Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
NR | 01 December 1941 (USA)
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Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. 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.

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Incannerax

What a waste of my time!!!

Laikals

The greatest movie ever made..!

TeenzTen

An action-packed slog

Nayan Gough

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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elvircorhodzic

SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS is an adventure comedy and one of the best representations of satire in the classic Hollywood. The opening scene is very interesting. The director focuses on the contrast of humor as a kind of form of frustration. What is actually good and how "it" is different from what the audience likes. There are many relevant indicators incorporated in a fun story. The transition from comedy to serious drama is well directed.Joel McCrea as John L. Sullivan is an almost perfect choice for leading man. Acts honestly and sincerely with quite irresistible charm. McCrea is an actor who smoothly formed his character in the film. Veronica Lake as The Girl is targeted partner of the main actor. The director thought it would probably remain in the shadow of other parameters. However, one fairly low and incredibly charming girl is perfect bearings. Contrast the main actors in any other option (disguised as a tramp or misunderstood director and failed actress) is very good.This movie should not be seen as a cheap promotion comedy. Laughter is the best medicine. So they say in my country. People's emotions determine the importance and essence. The message is simple. Stay away from own idealism and pay attention to your audience. The message? To whom? The film remains one unconventional comedy, satirical drama and adventure in trails. The atmosphere and scenery are at a high level. The messages are universal.

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Richie Sarcone

I was 110% blown away by this film. It is a crying shame that Sullivan's Travels is not on the IMDb top 250. As a lover of classic movies I'm ashamed of myself for not have seeing it earlier. Veronica Lake gives an outstanding performance as the mysterious girl and Joel McCrea perfectly en-captures the complicated film director John Sullivan. This movie is a perfect blend of comedy, romance, drama, and raw emotion rolled up into one perfect black and white old school 40s film. The acting is superb as both the leading actors and supporting ones bring the film together to make it truly special. This film gives great perspective from the points of view of both the rich and poor alike. A MUST SEE FOR ANY CLASSIC MOVIE LOVER. Treat yourself to an hour and a half of joy, sadness and heartbreak with a twist ending. Take my word as a true film fan, this movie will not disappoint and if you don't see it i feel bad for you. Check out putlocker.is to watch for free along with thousands of other great movies.

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jc-osms

An ambitious mix of comedy and social comment, Preston Sturges' fine film works so well in my opinion just because it so often confounds expectations as it progresses, but still carrying the viewer along with it each step of the way. Yes, occasionally it gets a little slow and over-serious in the middle but Sturges is trying to out over some serious points about caring capitalism, in particular society's outlook towards the poor, the incarcerated and blacks and can be forgiven for occasionally dotting the "i's" and crossing the "t's" with his crusading zeal.It starts paradoxically with an ending, an allegorical fight to the death between capital and labour, as luridly directed by what we'd today call a rom-con director of hit movies, played by Joel McCrae, keen to show his serious-side and exercise his social conscience. His bluff is called by his producer and associate who both mock his wish to make a film celebrating the disadvantaged in society and challenge him to live it before he films it. Initially, a film crew is hired to film his every move as he dresses down and seeks to temporarily become a hobo, however with the help of quite literally a boy-racer, he outpaces them and leaves his pursuers in a heap in his wake. So far, so typical screwball-comedy.However, as the slapstick and wisecracking are more or less gradually moved out the way, Sturges vision grows darker with McCrae finally thinking he's on a level with his subject and ready to film it, until real-life events, in the form of a crack on the head from a greedy tramp who robs him while he's in the act of patronisingly distributing largesse to the local down-and-outs, which sees him end up convicted of his own "death" and condemned to hard labour on the chain- gang. Of course he eventually extricates himself from his plight but chastened by his experience, he eschews the moribund preachy fable in favour of the light comedies to the better lift spirits.McCrae is excellent in the lead role and gets a great foil in his travels with the diminutive Veronica Lake in a breakthrough role as the hard-bitten wannabe actress who likewise forgoes her relative comfort and privilege to join him on his walk on the wild side. They make a fine pairing which really is the long and the short of it. Behind them are Sturges' crew of stock actors, giving able and intuitive support. Sturges' direction is frequently imaginative and occasionally gets the pacing wrong but his central moral of charity and brotherhood emerge intact by the end of this warming and disarming feature.

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A_Different_Drummer

Hard to believe. Years after this masterpiece, as age caught up with the two stars, McCrea, now too old to play the leading man, would be successfully recast in a series of westerns and actually enjoyed a second career as a cowpoke. No such luck for Lake. Once considered one of the sexiest stars in Hollywood, she continued with a bunch of "filmes noire" for a spell, but within a decade her career had fizzled. Late in life she did a series of interviews saying that of all the sex goddesses of the era, her portrayal was the most effortless, she merely needed to "brush her hair a certain way" and men, dumb as they were, practically swooned. (Not entirely true. She had a naturally coarse voice which was unusual, and sexy, in that era; and she did indeed have the figure of a sex goddess, as the very very brief shower scene in Sullivans Travels reveals.) OK, back to 1941. With both stars pretty at the apex of their careers, here is the kind of story that Hollywood does best, a story of the rich vs. the poor, and the problems that can arise trying to reconcile the two. McCrea is pitch perfect as the idealistic rich guy (film producer) trying to see the world through the eyes of the downtrodden, and Lake is pitch perfect as the beautiful, cynical, babe who tags along for the ride whether McCrea likes it or not. The ending, which involves McCrea on a chain gang reading about his own death, is a masterstroke, and unforgettable in its own right. A must see.

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