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Actors: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, William Demarest, Robert Warwick
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sullivan's Travels |
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SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS is a movie written and directed by Preston Sturges in 1942. Joel McCrea, a director of musicals and comedy, wants to present a serious movie about poverty and the social crisis in America. He will walk the country, dressed as a homeless, and learn about life, the others and himself. Veronica Lake, an aspirant actress, will join him in his quest.
One of the best comedies ever filmed.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sullivan's Travels |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
- fights between haves and have-nots
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- bum/drifter
Poverty story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- prison
- moving train
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
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