USA,
1950, 104 min
Directed by:
Henry KosterCinematography:
William H. DanielsComposer:
Frank SkinnerCast:
James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway, Victoria Horne, Jesse White, William H. Lynn, Wallace Ford, Nana Bryant, Edwin Max (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart), a wealthy alcoholic whose sunny disposition and drunken antics are tolerated by most of the citizens of his community. That is, until Elwood begins to claim that he has a friend named Harvey who is an invisisble six foot rabbit. Elwood's snooty socialite sister, Veta, determined to marry off her daughter Myrtle to a respectable man, begins to plot to keep Elwood's lunacy from interfering. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1951 - Josephine Hull (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1951 - James Stewart (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Golden Globes
- 1951 - Josephine Hull (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1951 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1951 - James Stewart (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)