Jimmy Durante leads a down-on-their-luck vaudeville family whose
Christmas turns around when Rupert, a trained squirrel, starts
retrieving cash their miserly landlord has hidden inside a wall.
Produced by George Pal — later famous for The War of the Worlds — with
Rupert brought to life through Pal's signature stop-motion Puppetoon
animation. Directed by Irving Pichel, the film blends holiday comedy
with a gentle satire on sudden wealth. It is in the public domain
through non-renewal of copyright, and later reissued in colorized form
as A Christmas Wish.
Family · Comedy
