Romantic situation comedy?
Added 8/9/2009
John L. Lloyd 'Sully' Sullivan (Joel McCrea) a successful comedy movie producer gets it in his mind that comedy is shallow and want s to produce a ""O Brother, Where Art Thou?" to soothe his social conscience and make a few bucks on the side.
On his first foray into the world of the forgotten man he barely escapes captivity and encounters The Girl (Veronica Lake). In his attempt to repay her kindness Sully's sojourn is foiled.
Will he complete his plan and/or will he find what he is really looking for?
Aside from the fun of watching the interaction between the different characters we may come away with an insight that can apply to today.
I Married a Witch ~ Veronica Lake
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3.5 stars out of 4
Added 4/4/2009
The Bottom Line:
A delightful comedy and wicked send-up of Hollywood that doesn't seem dated despite being 75+ years old, Sullivan's Travels is witty, clever, enjoyable, and memorable.
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Sound didn't work
Added 3/11/2009
I love this old movie, it's funny, but the sound only works on the computer, not in a dvd player, and I tried 2 dvd players
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Intriguing Parable
Added 2/15/2009
"Sullivan's Travels" is a prime example of a writer-director, Preston Sturges, being on the top of his game. The film is a quirky odyssey of a misguided movie director who wants to experience poverty so he can make the great American movie. At first, Sullivan controlls his experiences as a hobo and comes away dissatisfied with the results. It's only when poverty is foisted on him with disastrous results that Sullivan sees the downfall of method directing. "Sullivan's Travels" is a hard film to categorize because it's comedic elements are tempered by it's dramatic ones. One thing that can't be denied is Sturges delivers some hard truths. Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake are adequate here and just as well. Sturges probably didn't want his actors overshadowing his message.
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Great Film by Great Film Director!
Added 10/5/2008
This is a wonderful film which was the basis for O'Brother, Where Art Thou? by the Coen Brothers years later. A wealthy film director decides that his comedies are trivial and he must make an "important" film about the lowest classes in the United States. He poses as a hobo and travels California to get to know the lowest classes, at one point meeting Veronica Lake. His lark takes a turn towards reality when he loses his money and ID and ends up truly living the life of a hobo including time on a chain gang.
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not to be missed
Added 10/11/2009
Preston Sturges dominated cinema comedy in the early 1940s and finished off the competition with several films that took the genre to a new place others have tried to reach, rarely successfully, ever since. His ability to combine slapstick with some of the subtlest eye gags and dialogue wit is breathtaking in this example of his work. He leads and deceives the audience with such a sure touch - only the director is more conniving than the con-men and con-women who dominate the story. Stanwyck is fabulous - sexy, yes, as others have noted (with expressed surprise). Fonda is the perfect prat (not so unsuspecting as to be vacuous). The supporting cast features many of the great character actors of the time. Coburn as the elder card shark delivers the deadpan stuff with his usual perfect pitch. This is a genuine laugh-out-loud comedy (the scene with the horse is a hoot) - but, if you aren't in tears from the humour (at a couple of points Fonda is unable to suppress a smile), you will marvel observing the amazing skill of the ringmaster. For any serious collection.
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What a wonderful film
Added 9/11/2009
The Bottom Line:
The film which convinced me that screwball comedies could create actual characters, movies from the 40s could make me laugh out loud, and Barbara Stanwyck was someone I would have wanted to go on a date with, The Lady Eve is nothing but fun through and through while still managing to make you care for the characters and hope they find happiness together at the end; a delightful picture, it has lost nothing of its charm since its release.
3.5/4
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Risque in a way . . .but classy.
Added 9/4/2009
This is a romantic comedy that actually if one reads through the lines is quite risque. But it is classily done, so it makes for a nice film. Barbara Stanwyck plays a clever and classy sidekick to her father's gambling entourage. They target the wealthy travelers and Henry Fonda plays the naive fellow who falls hook line and sinker for her. Well, of course, he gets wind of what is really going on and both of their feelings get extremely hurt. Fortunately, for everybody, Barbara Stanwyck's character doesn't give up and in the end all is well. Barbara Stanwyck, by the way, does a most convincing job of portraying a British Duchess. It was hard to believe it was the same person. Well done!
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