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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Harvey (1950)

Directed by Henry Koster

Comedy | Drama

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 104 minutes

Actors

James Stewart | Josephine Hull | Peggy Dow | Charles Drake | Cecil Kellaway | Victoria Horne | Jesse White | William H. Lynn | Wallace Ford | Nana Bryant | Grayce Mills | Clem Bevans | Harvey | Don Brodie | Pat Flaherty | Eula Guy | Norman Leavitt | Fess Parker | Maudie Prickett | Dick Wessel

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

This is a wild movie. Better than I expected but then again James Stewart was nominated for best actor (Josephine Hull did win for Best Supporting Actress). He’s really good in this take on mental illness albeit a very simplified view of it.

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