About this title: In Preston Sturges' classic comedy of Depression-era America, filmmaker John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), fed up with directing profitable comedies like "Ants in Your Plants of 1939," is consumed with the desire to make a serious social statement in his upcoming film, "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Unable to function in the rarefied atmosphere of Hollywood, Sullivan decides to hit the road, disguised as a tramp, and touch base with the "real" people of America. But Sullivan's studio transforms his odyssey into a publicity stunt, providing the would-be nomad with a luxury van, complete with ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: New. 715515012126 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Criterion
Date: 08/21/2001
UPC:715515012126
Description: Eric Blore, William Demarest, Byron Foulger, Robert Greig, Porter Hall. New. 1941 Run time: 90. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: Paramount
UPC:715515012126
Description: Joel McCrea; Veronica Lake; William Demarest; Franklin Pangborn; Porter Hall; Robert Warwick. New. Run time: 90 mins. Language: English. read more
"This is about a director who becomes a bum to understand poverty. On the road to this goal, he meets the character played by Veronica Lake, who is a Hollywood Starlet helping out poor bums. She becomes, through a twist in the plot, a bum too and they travel and see poverty. I would watch it again to just see Veronica Lake.
This is the kind of plot that I could imagine Spencer Tracy and Audrey Hepburn might be in...."
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