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Sullivan's Travels

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
27K
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Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
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AdventureComedyDrama
Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
27K
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    • Preston Sturges
    • Preston Sturges
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Veronica Lake
    • Robert Warwick
    • Preston Sturges
    • Preston Sturges
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Veronica Lake
    • Robert Warwick
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    • 169User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
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    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    "Sullivan's Travels" Veronica Lake, 1941, Paramount, **I.V.
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)

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    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • John L. Sullivan
    Veronica Lake
    Veronica Lake
    • The Girl
    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • Mr. LeBrand
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Mr. Jones
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Mr. Casalsis
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Mr. Hadrian
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Mr. Valdelle
    Margaret Hayes
    Margaret Hayes
    • Secretary
    Robert Greig
    Robert Greig
    • Sullivan's Butler
    Eric Blore
    Eric Blore
    • Sullivan's Valet
    Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    • The Doctor
    Victor Potel
    Victor Potel
    • Cameraman
    Richard Webb
    Richard Webb
    • Radio Man
    Charles R. Moore
    Charles R. Moore
    • Colored Chef
    • (as Charles Moore)
    Almira Sessions
    Almira Sessions
    • Ursula
    Esther Howard
    Esther Howard
    • Miz Zeffie
    Frank Moran
    Frank Moran
    • Tough Chauffeur
    Georges Renavent
    Georges Renavent
    • Old Tramp
      • Preston Sturges
      • Preston Sturges
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Cinematographer John Seitz admired Preston Sturges' unconventional approach to his work. The opening scene comprised ten pages of dialogue to cover about four and a half minutes of screen time. It was scheduled for two complete days of shooting. On the morning of the first day, Seitz found Sturges inspecting the set with a viewfinder, looking for where he could cut the scene and change camera set-ups. Seitz dared him to do it all in one take. Never one to refuse a dare, Sturges took him up on it, although the nervous Seitz had never attempted to complete a two-day work schedule in one day. With the endorsement of McCrea and the rest of the actors, Sturges pressed on, determined to set a record. The first take was fine, but the camera wobbled a little in the tracking shot following the men from screening room to office, so they tried again. They did two or three takes at the most and that was it - two full days work by 11 a.m. on the first day, a feat that had the entire studio buzzing.
    • Goofs
      When Sullivan and The Girl, disguised as hobos, walk along a moonlit river, a stagehand's legs are clearly seen from the knees down in a tree above their heads.
    • Quotes

      John L. Sullivan: There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.

    • Crazy credits
      The Paramount logo appears as a seal on a package.

      The package is opened to reveal a book with the film title on it and the opening credits appear on pages in the book.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinematographer (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Spring Song
      (1844) (uncredited)

      Written by Felix Mendelssohn

      Played as part of the score when Sullivan starts his experiment

      Reprised when he starts a second time

    User reviews169

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    8/10
    Sullivan's Travails...
    As original a piece from the 1940s as you'll likely come across and one where it could quite easily have found itself as knotted and gnarled as some of the boots seen pounding the highways and byways of its cast. Fortunately those pretentious rips fail to appear and it's the arrival of Veronica Lake that turns the ramble to a journey and an illustration as relevant today about the lack of opportunity we continually chose to turn a blind eye to. An interesting twist towards the end provides something to chew on and supports a finale that may well give you a little to smile about, maybe even a chuckle.
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    • Nov 4, 2020

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1942 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Black and White

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