Thursday, 19 June 2014

Imaginary rabbit problems

Harvey (1950)

Directed by Henry Koster this film based on the play of the same name stars James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow and Charles Drake. A woman tries to have her middle aged brother committed because she has had enough of his best friend, an imaginary six foot tall rabbit.

There is a lot to like about this light hearted film and it mainly relies on the charm of James Stewart as while it is funny in places you would not call this an out and out comedy. The events of the film are farcical but never really offer an explanation for the existence of Harvey one way or the other. About the biggest surprise here is that this is not a collaboration between Stewart and Frank Capra as it would fit in easily with their previous collaborations.


4/5

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