Sullivan's Travels

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Call Number: Blu-ray Comedy Sullivan's
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	Blu-ray Comedy Sullivan's	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Blu-ray Comedy Sullivan's	1-week checkout	Due 04-25-2024

Fullscreen (1.37:1)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Special features: Audo commentary fro 2001 by filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean; Preston Sturges: the rise and fall of an American dreamer (1990), a 76-minute documentary made by Bowser for PBS's American Masteries series; New video essay by film critic David Cairns, featuring filmmaker Bill Forsyth; Interview from 2001 with Sandy Sturges, the director's; Interview with Sturges by gossip columnist Hedda Hopper from 1951; Archive audio recordings of Sturges; Plus: an essay by critic Stuart Klawans.
Veronica Lake, Joel McCrea.
A Hollywood director wants to abandon comedies and make serious films. In order to feed his creative flame, he travels onto the street disguised as a hobo in order to endure real hardship.

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

O Brother, this is a pretty good movie. submitted by lisa on June 27, 2019, 5:33pm It's not my favorite Preston Sturges, but it's pretty good.

A pairing with O Brother, Where Art Thou submitted by brooksza on July 25, 2022, 4:08pm Great early movie about movies. And a comedy about class and poverty.

So much happens in this odyssey and I really like the character arc by the last scene. The movie probably could have been more satirical about the rich but there's some ideas to chew on.

There's a lot of joy in the church movie screening scene. It's really unfortunate that there's a character credited as "Colored Chef" in this though. I'm not sure if that character was supposed to be a commentary or just a racist trope.

seen it before. Skipped the scenes now. submitted by Tassos on March 8, 2023, 5:28pm not very memorable.