Harvey (1950)

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Directed by

Henry Koster

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Wallace Ford
Ellis Logfren, The Taxi Driver

William H. Lynn
Judge Omar Gaffney

Victoria Horne
Myrtle Mae Simmons

Jesse White
Martin Wilson

Cecil Kellaway
Dr. William Chumley

Charles Drake
Dr. Raymond Sanderson

Peggy Dow
Miss Kelly

Josephine Hull
Veta Louise Dowd Simmons

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Mary Chase

Oscar Brodney
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A classic moralistic comedy!

18 years, 2 months ago at Jul 26 11:10

PvtCaboose91

"Harvey and I sit in the bars... have a drink or two... play the juke box. And soon the faces of all the other people they turn toward mine and they smile. And they're saying, "We don't know your name, mister, but you're a very nice fella." Harvey and I warm ourselves in all these golden moments. We've entered as strangers - soon we have friends. And they come over... and they sit with us... and t... read more

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1 year, 5 months ago at Apr 23 16:45

JR1220

A joy from start to finish. While Jimmy Stewart is pitch perfect in this role, he’s surrounded by a cast of characters that blew me away. I suppose this is one of the joys of discovering movies from the Golden Age, it broadens the horizons. I especially enjoyed the performance of Dick Wessel (Mr Cracker, the bar owner). He welcomes Elwood and Harvey into Charlie’s Bar with open arms. I would... read more

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Description: James Stewart, Cecil Kellaway, Josephine Hull, Victoria Horne, Charles Drake, Jesse White - Dir:Henry Koster James Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd, a wealthy alcoholic whose sunny disposition and drunken antics are tolerated by most of the ... Full Descriptioncitizens 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. Elwood is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful compan ... (more)

Release date: 4 December 1950
UPC: 025192033636

Tags: Comedy (13), 1950 (5), Giant Rabbit (5), 1950s (5), Fantasy (4), Taxi Driver (3), Drama (3), Bar (2), Family (2), Friendship (2), Movies (2), Rabbit (2), Nurse (2), American (2), Doctor (2), Newspaper (2), Taxi (2), Imdb Top 250 (1), Sanitarium (1)

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“A joy from start to finish. While Jimmy Stewart is pitch perfect in this role, he’s surrounded by a cast of characters that blew me away. I suppose this is one of the joys of discovering movies from the Golden Age, it broadens the horizons. I especially enjoyed the performance of Dick Wessel (Mr Cracker, the bar owner). He welcomes Elwood and Harvey into Charlie’s Bar with open arms. I would certainly watch this again.” read more

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