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Sullivan's Travels was an instant hit when it opened, despite (or maybe because of) the infamous Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor dominating headlines. Even though grounded in 1930s Depression-era anxieties, hobo camps and issues, the film still charms today -- maybe even more so, considering how much range of emotion writer-director Preston Sturges evokes, from hilarity to horror, while ...
But nothing is gonna stop me. I'm gonna find out how it feels to be in trouble, without friends, without credit, without checkbook, without name. Alone. The Girl : I liked you better as a bum. John L. Sullivan : I can't help what kind of people you like. John L. Sullivan : But nothing is going to stop me.
Aug 6, 2015 · “Sullivan’s Travels” was Sturges’ way of saying to the comedy makers that theirs was the most important work, a sardonic nudge to Frank Capra and the Academy to state that for a troubled ...
Jun 13, 2014 · a successful director, John L. Sullivan played. by Joel McCrea, who has made a lot of money. directing silly comedies, but for his next movie he wants. to make a serious drama about social issues ...
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Sullivan’s Travels is a curious but effective mixture of grim tragedy, slapstick of the Key- stone brand and smart, trigger-fast comedy. It is written and directed by Preston Sturges, who ...
When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang. Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece ...
Mar 6, 2012 · The title is a reference to Gulliver's Travels, the famous novel by satirist Jonathan Swift about another journey of self-discovery. In 1990, the 1941 film ‘SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS’ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
