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    Harvey (1950)

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    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.

    harvey

    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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