Harvey poster
Director Henry Koster
Screenplay Oscar Brodney, Myles Connolly

Harvey

Tagline: The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play … becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!

Release Date: 1950-12-04

Duration: 104 minutes

Synopsis

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.

Casting

  • James Stewart
    Elwood P. Dowd
  • Fess Parker
    Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
  • Jesse White
    Wilson
  • Charles Drake
    Dr. Sanderson
  • Eula Guy
    Mrs. Johnson - Maid (uncredited)
  • Clem Bevans
    Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
  • Dick Wessel
    Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
  • Maudie Prickett
    Elvira - Cook (uncredited)
  • Wallace Ford
    The Taxi Driver
  • Cecil Kellaway
    Dr. Chumley