#118: STURGES, Preston: Sullivan's Travels (1941)
STURGES, Preston (United States)
Sullivan's Travels [1941]
Spine #118
DVD
DVD
This masterpiece by Preston Sturges is perhaps the finest movie-about-a-movie ever made. Hollywood director Joel McCrea, tired of churning out lightweight comedies, decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou — a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo. He finds the lovely Veronica Lake — and more trouble than he ever dreamed of.
90 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2001
Director/Writer
Preston Sturges was 43 when he wrote and directed Sullivan's Travels.
Other Sturges films in the Collection:
#103: The Lady Eve (1941)
#742: The Palm Beach Story (1942)
#292: Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
The Film
Other Sturges films in the Collection:
#103: The Lady Eve (1941)
#742: The Palm Beach Story (1942)
#292: Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Six-page wraparound featuring an essay by Todd McCarthy.
Commentary
By Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean.
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Six-page wraparound featuring an essay by Todd McCarthy.
Commentary
By Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean.
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
A 76-minute documentary made by Bowser for PBS’s American Masters series.
Interview 1
A 76-minute documentary made by Bowser for PBS’s American Masters series.
Interview 1
With Sturges’ widow Sandy Sturges.
Interview 2
Interview 2
With Hedda Hopper interviewing Sturges.
Archival audio recordings
Archival audio recordings
Of Sturges singing his original composition “My Love” and reciting the poem “If I Were King.”
Storyboards and blueprints
Production stills archive
Storyboards and blueprints
Production stills archive
Scrapbook of original publicity materials
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