shoitinga While the mesage of this movie is that a laugh gives the poor and wretched some kind of relief, this movie itself could not even produce a smile. It is boring, annoying, overacted and definitely not funny.

rickdumesnil-55203 excellent movie that we can easily proclaim a masterpiece. before i go into it...i want to tell you how proud i am to be Canadian. the bickering and hate love of whits and blacks is so infantile and gross. it has been going on for years...stop it already. the black man on the yacht car was not laughed at because of being black.....it was his situation that was funny. one other person said how can grown men laugh at a mickey mouse film....darn it they hadn't seen films for months and were locked up in the dark. veronica lake for the first time surprised me....she is small i see it now. an OK actress who was beginning to show promise but it didn't last. Joel a super star that rendered his role real well. superb supporting cast....and a top notch storyline and director Preston sturges

drmalama I just saw Sullivan's Travels last week. I wish I had seen it at age 11. Back then, when my mother would take me to New York, I wouldn't photograph the skyscrapers or the Hudson River or Central Park--I would take pictures of abandoned buildings and garbage in the streets. You see, I wanted to capture something "real." I was, in other words, a pretentious little twerp.To a certain extent, so is John L. Sullivan, though I defy you not to fall in love him by the end of this film (and not just because he was played by the--ahem--not exactly unattractive Joel McCrea). He's a privileged Hollywood director whose past credits mainly include lowbrow comedies, but he yearns to do something more meaningful. So he decides to go on the road disguised as a hobo, though the real rail-riders are able to spot the clueless amateur from a mile away.Sullivan's journey takes him in gradually expanding concentric circles. At first, even his best efforts land him right back in Hollywood, and he can't seem to shake the coterie of publicists and caretakers that are always trailing two inches behind him. He even finds himself with an additional hanger-on, a failed starlet played with a sharp, worldly-wise sensibility by Veronica Lake. Eventually, though, Sullivan really does find himself far away from home and in deep trouble. It's one thing to sleep in shelters and rail cars when you know you can always return to your cushy home base; it's quite another when there's no way to escape the cruelties faced by the truly destitute. At this point the film suspends its comedic tone, though comedy will end up playing a crucial role at this dark moment in Sully's life. In the process, he becomes a better man. Sully may have had the best intentions when setting out on his journey, but his utter cluelessness would have made him a pretty unworthy spokesperson for the poor. After getting a taste of what it truly means to suffer, he realizes that the way he can best serve those with nothing is not to wring tears from moviegoers on their behalf, but to lessen their burden a little by making them smile. I hope I haven't been too ponderous about what really is a fantastically funny film, the definition of G.K. Chesterton's quote "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly." I guess that earnest ponderousness is a habit I still find hard to break. Hopefully a few more viewings of Preston Sturges' masterpiece will set me straight.

Richie Sarcone I was 110% blown away by this film. It is a crying shame that Sullivan's Travels is not on the IMDb top 250. As a lover of classic movies I'm ashamed of myself for not have seeing it earlier. Veronica Lake gives an outstanding performance as the mysterious girl and Joel McCrea perfectly en-captures the complicated film director John Sullivan. This movie is a perfect blend of comedy, romance, drama, and raw emotion rolled up into one perfect black and white old school 40s film. The acting is superb as both the leading actors and supporting ones bring the film together to make it truly special. This film gives great perspective from the points of view of both the rich and poor alike. A MUST SEE FOR ANY CLASSIC MOVIE LOVER. Treat yourself to an hour and a half of joy, sadness and heartbreak with a twist ending. Take my word as a true film fan, this movie will not disappoint and if you don't see it i feel bad for you. Check out putlocker.is to watch for free along with thousands of other great movies.