Rhubarb

Aug 29, 1951

1h 34m

★ 5.3

It's the Funniest Picture in Nine Lifetimes!

Overview

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. 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 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 Rhubarb.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Rhubarb Trailers

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Cast

Eric Yeager

Ray Milland

Polly Sickles

Jan Sterling

Thaddeus J. Banner

Gene Lockhart

Len Sickles

William Frawley

Myra Banner

Elsie Holmes

P. Duncan Munk

Taylor Holmes

Orlando Dill

Willard Waterman

Dud Logan

Henry Slate

Ogelthorpe Meadows

James Griffith

Doom

Jim Hayward

Pheeny

Donald MacBride

Mr. Fisher

Hal K. Dawson

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