Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges - what members say

Unfaithfully Yours review by A customer from Manchester, England

Classic Sturges - roll on the others! 22 September 2004
...It's about time that the great Preston Sturges comedies had an airing on DVD. This disc has a crisp transfer, with good sound, and even the 'classic' black and white print and...

Sullivan's Travels review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent

Sullivan's Travels 12 August 2005
...some research and ends up doing rather more than he bargained for is a delight. Preston Sturges screenplay and direction are fast, funny and original (Though it's a shame he h...

The Lady Eve review by from London

A comedic treasure 9 August 2005
...From one of the first great writer-directors of comedy this is one of Preston Sturges masterpieces. The 'card cheating' scene alone is worth watching this film for but there a...

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton
Director: Preston Sturges
Certificate:
Trudy Kockenlocker, a small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers, wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember--and she's pregnant. Norval Jones, the 4-F local boy who's been in love with Trudy for years, tries to ..read more »

Rate this: 71% from 38 members

Hail The Conquering Hero on DVD (1944)
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn
Director: Preston Sturges
Certificate:
Seven features. In 'Sullivan's Travels' a director of escapist films is forced to reassess reality when he researches his next film by taking to the road as a hobo. Also features: 'The Lady Eve', 'Hail The Conquering Hero', 'The Great Moment', 'The Great McGinty', 'Christmas In July' and 'The Palm ..read more »

Rate this: 70% from 356 members

The Palm Beach Story on DVD (1942)
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea
Director: Preston Sturges
Certificate:
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife, who loves him, decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.

Rate this: 70% from 499 members

Sullivan's Travels - 3.5 stars
The Lady Eve - 3.5 stars
The Palm Beach Story - 3.5 stars
Hail The Conquering Hero - 3.5 stars
The Great McGinty - 3.5 stars

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek - 3.5 stars
The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock - 3.0 stars
The Great Moment - 3.0 stars
Christmas in July - 3.0 stars
Unfaithfully Yours - 3.0 stars

Joel McCrea - 3 times - show films
Rudy Vallee - 2 times - show films
Raymond Walburn - 2 times - show films
Eddie Bracken - 2 times - show films
William Demarest - 2 times - show films