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)
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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)
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The positive feeling this film irradiates is more contagious than the mumps, but is James Stewart who deserves the most praise, his dreamy and smiley nice guy is the Forrest Gump of the 1950s; it’s a shame that the story is not very original and doesn’t go anywhere in the last 20 minutes, wasting the enormous potential of an imaginary friend that teaches people how to appreciate life and important values. 70%
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I haven't seen a film with James Stewart in a long time, so I was glad that I got to see one again. And James did what he always does. He completely captivated me. James Stewart is one of the greatest actors in history because his acting is simply incredibly human, whether he is in a comedy, drama, western, or thriller. He always manages it perfectly. Additionally, he has a funny and clever script here.
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