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77% Critic Match
Harvey
“The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play … becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!”
7.7 / 10• 1950• 1h 44m•NR• English
ComedyFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
James Stewart
Elwood P. Dowd
Lead
Josephine Hull
Veta Louise Simmons
Peggy Dow
Miss Kelly
Charles Drake
Dr. Sanderson
Cecil Kellaway
Dr. Chumley
Victoria Horne
Myrtle Mae Simmons
Jesse White
Wilson
William H. Lynn
Judge Gaffney (as William Lynn)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Koster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Harvey is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
