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The Great Rupert (1950)

Comedy Family

A Christmas Wish is a heartwarming holiday classic about a family led by (Jimmy Durante) who is down on their luck at Christmas time.Shortly before Christmas, they move 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.

Updated May 19 2020

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US -

1950-03-01

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Keywords:

squirrel friendship wealth vaudeville hidden christmas fortune

FACTS

Runtime: 88 mins Rating: 6.6 Tag Line: Christmas miracles do happen

Cast

Torben Meyer

Mr. Petrushka the Baker (uncredited)

Tom Drake

Peter 'Pete' Dingle

Irving Pichel

Puzzled Pedestrian (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Mr. Frank Dingle

Don Beddoe

Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)

Terry Moore

Rosalinda Amendola

Chick Chandler

Phil Davis

Jimmy Durante

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