Harvey (1950)

Regisseur:

Henry Koster

Drehbuchautoren:

Mary Chase (play)
Mary Chase (screenplay) ...
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

13. Oktober 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Familienfilm | Fantasy

Werbezeile:

The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play... becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!

Plot:

Elwood P. Dowd is a mild-mannered, pleasant man, who just happens (he says) to have an invisible friend resembling a 6-foot rabbit.

Plot Keywords:

Fantasy | Hidden Character | Alcoholism | Imaginary Friend | Mental Illness

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A Little Fantasy Never Hurt Anyone-----Or Did It?

Besetzung

James Stewart	...	Elwood P. Dowd
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)
Wallace Ford	...	The Taxi Driver
Nana Bryant	...	Mrs. Hazel Chumley
Grayce Mills	...	Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet (as Grace Mills)
Clem Bevans	...	Mr. Herman Schimmelplusser
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Gino Corrado	...	Eccentric Man (scenes deleted)
Jack Curtis	...	(scenes deleted)
Ida Moore	...	Mrs. McGiff (scenes deleted)
Billy Wayne	...	Man in Car (scenes deleted)
Polly Bailey	...	Mrs. Krausmeyer (uncredited)
Don Brodie	...	Mailman (uncredited)
Aileen Carlyle	...	Mrs. Tewksbury (uncredited)
Sally Corner	...	Mrs. Cummings (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Eula Guy	...	Mrs. Johnson, Maid Who Quits (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton	...	Mrs. Strickleberger (uncredited)
Harry Hines	...	Mr. Miggles (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt	...	Henry Riley, Cab Driver (uncredited)
Edwin Max	...	Salesman (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal	...	Dr. Schwartz's Nurse (uncredited)
Fess Parker	...	Voice of Leslie the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett	...	Elvira, the Cook (uncredited)
Almira Sessions	...	Mrs. Halsey (uncredited)
Ruthelma Stevens	...	Miss LaFay (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal	...	Nurse Dunphy (uncredited)
William Val	...	Leslie, Chumley's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Dick Wessel	...	Mr. Cracker, the Bartender (uncredited)
Sam Wolfe	...	Mr. Minninger (uncredited)

Regie
Henry Koster

Buch
Mary Chase		(play)
Mary Chase		(screenplay) and
Oscar Brodney		(screenplay)
Myles Connolly		(screenplay) uncredited

Produktion
John Beck	....	producer

Originalmusik
Frank Skinner

Kamera
William H. Daniels		(as William Daniels)

Schnitt
Ralph Dawson

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Bernard Herzbrun
Nathan Juran

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron

Kostüme
Orry-Kelly		(gowns) (as Orry Kelly)

Maske/Frisuren
Joan St. Oegger	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist
Edith House	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Joe Stinton	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Howard Christie	....	production manager (uncredited)

Regieassistenten
Frank Shaw	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Leslie I. Carey	....	sound
Joe Lapis	....	sound

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Glen Adams	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Rennie Hawkins	....	grip (uncredited)
Lloyd Hill	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Bill Johnson	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Brock Pemberton	....	producer: original play
Nagene Searle	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents) (as Universal - International)

Verleihfirmen

• Universal Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Universal Studios Home Video (DVD)

Alternativ:

Mein Freund Harvey (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

104 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Australia:G | Canada:G (Ontario) | South Korea:All (2003) | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #14694) | Germany:12

Drehorte:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Firma:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Dies und das:

Although James Stewart is 6'4'', he refers to Harvey as being 6'3 1/2'' tall in the film and looks up at him during the entire film. That's because this is Harvey's height in the original play by Mary Chase. In a 1990 interview, Stewart said that he had decided that for the film, Harvey was going to be 6'8'', so that he could indeed look up at him.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The cab used to bring Elwood to Chumley's Rest was the same cab that was used to bring everyone back later in the night. However, the cab drivers changed in just those 4 hours. While it is possible that Wallace Ford's character took over the cab, it is a huge coincidence at best.

Dialogzitate:

The Taxi Driver: ...I've been driving this route for 15 years. I've brought 'em out here to get that stuff, and I've drove 'em home after they had it. It changes them... On the way out here, they sit back and enjoy the ride. They talk to me; sometimes we stop and watch the sunsets, and look at the birds flyin'. Sometimes we stop and watch the birds when there ain't no birds. And look at the sunsets when its raining. We have a swell time. And I always get a big tip. But afterwards, oh oh...
Veta Louise Simmons: "Afterwards, oh oh"? What do you mean, "afterwards, oh oh"?
[...]

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

A Little Fantasy Never Hurt Anyone-----Or Did It?

Another great comedy from Hollywood's Golden Age has James Stewart (Oscar-nominated) going all around town with his imaginary friend Harvey, a six-foot rabbit. Sister Josephine Hull (Oscar-winning) tries to have Stewart committed, but it seems that everyone who tries to reason with Stewart go crazy themselves. Hilarious and intelligent in every way imaginable. A fine piece of entertainment. 4.5 out of 5 stars.