Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

Veronica Lake’s on the Take

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Release Date

11/30/1941

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$700,000

Revenue

$1,200,000

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A screwball comedy that starts as a lark about a privileged director slumming among the poor, then darkens into something genuinely troubling about suffering and cinema's purpose. It's funny and fleet-footed until it isn't, asking whether art can emerge from actually understanding pain, or if that's a luxury only the untouched can afford.

Mood

PlayfulWhimsicalBittersweetContemplative

Themes

Art and creationComing apartRedemptionClass

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Black and whiteNaturalistic

Structure

Road movie

Heads up

Graphic violence

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