Henry Koster might not have been the right director for this whimsical fantasy, based on the 1944 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, but Jimmy Stewart and especially Josephine Hull (in an Oscar-winning turn) are superb.
Harvey (1950)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:14
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Synopsis: Elwood is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion is a 6-foot 3-1/2 inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's... Elwood is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion is a 6-foot 3-1/2 inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead. It's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the mess. James Stewart stars in his most amiable, bumbling mode. The film is based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Academy Award Nominations: 1, including Best Actor: James Stewart. Academy Awards: 1, Best Supporting Actress: Josephine Hull. [More]
Starring: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway
Starring: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Victoria Horne, Wallace Ford, Peggy Dow, Nana Bryant
Director: Henry Koster
Director: Henry Koster
Screenwriter: Oscar Brodney, Mary Chase
Producer: John Beck
Composer: Frank Skinner
Reviews for Harvey
Stewart, adorável como sempre (talvez mais), encanta com sua ‘insana’ simpatia, enquanto Hull arranca boas risadas com o enérgico histerismo de sua personagem.
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