Harvey

Name: Harvey
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1950-12-04
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake

1950 · 1h 44m · Comedy, Fantasy · United States of America · Rated U (GB)

The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play … becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!

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.

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Henry Koster

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Oscar Brodney, Myles Connolly

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James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake

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based on play or musicalblack and whitebrother sister relationshipcommitmentimaginary friendmental illnessmental institutionpolice officerrabbitsanatoriumscrewball comedy

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