Rhubarb (1969 film) Rhubarb (1969 film) Rhubarb was a 1969 British short film written and directed by Eric Sykes, starring Sykes and Harry Secombe. The dialogue consisted entirely of repetitions of the word ""rhubarb"", all the characters last names were "Rhubarb", and even the number plates on vehicles were "RHU BAR B". A baby "spoke" by holding a sign with the word ""Rhubarb"" written on it. "Rhubarb" is a radio idiom for unintelligible background speech. Typically extras would mutter the word over and over to provide ambience for a crowd or party scene. In "The Goon Show" the cast was usually only the
A Short Vision in England when he saw "A Short Vision" and promised an American showing. Sullivan said his motive was a "plea for peace". However, he may have shown it because of his relationship with George K. Arthur, the person who sold "A Short Vision" for the television and as well as cinemas. 10 days after he saw it on 27 May 1956, Ed Sullivan showed "A Short Vision" on his popular Sunday night show "The Ed Sullivan Show." In the first screening Sullivan told the audience to tell their children in the room to not be alarmed, because of its animated