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Bookmark this pageHarvey (1950)
Director: Henry Koster
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From Time Out Film Guide
Stewart in his batty but amiable persona as small-town boozer Elwood P Dowd, who imagines a close friendship with a 'pooka' (a mischievous familiar of Irish folklore), in this case a 6' 4” white rabbit called Harvey. His anxious sister (Hull) tries to get him certified, but the film suggests that the fantasy is quite harmless. Charming, lightweight stuff (from a play by Mary Chase), so long as you can take Stewart's ingenuousness, but it does wear thin.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Henry Koster
Producer: John Beck
Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Cecil Kellaway, Peggy Dow, Jesse White, Charles Drake, Wallace Ford full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 104 mins
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