Sullivan's Travels [1941] - Preston Sturges, Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, William Demarest (Blu-ray - 4/14/2015) [Criterion Collection]

Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (The Palm Beach Story's Joel McCrea) 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, Sullivan hits the road disguised as a hobo. En route to enlightenment, he meets a lovely but no-nonsense young woman (I Married a Witch's Veronica Lake) and more trouble than he ever dreamed of. This comic masterpiece by Preston Sturges (The Lady Eve) is among the finest Hollywood satires and a high-water mark in the career of one of the industry's most revered funnymen.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details
Actors: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake
Directors: Preston Sturges
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: April 14, 2015
Run Time: 90 minutes

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:

New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary from 2001 by filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Kenneth Bowser, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990), a 76-minute documentary made by Bowser for PBS’s American Masters series
New video essay by film critic David Cairns, featuring filmmaker Bill Forsyth
Interview from 2001 with Sandy Sturges, the director’s widow
Interview with Sturges by gossip columnist Hedda Hopper from 1951
Archival audio recordings of Sturges
PLUS: An essay by critic Stuart Klawans

Cast & Crew
Joel McCrea John L. Sullivan
Veronica Lake The Girl
William Demarest Mr. Jones
Franklin Pangborn Mr. Casalais
Porter Hall Mr. Hadrian
Robert Warwick Mr. Lebrand
Eric Blore Sullivan's Valet
Robert Greig Sullivan's Butler
Byron Foulger Mr. Valdelle
Maggie Hayes Secretary
Torben Meyer Doctor
Richard Webb Radio Man
Charles Moore Chef
Billy Bletcher Entertainer in Hospital
Frank Moran Tough Chauffeur
Gus Reed Mission Cook
Victor Potel Cameraman
Almira Sessions Ursula
Esther Howard Miz Zeffie
Georges Renavent Old Tramp
Harry Rosenthal The Trombenick
Al Bridge The Mister
Jimmy Conlin Trusty
Jan Buckingham Mrs. Sullivan
Harry Hayden Mr. Carson
Arthur Hoyt Preacher
Roscoe Ates Counterman
Jess Lee Brooks Black Preacher
Chick Collins Capital
Chester Conklin Old Bum
Edgar Dearing Cop
Robert Dudley One-Legged Bum
Jimmie Dundee Labor
Perc Launders Yard Man
John Farrell MacDonald Desk Sergeant
Esther Michelson Woman
Emory Parnell Man at Railroad Shack
Dewey Robinson Sheriff
Preston Sturges Studio Director
Julius Tannen Public Defender
Pat West Counterman
Monte Blue Cop in slums
Edward Hearn Cop, Beverly Hills Station
Elsa Lanchester Actor
Frank Mills Drunk in Theater
Paul Newlan Truck driver
Willard Robertson Judge
Harry Seymour Entertainer in Air-Raid Shelter
Sul Te Wan Harmonica player
Harry Tyler R.R. Information Clerk
Robert Winkler Bud
Howard Mitchell Railroad Clerk

Technical Credits
Preston Sturges Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Charles Bradshaw Score Composer
Hans Dreier Art Director
Farciot Edouart Special Effects
Stuart Gilmore Editor
Edith Head Costumes/Costume Designer
Earl Hedrick Art Director
Paul Jones Associate Producer
Sigmund Krumgold Musical Direction/Supervision
Harry D. Mills Sound/Sound Designer
Walter Oberst Sound/Sound Designer
John F. Seitz Cinematographer
Leo Shuken Score Composer
Wally Westmore Makeup