Movie
Rhubarb
Released: August 29, 1951 (1951)
Runtime: 94 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Family
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Taylor Holmes as P. Duncan Munk
Age at release: 73
- William Frawley as Len Sickles
Age at release: 64
- Gene Lockhart as Thaddeus J. Banner
Age at release: 60
- Ray Milland as Eric Yeager
Age at release: 44
- Henry Slate as Dud Logan
Age at release: 41
- Willard Waterman as Orlando Dill
Age at release: 37
- James Griffith as Ogelthorpe Meadows
Age at release: 35
- Jan Sterling as Polly Sickles
Age at release: 30
- Elsie Holmes as Myra Banner
Age at release: 30
- Orangey as Rhubarb
Age at release: Unknown
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- Edward Clark as Judge Loudermilk (uncredited)
Age at release: 73
- Morgan Brown as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
- Edward Biby as Weather Forecaster (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Al Ferguson as Policeman in Garden (uncredited)
Age at release: 63
- Donald MacBride as Pheeny
Age at release: 62
- Adda Gleason as Maid (uncredited)
Age at release: 62
- Harry Cheshire as Mr. Seegle - Board Member (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
- Brooks Benedict as Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
- Hal K. Dawson as Mr. Fisher
Age at release: 54
- Madge Blake as Mrs. Emily Thompson (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Jim Hayward as Doom
Age at release: 50
- Jimmie Dundee as Pencil Louie's Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
- Gail Bonney as Woman with Dog (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Oliver Blake as Cadaver Jones (uncredited)
Age at release: 46
- James Flavin as O'Leary, Manhattan Police Chief (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Paul Douglas as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Billie Bird as Mona Lizzie (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Tristram Coffin as Dr. Henry J. Stillman (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Larry J. Blake as Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Age at release: 37
- Joe Brooks as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 27