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Release Date:
13 October 1950 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play... becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!
Plot:
Elwood P. Dowd is a mild-mannered, pleasant man, who just happens (he says) to have an invisible friend resembling a 6-foot rabbit. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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4 nominations
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(103 articles)
Steven Spielberg's Not Directing Harvey
(From movies.about.com. 7 December 2009, 2:27 PM, PST)
Below the Fold: Our Weekend Wrap-Up Has No Harvey for Spielberg, Moneyball Gets Director, New Line Nutcracker!
(From FusedFilm. 6 December 2009, 3:04 PM, PST)
(From movies.about.com. 7 December 2009, 2:27 PM, PST)
Below the Fold: Our Weekend Wrap-Up Has No Harvey for Spielberg, Moneyball Gets Director, New Line Nutcracker!
(From FusedFilm. 6 December 2009, 3:04 PM, PST)
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A moving story of a man and his pooka...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| James Stewart | ... | Elwood P. Dowd | |
| Josephine Hull | ... | Veta Louise Simmons | |
| Peggy Dow | ... | Miss Kelly - Nurse | |
| Charles Drake | ... | Dr. Sanderson | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Dr. Chumley | |
| Victoria Horne | ... | Myrtle Mae Simmons | |
| Jesse White | ... | Wilson - sanitarium orderly | |
| William H. Lynn | ... | Judge Gaffney (as William Lynn) | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Cabbie Lofgren | |
| Nana Bryant | ... | Mrs. Hazel Chumley | |
| Grayce Mills | ... | Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet (as Grace Mills) | |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Herman - Sanitarium gatekeeper | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gino Corrado | ... | Eccentric Man (scenes deleted) | |
| Jack Curtis | ... | (scenes deleted) | |
| Ida Moore | ... | Mrs. McGiff (scenes deleted) | |
| Billy Wayne | ... | Man in Car (scenes deleted) | |
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104 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:G (Ontario) |
Australia:G |
South Korea:All (2003) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:S |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U |
USA:Approved (certificate #14694) |
Germany:12
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Josephine Hull first performed her role in the Broadway version of Harvey. Jesse White also appeared in the original Broadway production and a 1972 television version.
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Revealing mistakes: In the daytime scenes at Chumley's Rest, shadows are seen of the actors and props that clearly go against the dominant natural light.
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Referenced in "The Simpsons: Beyond Blunderdome (#11.1)" (1999)
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A Note Regarding SpoilersWhat is an egg and onion sandwich?
Why does Elwood rip up the envelope without even reading what's inside?
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To tell you the truth, I had no idea HARVEY would be this good, but it was. It's not an incredibly deep film, just good-natured.
I'm not sure if these next comments will throw a lot of people off, but I wonder about the controversial nature of the story as well, particularly for a movie made in the 1950's. I mean, after all, this is a movie that does touch on topics of alcoholism, mental illness, spirits, Celtic mythology, and magic. C'mon, we live in a society where Harry Potter cannot exist without receiving a light pounding.
I was also impressed with the development of the Elwood P. Dowd character as portrayed by James Stewart. I just love how the movie shows how he touches the lives of everyone around him. In an age of cinema where supporting characters are immediately cast off after being introduced, I don't think there is a single supporting actor whose character is not developed in this film. I particularly liked the relationship between the doctor and Elwood. I can honestly say that Elwood P. Dowd is one of the most memorable characters I have come across in film along with Molly the Gangster in Charley Varrick and Hal the Computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I also think this movie does an excellent job highlighting those who do represent the salt of the earth in our society, even if they do exhibit behavior that is outside social norms. This is a very good film. See it with a pooka!