The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

Infobox Film
name = "The Great Rupert"


caption = "The Great Rupert" - DVD cover
director = Irving Pichel
writer = Ted Allen (story)
László Vadnay
starring = Jimmy Durante
Terry Moore
Tom Drake
producer = George Pal
distributor =
budget =
released = March 1 1950
runtime = 87 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0042524

"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.

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.

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". [http://www.normanallan.com/Misc/Ted/nT%20ch%208.htm]

External links

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