Preston Sturges Collection - 7-DVD Box Set ( Sullivan's Travels / The Lady Eve / Hail the Conquering Hero / The Great Moment / The Great McGinty / Christmas in July / The Palm Beach Story )

Preston Sturges Collection - 7-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sullivan's Travels / The Lady Eve / Hail the Conquering Hero / The Great Moment / The Great McGinty / Christmas in July / The Palm Beach Story
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
578 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1941 - 1944 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Preston Sturges

Written By:
Preston Sturges
Monckton Hoffe
René Fülöp-Miller

Actors:
Joel McCrea ..... John L. Lloyd 'Sully' Sullivan
Veronica Lake ..... The Girl
Robert Warwick ..... Mr. Lebrand
William Demarest ..... Mr. Jones
Franklin Pangborn ..... Mr. Casalsis
Porter Hall ..... Mr. Hadrian
Byron Foulger ..... Mr. Johnny Valdelle
Margaret Hayes ..... Secretary
Robert Greig ..... Burroughs (Sullivan's butler)
Eric Blore ..... Sullivan's valet
Torben Meyer ..... The doctor
Victor Potel ..... Cameraman
Richard Webb ..... Radio man
Charles R. Moore ..... Colored chef (as Charles Moore)
Almira Sessions ..... Ursula Kornheiser
Barbara Stanwyck ..... Eugenia 'Jean' Harrington
Henry Fonda ..... Charles 'Charlie' Poncefort Pike
Charles Coburn ..... 'Colonel' Harry Harrington
Eugene Pallette ..... Horace Pike
William Demarest ..... Ambrose 'Muggsy' Murgatroyd
Eric Blore ..... Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper ..... Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll ..... Martha - the Maid
Janet Beecher ..... Janet Pike
Robert Greig ..... Burrows - Pike's Butler
Dora Clement ..... Gertrude
Luis Alberni ..... Emile, Pike's chef
Eddie Bracken ..... Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith
Ella Raines ..... Libby
Raymond Walburn ..... Mayor Everett D. Noble
William Demarest ..... Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn ..... Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson ..... Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine ..... Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge ..... Political Boss (as Alan Bridge)
Freddie Steele ..... Bugsy
Bill Edwards ..... Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden ..... Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin ..... Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee ..... Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin ..... Western Union Man
Esther Howard ..... Mrs. Noble
Joel McCrea ..... William Thomas Green Morton
Betty Field ..... Elizabeth Morton
Harry Carey ..... Prof. Warren
William Demarest ..... Eben Frost
Louis Jean Heydt ..... Dr. Horace Wells
Julius Tannen ..... Dr. Charles Jackson (as Julian Tannen)
Edwin Maxwell ..... Vice-President of Medical Society
Porter Hall ..... President Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pangborn ..... Dr. Heywood
Grady Sutton ..... Homer Quimby
Donivee Lee ..... Betty Morton
Harry Hayden ..... Judge Shipman
Torben Meyer ..... Dr. Dahlmeyer
Victor Potel ..... First Dental Patient (as Vic Potel)
Thurston Hall ..... Senator Borland
Brian Donlevy ..... Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
Muriel Angelus ..... Catherine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff ..... The Boss
Allyn Joslyn ..... George
William Demarest ..... Skeeters - The Politician
Louis Jean Heydt ..... Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal ..... Louie (bodyguard)
Arthur Hoyt ..... Mayor Wilfred T. Tillinghast
Libby Taylor ..... Bessy (maid)
Thurston Hall ..... Mr. Maxwell
Steffi Duna ..... The Dancing Girl
Esther Howard ..... Madame Juliette La Jolla
Frank Moran ..... The Boss' Chauffeur (as Frank C. Moran)
Jimmy Conlin ..... The Lookout
Dewey Robinson ..... Benny Felgman
Dick Powell ..... Jimmy MacDonald
Ellen Drew ..... Betty Casey
Raymond Walburn ..... Dr. Maxford
Alexander Carr ..... Mr. Shindel
William Demarest ..... Mr. Bildocker
Ernest Truex ..... Mr. J.B. Baxter
Franklin Pangborn ..... Don Hartman (radio announcer)
Harry Hayden ..... Mr. E.L. Waterbury (office manager)
Rod Cameron ..... Dick (co-worker)
Adrian Morris ..... Tom Darcy (co-worker) (as Michael Morris)
Harry Rosenthal ..... Harry (co-worker)
Georgia Caine ..... Mrs. Ellen MacDonald
Ferike Boros ..... Mrs. Schwartz
Torben Meyer ..... Mr. Schmidt
Julius Tannen ..... Mr. Zimmerman
Claudette Colbert ..... Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
Joel McCrea ..... Tom Jeffers ('Capt. McGlew')
Mary Astor ..... The Princess Centimillia
Rudy Vallee ..... John D. Hackensacker III
Sig Arno ..... Toto
Robert Warwick ..... Mr. Hinch, Ale and Quail Club
Arthur Stuart Hull ..... Mr. Osmond
Torben Meyer ..... Dr. Kluck
Jimmy Conlin ..... Mr. Asweld, Ale and Quail Club
Victor Potel ..... Mr. McKeewie
William Demarest ..... First Member Ale and Quail Club
Jack Norton ..... Second Member Ale and Quail Club
Robert Greig ..... Third Member Ale and Quail Club
Roscoe Ates ..... Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
Dewey Robinson ..... Fifth Member Ale and Quail Club

