Sullivan's Travels

Pros: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake's appearance, Slapstick, Moral
Cons: Uneven pace, Lake not given much to do, comedy forced at times

Sullivan’s Travels (1942) Joel McCrea (R ide the High Country) stars as a successful young film director who makes formula pictures and is frankly tired of the lightweight musicals and comedies - "with a little ...

Pros: Razor sharp writing and direction. Deep themes cleverly disguised.
Cons: 1940s racial attitudes.

I have gone from irritated through annoyed to downright infuriated. Doreen, that no good scrawny, sometime little sister (but actually distant cousin) of mine has not put in an appearance for over forty-eight hours. I remain confined to my wheel chair,...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

I first saw Sullivan’s Travels years ago on one of those Movies For a Rainy Afternoon shows. I was attracted to it because I like old movies and anybody who’s interested in old movies has heard of Veronica Lake. How could I pass that up? So I watched ...

Pros: Sturges' mastery of changing tone and unconventional structure... and it's funny too!
Cons: The Coen Brothers haven't yet made "Ants in Your Plants".

MY REVIEW OF THE MOVIE PROPER

I, like many others of my generation I suspect, first came to know of writer/director Preston Sturges' "Sullivan's Travels" via its association with the Coen Brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" The...

Pros: A hilarious, affectionate essay on patronizing while helping "the little people."
Cons: Many episodes and styles that may confuse viewer and critic alike as to its purpose.

Between the "Compassionate Conservatism" of George Bush now and the Coen Brothers' crazy O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? the message of Preston Sturges' SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1942) remains: Most of us are at the end of our day pretty much where we started. ...

Pros: direction, script, cast, humor with message
Cons: story lacks credibility, Lake mostly provides eye candy

Preston Sturges wrote and directed a series of successful comedies during the 1940s for Paramount, all of which for some reason co-star William Demarest. Perhaps the most acclaimed among these comedies was "Sullivan's Travels". While it...

Pros: Funny, Entertaining, Educating
Cons: Older

I watched this movie for a class, and didn't expect what I saw. This movie was really good. Sullivan has this huge mansion and wants to make this movie about how bad life really is, then he experiences it with the help of this girl. He ends up in a...