Rhubarb (1951 film)
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.
Thaddeus J. Banner Gene Lockhart, a lonely, eccentric millionaire who owns a baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons, takes a liking to a dogchasing stray cat played by Orangey, and takes him into his home. He names the cat Rhubarb, which is baseball slang for an onfield argument or fight.When the man dies, it is discovered that his last will and testament made Rhubarb his sole beneficiary hence the cat inherits the baseball team. Team publicist Eric Yeager Ray Milland is named the cats guardian. His fiancee Polly Sickles Jan Sterling, daughter of the teams manager William Frawley, is terribly allergic to Rhubarb, causing many problems. ........
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