1951 - RHUBARB

95min

Prod: William Perlberg, Georg Seaton
Dir: Arthur Lubin
Author: Dorothy Reid, Francis Cockrill
Novel : H. Allen Smith

Eric Yeager: Ray Milland
Polly: Jan Sterling
T:J.Banner: Gene Lockhart

T: J. Banner, a millionaire, takes an alley cat for his pet. He likes the way the cat pushes it's own will, names it "Rhubarb" and seems to prefer him to most other people who are not as honest and courageous as the cat. He proves that by letting the Rhubarb inherit all his money, the estate and "The Loons", a baseball team, and names Eric Yager Rhubarb's guardian. The team is disillusioned because of frequently lost games, most claiming to be sick and hurt to avoid further plays and Rhubarb meowed at the team when they are loosing a game again. Eric tries to convince the Loons that Rhubarb is good luck for them. At a meeting two players are stroking the cat and soon afterwards the manager comes in announcing that an unexpected sum of money has arrived, and those who were strocking the cat will be refunded. Now the team is convinced that Rhubarb is luck to them. 
A ballplayer has been sitting at the end of the table. He now gets up and asks with anticipation: "Rhubarb will be at the game tomorrow, won't he, Eric?" Eric agrees after all team insisted. "Sure, Rhubarb will be at the game!" the ballplayer exclaims and everybody's previously aches are gone. Before playing everybody touches the cat and the team makes second place of the city's baseball teams. By now the millionaire's daughter, Myra, claims that the cat is not Rhurbarb. This accusation is proven wrong because of Polly, Eric's fiancé. She's got an allergic reaction to Rhubarb only and is sneezing whenever Rhubarb only is near her. Again the team faces a problem when Rhubarb is catnapped. Eric and Polly manage to bring the cat back to a game the Loons are loosing. The players are smiling and cheering and finally winning the game.