The Great Rupert
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| 'The Great Rupert' | |
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 The Great Rupert - DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Irving Pichel |
| Produced by | George Pal |
| Written by | Ted Allen (story) László Vadnay |
| Starring | Jimmy Durante Terry Moore Tom Drake |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 1950 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Great Rupert, is a 1950 comedy/family film, produced by George Pal, directed by Irving Pichel and starring Jimmy Durante, Tom Drake and Terry Moore.
[edit] Plot
The story revolves around a little animated squirrel who, with lots of charm, accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
In 2003, 20th Century Fox and Legend Films revived the (now) public domain film with a colorized special edition of the film, under the title A Christmas Wish. For that release, Terry Moore provided an audio commentary track.
[edit] Trivia
George Pal's stop-motion animation used in creating the illusion of a dancing squirrel (Rupert) was so realistic that he received many inquiries as to where he located a trained squirrel.
The original story, written by Ted Allan, has also been published as a children's book under the title "Willie the Squowse".[1]
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