Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick
A successful Hollywood director hits the road disguised as a hobo in preparation for a serious film on the poor.
DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001
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August 7, 2009John Sullivan: "There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan. Boy!"
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April 10, 2009I don't know much about the Coen Brothers to know if they claim Preston Sturges as a major influence on their work, but there seems to be a connection. They seem to be continuing the tradition of Hollywood outsiders making movies their own way, freely mixing comedy, drama, dark ...( read more)
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January 12, 2009Veronica Lake is adorable in this Social Satire/Comedy. An interesting and enjoyable journey. Recommended.
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December 17, 2007The way "Sullivan's Travels" shifts effortlessly back and forth in tone, from light to dark and back again, is hugely impressive. The Coen brothers borrowed more than just the title of the project Joel McCrea's film director is desperate to make, "O, Brother, Where Art Thou"; the...( read more)
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November 10, 2009They don't make them like this anymore! Well, some of them do, I suppose. But not Preston Sturges, because he's dead.
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July 4, 2009It's a classic and one I recommend to all my young trainhopping friends. Interesting trivia: Preston Sturges' mother was one of Aleister Crowley's lovers, and for a few years, he was raised by the two of them. Doesn't surprise me that both had terrible things to say about each ot...( read more)
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June 10, 2009If you can get past the overt sentimentality of its message, this is first-class entertainment. Sullivan's character arc is splendid and completely unpredictable. Lana Turner is to die for and the comedy is perfectly balanced with the drama. Sturges' masterpiece sums up his world...( read more)
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April 13, 2009heard about this only on the afi countdown. it looked like one of the more interesting movies to me.
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