Harvey (movie)
|
|
Harvey is a 1950 film starring Jimmy Stewart.
| Contents |
Plot
Jimmy Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, a middle aged drunk whose best friend is a six-foot and three and a half inches tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. Harvey is actually a pooka, a mischievous magical creature. Elwood has been driving his sister and niece wild by introducing everyone he meets to his pal Harvey. His sister, Veta Louise Simmons (Hull), then tries to have Elwood committed to Chumley's Rest sanatorium, but they let Elwood out and lock her up. After sorting out the mistake, Dr. Chumley (Kellaway) goes after Elwood himself.
The film, directed by Henry Koster, used a screenplay by Mary Chase, working with Oscar Brodney, based on her Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play of the same name, which was first produced on November 1, 1944.
Cast
- Elwood P. Dowd: James Stewart
- Veta Louise Simmons: Josephine Hull
- Miss Kelly: Peggy Dow
- Dr. Lyman Sanderson: Charles Drake
- Dr. Willie Chumley: Cecil Kellaway
- Myrtle Mae Simmons: Victoria Horne
- Marvin Wilson: Jesse White (actor)
- Harvey: Himself
The film was remade for television in 1972.
Awards
Josephine Hull won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the equivalent Golden Globe. Jimmy Stewart was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor and the equivalent Golden Globe. The movie itself was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.
External links
- A Review of Harvey on DVD (http://www.classicsondvd.com/harvey.htm)
- Another Review of Harvey (http://www.classicmoviecorner.com/reviews/harvey.html)
- Another Review of Harvey (with Sound clips) (http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/harvey/)
- Harvey at IMDb (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/)
- Harvey's Pooka Page (http://www.geocities.com/harveytpooka/harvey.htm)