Harvey (1950)
The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play … becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!
Starring James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Charles Drake
Directed by Henry Koster
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
Runtime: 104 min.
Rating: 7.7
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Fantasy
Keywords: sibling relationship,sanatorium,rabbi,imaginary friend,mental institution,police officer,screwball comedy,aunt nephew relationship,commitment,1950s
Cast
Elwood P. Dowd
Veta Louise Dowd Simmons
Dr. Sanderson
Miss Kelly
Myrtle Mae Simmons
Marvin Wilson - orderly
Dr. Chumley
Judge Gaffney
Mr. Cracker
Mr. Meegles
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
Henry - 1st Cabbie
Nurse Dunphy
Herman - Sanitarium gatekeeper
Mrs. Hazel Chumley
E.J. Lofgren - 2d Cabbie
Himself
Mailman (uncredited)
Mrs. Tewksbury (uncredited)
Mrs. Krausmeyer (uncredited)
Mrs. Cummings (uncredited)
Mrs. Johnson - Maid Who Quits (uncredited)
Mr. Minninger (uncredited)
Mrs. Strickleberger (uncredited)
Elvira the Cook (uncredited)
First Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dr. Schwartz's Nurse (uncredited)
Mrs. Halsey (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Miss LaFay (uncredited)
Voice of Leslie the Chauffeur (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Eccentric Man (scenes deleted)