The Great Rupert
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1950-03-01
Runtime: 88 mins
Director: Irving Pichel
Writer: James O'Hanlon, Harry Crane
Spoken language: English
Genres: Family, Comedy
Original title: The Great Rupert
Production Companies: George Pal Productions, Eagle-Lion Films
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Jimmy Durante
Terry Moore
Tom Drake
Frank Orth
Sara Haden
Queenie Smith
Chick Chandler
Jimmy Conlin
Rupert
Hugh Sanders
Don Beddoe
Frank Cady
Candy Candido
Clancy Cooper
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