Sullivan's Travels

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
"Janus Films."
Special features: audio commentary by Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean ; Preston Sturges: the rise and fall of an American dreamer, a 76-minute documentary made by Kenneth Bowser for PBS's American masters series ; interview with Preston Sturges' widow Sandy Sturges ; Hedda Hopper interview with Preston Sturges ; archival audio recordings of Sturges singing his original composition My love and reciting the poem If I were king ; storyboards and blueprints ; production stills archive ; scrapbook of original publicity materials ; original theatrical trailer.
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Margaret Hayes, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, Robert Greig, Georges Renavent, Harry Rosenthal.
A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.
DVD ; Full screen, aspect ratio 1.33:1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Classic comedy message picture submitted by irenzero on June 4, 2008, 4:59pm I found out about this charming film while watching a documentary on Martin Scorsese a while back. It’s the story of a film director who wants to make a serious film, reflecting the trials and tribulations of the common man….. only he’s a privileged film maker and knows nothing about the hardships of life… he sets out experience those hardships, and what ensues is a funny, touching, and ultimately highly enjoyable film that is still very watch able more than 60 years later. Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea and both charming and likable, and there were several instances in this film that have been swiped by great modern film makers like Woody Allen and the Cone Brothers.

maybe better as a Criterion DVD? submitted by lisa on June 27, 2019, 5:35pm Either way, it's a good movie. Funny, and gave us O Brother Where Art Thou?