The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert (1950)

Christmas miracles do happen

  • Genre: Family, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1950-03-01
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 25 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: George Pal Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Irving Pichel
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Summary

Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family's guardian angel - not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever.

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  • Jimmy Durante

    as Mr. Louie Amendola
  • Terry Moore

    as Rosalinda Amendola
  • Tom Drake

    as Peter 'Pete' Dingle
  • Frank Orth

    as Mr. Frank Dingle
  • Sara Haden

    as Mrs.Katie Dingle
  • Queenie Smith

    as Mrs. Amendola
  • Chick Chandler

    as Phil Davis
  • Jimmy Conlin

    as Joe Mahoney
  • Rupert

    as Himself the Squirrel
  • Hugh Sanders

    as Mulligan
  • Don Beddoe

    as Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)
  • Frank Cady

    as Mr. Taney - Tax Investigator
  • Candy Candido

    as Molineri - Florist
  • Clancy Cooper

    as Police Lt. Saunders
  • Harold Goodwin

    as Callahan - F.B.I. Man
  • Lester Dorr

    as Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
  • Kenner G. Kemp

    as Passerby in Park (uncredited)
  • Frank Marlowe

    as Dave the Mailman (uncredited)
  • Torben Meyer

    as Mr. Petrushka the Baker (uncredited)
  • Ralph Montgomery

    as Fireman (uncredited)
  • Irving Pichel

    as Puzzled Pedestrian (uncredited)
  • Harry Strang

    as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Writing László Vadnay Screenplay
Directing Irving Pichel Director
Writing James O'Hanlon Writer
Writing Ted Allan Story
Writing Harry Crane Writer
Sound Leith Stevens Music
Production Lewis J. Rachmil Production Supervisor
Art Joseph Kish Set Decoration
Art Ernst Fegté Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Harry Ray Makeup Artist
Crew Curly Twiford Animal Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Helen Rachmil Costumer
Sound William H. Lynch Sound
Sound Clarence Wheeler Orchestrator
Directing Harold Godsoe Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Flora James Hairstylist
Camera Maurice Goldberg Still Photographer
Editing Duke Goldstone Editor
Camera Lionel Lindon Director of Photography
Production George Pal Producer

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