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Rhubarb

  • 1951
  • Passed
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
763
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Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, and Orangey in Rhubarb (1951)
ComedyFamilySport

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 tea... Read allRich, 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 team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them that Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fia... Read allRich, 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 team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them that Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for R... Read all

  • Director
    • Arthur Lubin
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Davenport
    • Francis M. Cockrell
    • H. Allen Smith
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Jan Sterling
    • Gene Lockhart
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    763
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Davenport
      • Francis M. Cockrell
      • H. Allen Smith
    • Stars
      • Ray Milland
      • Jan Sterling
      • Gene Lockhart
    • 21User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Orangey in Rhubarb (1951)
    Ray Milland and Jan Sterling in Rhubarb (1951)
    Rhubarb (1951)
    Ray Milland and Jan Sterling in Rhubarb (1951)
    Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Mack Gray, and James Griffith in Rhubarb (1951)

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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Eric Yeager
    Jan Sterling
    Jan Sterling
    • Polly Sickles
    Gene Lockhart
    Gene Lockhart
    • Thaddeus J. Banner
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Len Sickles
    Elsie Holmes
    • Myra Banner
    Taylor Holmes
    Taylor Holmes
    • P. Duncan Munk
    Willard Waterman
    Willard Waterman
    • Orlando Dill
    Henry Slate
    • Dud Logan
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Ogelthorpe 'Oggie' Meadows
    • (as James W. Griffith)
    Jim Hayward
    • Doom
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Pheeny
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Mr. Fisher
    Orangey
    Orangey
    • Rhubarb
    • (as Rhubarb)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Dill's Lawyer #1
    • (uncredited)
    Sedal Bennett
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Weather Forecaster
    • (uncredited)
    Billie Bird
    Billie Bird
    • Mona Lizzie
    • (uncredited)
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Police Radio Voice
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Davenport
      • Francis M. Cockrell
      • H. Allen Smith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      At the theatrical opening of this film, kids were handed (for free) an "autographed" picture of Rhubarb. The signature on the photo was a paw print.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the opening sequence, when Rhubarb is pursuing the fleeing dog past a shop, the film is clearly reversed - the word "Furniture" over the shop front is mirrored, as is the wording on the mailbox.
    • 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]

    • 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.)"
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      FRIENDLY FINANCE COMPANY
      Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Sung by chorus in parody TV commercial

    User reviews21

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    8/10
    Great and forgotten screwball comedy
    If you've never seen this 1951 screwball comedy, you have missed a real gem. A cat that can fight and beat dogs, an eccentric baseball team owner who dies and leaves the team to the cat (Rhubarb), the cat's guardian (Ray Milland) whose fiancée is allergic to cats, a group of gangsters who believe Rhubarb is hurting their earnings in the field of betting (the team begins to win after they believe Rhubarb is good luck), and the dead owner's relations who have been left penniless by Rhubarb usurping them in their inheritance all mix together to make great fun for cat lovers and baseball lovers alike. Nobody remembers this one very much because it is rarely televised and also because it was made by Paramount, a studio that tends to neglect its many classic films. In fact, the expression that the Joker utters in the 1989 Batman film : "Never rub another man's Rhubarb" refers to this film, although almost everyone assumed a more unsavory meaning for the expression. The baseball team in this film starts to turn their luck around when one batter pets (rubs) Rhubarb before a game. It really is a great family movie, but not many people at all have seen this one and thus few understand what the Joker was talking about.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1952 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aj, som katten
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Perlberg-Seaton Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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