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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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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