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Sullivan's Travels
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
1941 · Directed by Preston Sturges · 91 min · Comedy · Romance · Adventure · 19 frames
Tagline
Veronica Lake’s on the Take
Crew
- Written by: Preston Sturges
- Cinematography: John F. Seitz
- Edited by: Stuart Gilmore
Cast
- Joel McCrea as John Sullivan
- Veronica Lake as The Girl
- Robert Warwick as Mr. LeBrand
- William Demarest as Mr. Jones
- Franklin Pangborn as Mr. Casalsis
- Porter Hall as Mr. Hadrian
- Byron Foulger as Johnny Valdelle
- Margaret Hayes as Secretary
- Robert Greig as Burroughs
- Eric Blore as Sullivan's Valet
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $700,000
- Box office: $1,200,000
- Themes: homeless person, movie business, fake identity, mistaken identity, great depression, jail, chain gang, memory loss, black and white, on the road
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