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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
By August 20, 2001
The 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 Read more »
