the same dress? THAT's a Rhubarb!
[slams phone down]
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Soundtrack:
FRIENDLY FINANCE COMPANY more

FAQ

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Miss you, Rhubarb!, 1 April 2003
Author: gstevens-2 from Azusa, CA

I saw this movie first on TV in the 70's(I think). The story follows a multi-millionaire-baseball team owner who wishes his team would show some spunk. He meets Rhubarb, a golf ball stealing feral cat, and in the process of trying to eradicate the cat, finds just what he is looking for in a team player, all fight. He takes in the cat, and after the man passes away, the cat is willed ownership of the baseball team. (this has actually happened in real-life a few years ago, a cat inheriting millions.) Once the superstitious ball players are convinced the cat is good luck, the team begins to win, angering gangsters betting on the games. Battling them and his fiance's alergy to cats, the hero finally manages to conquer all. This movie is simply fun. I really wish it could be revived and sold as VHS or DVD. I would think it could make quite a lot of money, considering the millions of loving cat owners (including myself) who would enjoy seeing this show. If you want a simple and cute story,see this movie!

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