Harvey (1950)


Harvey
Release Date13 October 1950
TaglineThe Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play... becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!
GenreComedy, Drama, Fantasy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBacklot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners, Screwball Comedy
MoodMood Enhancers
ThemesFantasy Life, Alcoholism
TonesGentle, Whimsical, Humorous, Easygoing, Fanciful
TagsAlcoholism, Delusion, Fantasy, Friendship, Imaginary Friend, Mental Illness, Psychiatrist, Rabbit, Reality, Sibling

Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase's play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull. The story is about a man whose best friend is a pooka named Harvey—in the form of a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall rabbit.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Elwood P. Dowd

Josephine Hull
Veta Louise Simmons

Miss Kelly

Dr. Sanderson

Dr. Chumley

Myrtle Mae Simmons

Wilson

William H. Lynn
Judge Gaffney

The Taxi Driver

Mrs. Hazel Chumley

Grayce Mills
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet

Mr. Herman Schimmelplusser

Gino Corrado
Eccentric Man

Jack Curtis

Ida Moore
Mrs. McGiff

Billy Wayne
Man in Car

Polly Bailey
Mrs. Krausmeyer

Mailman

Aileen Carlyle
Mrs. Tewksbury

Sally Corner
Mrs. Cummings

Pat Flaherty
Policeman

Art Gilmore
Trailer Narrator

Eula Guy
Mrs. Johnson, Maid Who Quits

Grayce Hampton
Mrs. Strickleberger

Harry Hines
Mr. Miggles

Norman Leavitt
Henry Riley, Cab Driver

Edwin Max
Salesman

Anne O'Neal
Dr. Schwartz's Nurse

Voice of Leslie the Chauffeur

Elvira, the Cook

Almira Sessions
Mrs. Halsey

Ruthelma Stevens
Miss LaFay

Minerva Urecal
Nurse Dunphy

William Val
Leslie, Chumley's Chauffeur

Mr. Cracker, the Bartender

Sam Wolfe
Mr. Minninger

Director

Writer

Mary Chase
,

Oscar Brodney

Myles Connolly
uncredited

Producer

John Beck
producer

Original Music

Frank Skinner
-

Cinematographer

Editor

Ralph Dawson
-

Art Director

Bernard Herzbrun
-

Nathan Juran
-

Set Decorator

Russell A. Gausman
-

Julia Heron
-

Costume Designer

Orry-Kelly

Makeup Department

Joan St. Oegger
hair stylist

makeup artist

Edith House
hair stylist

Joe Stinton
makeup artist

Production Manager

Howard Christie
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Shaw
assistant director

Sound Department

Leslie I. Carey
sound

Joe Lapis
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Glen Adams
still photographer

Rennie Hawkins
grip

Lloyd Hill
gaffer

Bill Johnson
camera operator

Other Crew

producer: original play

Nagene Searle
script supervisor

Production Company

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Distributor

Universal Pictures

CBS Television

Argentina Video Home

MCA/Universal Home Video
,

Universal Studios Home Video






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