Rhubarb

Rhubarb

94 mins | Comedy, Family | Aug. 29, 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 team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiacee Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.

Rhubarb

94 mins | Comedy, Family | Aug. 29, 1951

Rhubarb
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 team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiacee Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount
Original title Rhubarb
Directors Arthur Lubin
Writers H. Allen Smith, Francis M. Cockrell, Dorothy Davenport

Cast

Ray Milland

as Eric Yeager

Jan Sterling

as Polly Sickles

Gene Lockhart

as Thaddeus J. Banner

William Frawley

as Len Sickles

Elsie Holmes

as Myra Banner

Taylor Holmes

as P. Duncan Munk

Willard Waterman

as Orlando Dill

Henry Slate

as Dud Logan

James Griffith

as Ogelthorpe Meadows

Jim Hayward

as Doom

Donald MacBride

as Pheeny

Hal K. Dawson

as Mr. Fisher

Brooks Benedict

as Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Weather Forecaster (uncredited)

Billie Bird

as Mona Lizzie (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake

as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)

Madge Blake

as Mrs. Emily Thompson (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

as Woman with Dog (uncredited)

Joe Brooks

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Morgan Brown

as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

as Mr. Seegle - Board Member (uncredited)

Edward Clark

as Judge Loudermilk (uncredited)

Tris Coffin

as Dr. Henry J. Stillman (uncredited)

Paul Douglas

as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

as Pencil Louie's Driver (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

as Policeman in Garden (uncredited)

James Flavin

as O'Leary, Manhattan Police Chief (uncredited)

Adda Gleason

as Maid (uncredited)

Sandra Gould

as Housewife Bettor (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Baseball Player (uncredited)

Mack Gray

as Suspect in Polo Coat in Line-Up (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

as Policeman (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Detective (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Golfer (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Golfer (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Policeman at Ballpark (uncredited)

Strother Martin

as Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

Edwin Max

as Fish Eye (uncredited)

Howard Negley

as Process Server (uncredited)

Leonard Nimoy

as Young Baseball Player (uncredited)

Jack Perry

as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

as Henchman (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

as Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Sully

as Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Ben Welden

as Oily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)