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Sullivan's Travels
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NR,1hr 30min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1942
Director:
Preston Sturges
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, William Demarest  ...more
Synopsis: In Preston Sturges' classic comedy of Depression-era America, filmmaker John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), fed up with directing profitable comedies like "Ants in Your Plants of 1939," is consumed with the desire to make a serious social statement in his upcoming film, "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Unable to function in the rarefied atmosphere of Hollywood, Sullivan decides to hit the road, disguised as a tramp, and touch base with the "real" people of America. But Sullivan's studio transforms his odyssey ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Pittillo
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The most ambitious of Preston Sturges' string of 1940s classics, Sullivan's Travels is a brilliant mixture of genres, combining giddy comedy with often brutal realism, made all the more powerful by the contrast. The first part of the film, which details the botched attempts of idealistic film director John Sullivan (Joel McCrea) to leave Hollywood, smoothly blends outrageous slapstick with Sturges' ... Full Review
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Joel McCrea
John L. Sullivan
Veronica Lake
The Girl
William Demarest
Mr. Jones
Robert Warwick
Mr. Lebrand
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