
Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, naive director of fluffy films with a heart of gold, who decides that he wants to make a film about the troubles of the downtrodden poor. Much to his producers' chagrin, he sets off in tramp's clothing with a single dime in his pocket to experience poverty first-hand, and he feels the sting of reality.... (Full plot summary below)
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Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, naive director of fluffy films with a heart of gold, who decides that he wants to make a film about the troubles of the downtrodden poor. Much to his producers' chagrin, he sets off in tramp's clothing with a single dime in his pocket to experience poverty first-hand, and he feels the sting of reality.
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| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealA full-blooded thesis deriding the boring message film. |
| Empire MagazineAngie ErrigoComedy doesn't come much more classic. If you haven't seen it, it's about time you did. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickA work of great depth and humanity that also happens to be very funny. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten...a plot with more curves than Veronica Lake. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonForgotten for years along with its maker, writer/director Preston Sturges, Sullivan's Travels has only recently enjoyed a comeback and induction into classic status. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesNot remotely a defense of junk, but it does respect comedy as a force for escapism. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanIt's no wonder that the film remains hugely influential to this day. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenIt is, quite simply, a dazzling piece of filmmaking. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitHard-nosed, farcical, tender, critical, satirical, elitist and populist all at once. |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carra highly satirical piece, poking fun at Hollywood itself and showing how out of touch it can be |