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1941

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In Preston Sturges' classic comedy of Depression-era America, filmmaker John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), fed up with directing profitable comedies like Ants in Your Plants of 1939, is consumed with the desire to make a serious social statement in his upcoming film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Unable to function in the rarefied .. Read more

Starring	Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Veronica lake, Robert Warwick
Director	Preston Sturges
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance

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- Irresistible tale of a Hollywood director, tired of making comedies and bent on branching out with an arthouse epic... read more on Time Out
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  A Blast From The Past
  
  If you've never heard or seen any of the director Preston Sturge's films you'll be pleasantly surprised by this film: it's up there with the ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Apr 2005 at 21:50
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  Sullivan's Realisation
  
  What role do comedy films have during a war? Shouldn’t all efforts be made into making propaganda to help the war effort at home and at the front? This is ... read more »
  
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- - Samoza
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  - 14 Jan 2011 at 16:56
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  HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
  
  Superior seriocomic look at the dire poverty resulting from generalized economic recession. This is a self-reflexive work from a director (Preston STURGES) ... read more »
  
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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 04 Nov 2010 at 19:44
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  Dated, but then it is from 1941!
  
  I couldn't watch it to the end I'm afraid. Lots of expostion,maybe I should have stayed with it, but life's too short.
  
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  - 02 Nov 2009 at 22:01
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  What a Shame!
  
  Unfortunately this comedy has not aged well. The cast headed by Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake with a panoply of supporting players including Eric Blore, William... read more »
  
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  - 29 Apr 2009 at 18:15
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  Old fashioned but great
  
  Its a 1941 movie with Veronica Lake being an absolute Beauty-such sex appeal. Joel McRea is rather bland but handsome. A great story line and it would be ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 03 Oct 2008 at 11:16
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  I love the old movies
  
  Charming old movie, but didn't seem that dated, really enjoyed it and will check out more of Veronica Lake and Preston Sturges's work.
  
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  - 11 Nov 2007 at 22:18
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  Disappointed
  
  I have always found Veronica Lake very attractive, but (except for a bit in 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid') have never seen her act. This film did not... read more »
  
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  - 18 Aug 2007 at 07:30
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  Enjoyable
  
  This is an enjoyable film which goes at a good pace but is not terribly memorable.
  
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  - 11 Jun 2007 at 14:11
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  Didn't watch this
  
  Decided this was just a tad too old for our modern sophisticated cinema tastes and so didn't watch it. Maybe we missed a good film but also, life is too ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Feb 2007 at 21:14
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  'coen' get it!
  
  Surfing the restrictive studio system with glee Preston Sturges made this multi-layered satire in 1941 but its issues remain important and relevant.
  
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  A Blast From The Past
  
  If you've never heard or seen any of the director Preston Sturge's films you'll be pleasantly surprised by this film: it's up there with the ... read more »
  
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  - Bob
  - Derbyshire
  - 23 Apr 2005 at 21:50
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  Superior intelligent comedy
  
  Perhaps not quite as funny as I thought it would be this film delivered very well though on the clever comedy stakes. A director wants to make O Brother, Where ... read more »
  
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  - St Helens
  - 07 Mar 2006 at 18:18
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  Sullivan's Travels
  
  Now well known as the source of the title of the Coen Brothers title O Brother Where Art Thou this story of a comedy director who wants to make a tragedy but ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Aug 2005 at 20:08
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  Great Stuff!
  
  This is a superb film that deserves all the good things written about it. In some respects it feels very contemporary, especially the story, which has a rich ... read more »
  
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  HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
  
  Superior seriocomic look at the dire poverty resulting from generalized economic recession. This is a self-reflexive work from a director (Preston STURGES) ... read more »
  
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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 04 Nov 2010 at 19:44
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  Good but not that good...
  
  I've heard a lot about this film - not least from a certain film magazine. And I have to say that it does not live up to the hype. It is a pleasant enough ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Dec 2005 at 02:33
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  Great and impressing movie
  
  Sullivan's Travels is one of the important movies from the Hollywood era of public spirited movies (compare Frank Capras 'Isn't live wonderful'... read more »
  
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  superb film
  
  biting satire which feels modern and fresh despite its age. See it. See it. See it.
  
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  - 02 May 2006 at 20:17
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  Travel on
  
  I saw a TV film critic rave about this ' Great piece of American film history' Promptly ordered it but-- sorry its lost on me ,just another glib smart ... read more »
  
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  Travel on
  
  I saw a TV film critic rave about this ' Great piece of American film history' Promptly ordered it but-- sorry its lost on me ,just another glib smart ... read more »
  
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- Sullivan's Travels
  
  In Preston Sturges' classic comedy of Depression-era America, filmmaker John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), fed up with directing profitable comedies like Ants in Your Plants of 1939, is consumed with the desire to make a serious social statement in his upcoming film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Unable ...