Harvey Movie Review 1950

Straightforward version of the Mary Chase play about a friendly drunk with an imaginary six-foot rabbit friend named Harvey, and a sister who tries to have him committed. A fondly remembered, charming comedy. Hull is a standout, well deserving her Oscar.

Distribution

Reader's Digest Home Video, Reader's Digest Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570, Phone: (914)234-9000, Toll-free: 800-304-2807, URL: http://www.readersdigest.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screwball Comedy, Fantasy, Sanity Check, Rabbits

Screenplay

Oscar Brodney

Cast

James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Victoria Horne, Peggy Dow, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Drake, Jesse White, Wallace Ford, Nana Bryant

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Henry Koster

Music

Frank Skinner

Other

Ralph Dawson

Producer

Mark Huffam

Awards

Oscars 1950: Support. Actress (Hull); Golden Globes 1951: Support. Actress (Hull).