| Director | Arthur Lubin |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy film |
| Runtime | 94 min |
| Country | United States |
| Box office | $1.4 million |
Lonely, eccentric millionaire Thaddeus J. Banner, who owns the Brooklyn Loons baseball team, takes a dog-chasing stray cat into his home. He names the cat Rhubarb, which is baseball slang for an argument or fight.
When Banner dies, it is discovered that he had named Rhubarb as his sole beneficiary, and the cat inherits the baseball team. Team publicist Eric Yeager is named Rhubarb's guardian. Yeager's fiancée Polly Sickles, daughter of the team's manager, is terribly allergic to Rhubarb, causing many problems. Banner's spoiled, greedy and unhappy daughter Myra files a lawsuit contesting the will.
When the team's players discover that they are owned by a cat, they stage a protest until Yeager persuades them that Rhubarb brings them luck. Brooklyn begins winning and will play the powerful New York team for the championship, but a bookie who stands to lose a large sum if Brooklyn wins kidnaps the cat. The team fares poorly during the search for Rhubarb, but he escapes his captors and races to the ballpark to save the day.