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Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 American comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges. A satire on the film industry, it follows a famous Hollywood comedy director (Joel McCrea) who, longing to make a socially relevant drama, sets out to live as a tramp to gain life experience for his forthcoming film.
- Preston Sturges
- Preston Sturges
Sullivan's Travels: Directed by Preston Sturges. With Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest. 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.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Preston Sturges
- 1942-02-06
Sullivan’s Travels. Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou? —a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, Sullivan hits the road disguised as a hobo.
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Oct 25, 2022. Successful movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a...
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- Joel Mccrea
- Preston Sturges
- Comedy
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Why SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS is Essential Preston Sturges burst onto the scene as a director in 1940. His brilliant career only produced about a dozen pictures, and the most fruitful part of it lasted only four years, but during that period he created some of the most daring, witty and fast-paced comedies in film history.
Summaries. 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. Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, naive director of fluffy films with a heart of gold, who decides that he wants to make a film about the troubles of the downtrodden poor. Much to his ...
