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58% Critic Match
Rhubarb
“It's the Funniest Picture in Nine Lifetimes!”
5.8 / 10• 1951• 1h 34m•NR• English
ComedyFamily
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ray Milland
Eric Yeager
Lead
Jan Sterling
Polly Sickles
Gene Lockhart
Thaddeus J. Banner
William Frawley
Len Sickles
EH
Elsie Holmes
Myra Banner
Taylor Holmes
P. Duncan Munk
Willard Waterman
Orlando Dill
Henry Slate
Dud Logan
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rhubarb is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
