A Christmas Wish The Great Rupert

Frank orth as mr.

A christmas wish the great rupert. In fact not only was this originally shot in black and white but was named the great rupert after the amiable puppet of a kilt wearing dancing squirrel who helps to realize the impoverished protagonists recurring christmas wish. See my comments to that film this is another little known yuletide flick which has been saved from public domain colorized and retitled on its fox dvd. Rupert an animated squirrel.

The great rupert features load more features movie reviews presented by rotten tomatoes. The great rupert 1950 aka a christmas wish the great rupert is a 1950 comedy family film produced by george pal directed by irving pichel and starring. Chick chandler as phil davis.

Queenie smith as mrs. The great rupert synopsis. Jimmy durante as mr.

See full cast crew for a christmas wish. Number 5 the 1950 film a christmas wish aka the great rupert. A christmas wish is great family fun and viewers will be surprised by how well the 1940 s special effects are done for rupert s dancing and other on screen antics.

Sara haden as mrs. In fact rupert proved to be the first creature animated for a feature length film. Get a retro movie.

A christmas wish the great rupert in color a christmas wish is a heartwarming holiday classic about a family led by jimmy durante that is down on its luck at christmastime. Aka the great rupert. This is accomplished by utilizing a combination of george pal s award winning stop action techniques as well as the use of live squirrels.