Synopsis:

Sullivan's Travels (1941): Hollywood director Joel McCrea, tired of churning out lightweight comedies, decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou? a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo. He finds the lovely Veronica Lake; and more trouble than he ever dreamed of!

The Lady Eve (1941 ): Under Sturges's typically antic microscope, the collision between the gold-digging Harrington and the very rich, very hapless brewery-heir-turned-herpetologist Charles Pike (a wonderfully callow, guileless Henry Fonda) yields ample opportunity for the writer-director to skewer issues of class and sex; as always, Sturges is bold in pushing the censors' envelope, capturing a palpable erotic heat between the canny Jean and the literally feverish Charlie, who, after a year up the Amazon, is instantly smitten by the mere sight of her shapely ankles.

Hail The Conquering Hero (1944 ): When Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith is discharged from the Marines due to a hayfever condition, he is reluctant to return home. However, on the advice of some fellow marines, Woodrow fabricates a story which elevates him to the status of war hero...

The Great Moment (1944): Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him.

The Great McGinty (1940 ): In a dive bar south of the border, a begrudging bartender, McGinty (Brian Donlevy) tries to assuage an embezzling bank clerk on the lam by relating his own reasons for fleeing to the banana republic. He was mayor of a big city, and from this unsuspected revelation ensues a sweeping look at McGinty's seedy journey from tough-guy bum to mob lackey. A tip-off that there's money in voting for the corrupt incumbent mayor leads McGinty to the belligerent mob Boss who runs the city, and is so taken with McGinty's street wise charms that he takes him under his wing. When the mayor is exposed by the press, the Boss proposes McGinty as the reform party candidate complete with a quickly arranged marriage to his sweet-faced secretary, Catherine. These airtight mob machinations come undone when the good influence of the wise Catherine begins to wear away at McGinty's lifelong bad habits.

Christmas In July (1940 ): An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize. As a result, he gets a promotion, buys presents for all of his family and friends, and proposes to his girl. When the truth comes out, he's not prepared for the consequences.

The Palm Beach Story (1942): Struggling architect Tom Jeffers and lovely wife Geraldine are at odds because she hates being broke and he won't let her use her sex appeal for his benefit. Exasperation comes to a head when a 'Wienie King' slips Gerry $700, and she leaves on a screwball train trip to Florida for a divorce; Tom follows, determined to reclaim her...

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