Synopsis
This masterpiece by Preston Sturges is perhaps the finest movie-about-a-movie ever made. Hollywood director Joel McCrea, tired of churning out lightweight comedies, decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou—a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo. He finds the lovely Veronica Lake—and more trouble than he ever dreamed of.
Cast
| John L. Sullivan | Joel McCrea |
| The Girl | Veronica Lake |
| Mr. LeBrand | Robert Warwick |
| Mr. Jones | William Demarest |
| Secretary | Margaret Hayes |
| Mr. Hadrian | Porter Hall |
| Sullivan's butler | Robert Greig |
| Mr. Casalsis | Franklin Pangborn |
Credits
| Director | Preston Sturges |
| Written and directed by | Preston Sturges |
| Associate producer | Paul Jones |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore |
| Costumes | Edith Head |
| Cinematography | John Seitz |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier and Earl Hedrick |
| Music | Leo Shuken and Charles Bradshaw |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer
- 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’s 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
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
From the Current
Sullivan’s Travels
by Aug 20, 2001The sweetest, most generous-hearted satire of the Hollywood film industry the town has ever produced, Sullivan’s Travels was the fourth of the eight films Preston Sturges made during his astonishingly prolific streak between 1940 and 1944. Deserving of eternal veneration as the . . .
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