Sullivan's travels / a Paramount Picture ; assoiciate producer, Paul Jones ; written and directed by Preston Sturges.

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A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures, Inc Janus Films Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Sturges, Preston Jones, Paul, 1901-1968 McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990 Lake, Veronica Warwick, Robert, 1878-1964 Hayes, Margaret, 1916-1977 Hall, Porter, 1888-1953 Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958 Blore, Eric, 1887-1959 Greig, Robert, 1879-1958 Shuken, Leo, 1906-1976
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2001], ©2001.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 118. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Drama. Tramps > United States > Drama. United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945 > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Preston Sturges' Sullivan's travels.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.
Note:	Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. "Janus Films." Special features: audio 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 Kenneth Bowser for PBS's American masters series ; interview with Preston Sturges' widow Sandy Sturges ; Hedda Hopper interview with Preston Sturges ; 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 ; scrapbook of original publicity materials ; original theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF8 D0003201 VideoDVD PN1995.9.A3 S853 2001 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated by MPAA.
ISBN:	1559409193
Credits:	Director of photography, John Seitz ; editor, Stuart Gilmore ; music, Leo Shuken and Charles Bradshaw.
System Details:	DVD.
Cast:	Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Margaret Hayes, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, Robert Greig, Georges Renavent, Harry Rosenthal.