FILM 2056: SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)

FILM 2056: SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)

TRIVIA: Not only was Veronica Lake pregnant during the making of this movie, she was between six and eight months pregnant. Production took place from June 12 to July 22, 1941, and her daughter Elaine Detlie was born on August 21, 1941. The only other people involved in the production who knew of her condition were the costume designer, Edith Head, and Preston Sturges' then-wife, Louise. Head designed costumes to hide the condition. Lake was afraid that she would not be allowed to make the film if her advanced state of pregnancy was revealed, owing to the physical demands of the role.

John L. Sullivan plans to make a movie entitled "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" - a title borrowed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for their 2000 film.

Preston Sturges had originally intended to use a clip from a Charles Chaplin film for the church sequence, but Chaplin wouldn't give permission. In an earlier scene, Joel McCrea does parody the Little Tramp character. The cartoon eventually used was Walt Disney's Playful Pluto (1934).

Preston Sturges originally wanted Barbara Stanwyck to play The Girl.

Frances Farmer tested for the role of the girl, which eventually went to Veronica Lake.

The movie's poster was as #19 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.

In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #61 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.

The tear-off calendar on the kitchen wall, just after the 37-minute mark, shows "1941 AUGUST 17 SUNDAY".

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

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