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Rhubarb is a 1951 film adapted from the 1946 novel Rhubarb by humorist H. Allen Smith. Directed by Arthur Lubin, the screwball noir comedy stars the cat Orangey along with Jan Sterling and Ray Milland. Cinematography was by Lionel Lindon.
Fourteen different cats portrayed Rhubarb at different points in the film. Each cat was trained to do a different trick. Three of the most similar looking cats appeared in the courtroom scene where Polly Sickles has to choose which one is the real Rhubarb.
Original Release
08/29/1951
US Release
08/29/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ray Milland | Eric Yeager |
| Jan Sterling | Polly Sickles |
| Gene Lockhart | Thaddeus J. Banner |
| William Frawley | Len Sickles |
| Elsie Holmes | Myra Banner |
| Taylor Holmes | P. Duncan Munk |
| Willard Waterman | Orlando Dill |
| Henry Slate | Dud Logan |
| James Griffith | Ogelthorpe 'Oggie' Meadows / Ogelthorpe Meadows |
| Jim Hayward | Doom |
Directors
Writers
Dorothy Davenport, Francis M. Cockrell, H. Allen Smith, David Stern
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ray Milland | Eric Yeager |
| Jan Sterling | Polly Sickles |
| Gene Lockhart | Thaddeus J. Banner |
| William Frawley | Len Sickles |
| Elsie Holmes | Myra Banner |
| Taylor Holmes | P. Duncan Munk |
| Willard Waterman | Orlando Dill |
| Henry Slate | Dud Logan |
| James Griffith | Ogelthorpe 'Oggie' Meadows / Ogelthorpe Meadows |
| Jim Hayward | Doom |
| Donald MacBride | Pheeny |
| Hal K. Dawson | Mr. Fisher |
| Orangey | Rhubarb |
| Brooks Benedict | Dill's Lawyer #1 |
| Sedal Bennett | Minor Role |
| Edward Biby | Weather Forecaster |
| Billie Bird | Mona Lizzie |
| Larry J. Blake | Police Radio Voice |
| Madge Blake | Mrs. Emily Thompson |
| Oliver Blake | Cadaver Jones |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Perlberg | Producer |
| George Seaton | Producer |
