Sullivan's Travels

1941 • 91 minutes

À propos de ce film

Joel McCrea and sultry Veronica Lake star in this starkly realistic yet highly humorous satire from Oscar winning writer-director Preston Sturges. McCrea plays successful Hollywood director John L. Sullivan, an idealist who believes you can't accurately direct a screen tragedy unless you live it first. Disguising himself as a bum, Sullivan sets off to see America from the bottom up. Along the way he befriends a beautiful but cynical stray (Veronica Lake), and learns about the cruelty of life among the less fortunate. In the midst of the brutality and despair, the young director makes a valuable discovery that what the downtrodden need most is laughter. Hailed by critics as Preston Sturges' masterpiece, Sullivan's Travels reveals the wonderful insight and artistry of one of Hollywood's finest directors.

Notes et avis

If and when you're ever in the mood for old-fashioned fun, this is a delightful little film that has eloquent dialog from days of 'Ole. Since my mother's mother was named Phyllis Veronica after Veronica Lake, it was interesting to watch her as an actress. This was the first movie I had ever seen her in, and she did very well with Preston Sturges's dialogue. He must have really liked her. :)

Enjoyed it overall. As with most old movie, ends a little fast but had some good laughs.

Amazing movie