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Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Porter Hall, Byron Foulger, Margaret Hayes, Robert Greig, Eric Blore, Torben Meyer
A successful Hollywood director hits the road disguised as a hobo in preparation for a serious film on the poor.
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John 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!"
I 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)
Veronica Lake is adorable in this Social Satire/Comedy. An interesting and enjoyable journey. Recommended.
The 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)
It'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)
If 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)
heard about this only on the afi countdown. it looked like one of the more interesting movies to me.
a film that is all over the place, but hits the right notes in all the songs.
