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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Don Beddoe
- Mr. Haggerty
- (as Donald T. Beddoe)
Walter Bacon
- Pedestrian
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Lester Dorr
- Eddie - the Bartender
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Kenner G. Kemp
- Passerby in Park
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
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- QuizThe stop-motion animation used in creating the illusion of a dancing squirrel (Rupert) was so realistic that producer George Pal received many inquiries as to where he got a squirrel that was trained to dance.
- BlooperAs Rosalinda and Pete are walking along the city sidewalk, the reflection of the camera is visible in the shop windows.
- Citazioni
Mr. Louie Amendola: [fleeing fire] The polar bear rug with the radio inside! I'll miss the Jimmy Durante show!
- Versioni alternativeArnold Leibovit Entertainment released a restored HD version of The Great Rupert classic in 2021 with its original main titles intact exactly as George Pal intended. This is a restored upgrade to the DVD version Leibovit first released in 1999. Can be streamed on various online platforms including Tubi, Plex, Apple TV and others
- ConnessioniFeatured in The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
- Colonne sonoreMelody For Two Orphan Instruments
(uncredited)
Written by Fred Spielman, Buddy Kaye and Eden Ahbez
Instrumental
Recensione in evidenza
Like BEYOND TOMORROW (1940; 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; 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. In fact, Rupert proved to be the first creature animated for a feature-length film by famed sci-fi producer George Pal and is also notable as one of big-nosed multi-talented entertainer Jimmy Durante's best film vehicles.
The story starts with down-and-out animal trainer Jimmy Conlin being evicted from his ramshackle apartment by miserly landlord Frank Orth but Conlin's squirrel soon returns to Conlin's old hide which is already occupied by the equally penniless acrobatic trio, the Amendolas played by Durante, Queenie Smith and Terry Moore. Predictably enough, Orth's ne'r-do-well musician son Tom Drake falls for Moore but is soon driven to distraction by the unwarranted attention the latter is receiving from visiting Broadway agent Don Beddoe looking to re-engage Conlin for his act. Meanwhile, Rupert himself is getting annoyed with Mr. Orth's storing his weekly stash of cash in his wooden house...
Although George Pal's puppet effects are nicely enough done, "Schnozzle" Durante is practically the whole show here and, typically, he has a couple of numbers featuring his eccentric singing-and-piano-playing style. Actor/director Irving Pichel who, apparently, also appears in the film as a "puzzled pedestrian" hands the light material quite competently which makes this unassuming concoction a gently pleasing alternative to the usual Christmas fare.
The story starts with down-and-out animal trainer Jimmy Conlin being evicted from his ramshackle apartment by miserly landlord Frank Orth but Conlin's squirrel soon returns to Conlin's old hide which is already occupied by the equally penniless acrobatic trio, the Amendolas played by Durante, Queenie Smith and Terry Moore. Predictably enough, Orth's ne'r-do-well musician son Tom Drake falls for Moore but is soon driven to distraction by the unwarranted attention the latter is receiving from visiting Broadway agent Don Beddoe looking to re-engage Conlin for his act. Meanwhile, Rupert himself is getting annoyed with Mr. Orth's storing his weekly stash of cash in his wooden house...
Although George Pal's puppet effects are nicely enough done, "Schnozzle" Durante is practically the whole show here and, typically, he has a couple of numbers featuring his eccentric singing-and-piano-playing style. Actor/director Irving Pichel who, apparently, also appears in the film as a "puzzled pedestrian" hands the light material quite competently which makes this unassuming concoction a gently pleasing alternative to the usual Christmas fare.
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