"It's the Funniest Picture in Nine Lifetimes!"

1951

1h 34m

5.3(8 votes)

Comedy

Family

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.

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104 members

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Orangey

Rhubarb

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Ray Milland

Eric Yeager

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Jan Sterling

Polly Sickles

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Gene Lockhart

Thaddeus J. Banner

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William Frawley

Len Sickles

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Elsie Holmes

Myra Banner

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Taylor Holmes

P. Duncan Munk

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Willard Waterman

Orlando Dill

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Henry Slate

Dud Logan

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James Griffith

Ogelthorpe Meadows

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Jim Hayward

Doom

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Donald MacBride

Pheeny

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Hal K. Dawson

Mr. Fisher

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Brooks Benedict

Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Weather Forecaster (uncredited)

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Billie Bird

Mona Lizzie (uncredited)

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Larry J. Blake

Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)

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Madge Blake

Mrs. Emily Thompson (uncredited)

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Oliver Blake

Cadaver Jones (uncredited)

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Gail Bonney

Woman with Dog (uncredited)

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Joe Brooks

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Morgan Brown

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

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Harry Cheshire

Mr. Seegle - Board Member (uncredited)

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Edward Clark

Judge Loudermilk (uncredited)

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Tristram Coffin

Dr. Henry J. Stillman (uncredited)

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Paul Douglas

Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

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Jimmie Dundee

Pencil Louie's Driver (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Policeman in Garden (uncredited)

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James Flavin

O'Leary, Manhattan Police Chief (uncredited)

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Adda Gleason

Maid (uncredited)

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Sandra Gould

Housewife Bettor (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Mack Gray

Suspect in Polo Coat in Line-Up (uncredited)

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Don Haggerty

Policeman (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Detective (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Golfer (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Golfer (uncredited)

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George Magrill

Policeman at Ballpark (uncredited)

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Strother Martin

Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)

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Edwin Max

Fish Eye (uncredited)

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Howard Negley

Process Server (uncredited)

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Leonard Nimoy

Young Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Jack Perry

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

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Joe Ploski

Henchman (uncredited)

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Ralph Sanford

Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

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Jack Stoney

Henchman (uncredited)

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Frank Sully

Big Head Charlie - Bookie (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vernon

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

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Sailor Vincent

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

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Ben Welden

Oily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)

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Sedal Bennett

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Herman Boden

Photographer (uncredited)

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John Breen

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Dill's Lawyer #2 (uncredited)

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Joseph Bryan

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Charles Campbell

Announcer (uncredited)

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Douglas Carter

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Sporting Goods Store Customer (uncredited)

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Jack Daly

Officer (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Bartender (uncredited)

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Charles Ferguson

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Frank Fiumara

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Howard Gardiner

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Roy Gordon

Golfer (uncredited)

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Tom Hanlon

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Buck Harrington

Proprietor (uncredited)

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Hans Herbert

Doctor (uncredited)

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F. Herrick Herrick

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Wally Hood

Umpire (uncredited)

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Jerry James

Policeman (uncredited)

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Curtis Jarrett

Unknown Role

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Dolly Jarvis

Photographer (uncredited)

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Richard Karlan

Pencil Louie (uncredited)

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Harold J. Kennedy

Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Michele Lange

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Grace Lenard

Kitty (uncredited)

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Arthur Lovejoy

Minister (uncredited)

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Paul Maxey

Mr. Reese - Board Member (uncredited)

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Stanley McKay

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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William Meader

Photographer (uncredited)

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Lee Miller

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Rex Moore

Caddy (uncredited)

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Will Orlean

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Stanley Orr

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Ruth Packard

Minister's Wife (uncredited)

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Sam Pierce

Barber (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Katie (uncredited)

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Anthony Radecki

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Roberta Richards

Reporter (uncredited)

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Carl Saxe

St. Louis Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Frank J. Scannell

Hamburger Harry - Bookie (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Mr. Thompson (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Fan With Binoculars (uncredited)

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Gus Taillon

Sexton (uncredited)

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Joseph Terry

Caddy (uncredited)

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William Thourlby

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Harry Varteresian

Elbert (uncredited)

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Billy Wayne

St. Louis Manager (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Golfer (uncredited)

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Hank Wise

Baseball Pitcher (uncredited)

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Douglas Wood

Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)

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