This whimsical fantasy comedy starred James Stewart as tippler Elwood P Dowd whose constant companion, Harvey, just happens to be a six-foot white rabbit who is invisible to everyone else.
Yet Dowd’s reliance on Harvey is quite enough to wreck the life of Elwood’s ever-patient yet socially prominent sister, and drastic action is called for.
James Stewart gives a knockout performance in this classic comic fantasy about the fine line between sanity and insanity, and Henry Koster directs this loving tribute to eccentricity and bar-room philosophy with a deft touch.
Alongside the satiric misunderstandings, character mix-ups and revitalised clichés come poignant comments about humanity’s lack of communication, which touch both the funny bone and the heart.
A 1996 remake was vastly inferior.
Elwood P Dowd
James Stewart Veta Louise Simmons
Josephine Hull Miss Kelly
Peggy Dow Dr Sanderson
Charles Drake Dr Chumley
Cecil Kellaway Myrtle Mae
Victoria Horne Wilson
Jesse White Judge Gaffney
William Lynn Lofgren
Wallace Ford Mrs Chumley
Nana Bryant
Director
Henry Koster
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Yet Dowd’s reliance on Harvey is quite enough to wreck the life of Elwood’s ever-patient yet socially prominent sister, and drastic action is called for.
