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| Harvey | 
 enlarge | Director: Henry Koster
Actors: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  144 reviews
Sales Rank: 904
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 104
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20336D
UPC: 025192033636
EAN: 0025192033636
ASIN: B0000549B0
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1950
Release Date: February 6, 2001
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 Do you live with a dysfunctional family member? February 23, 2000
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Finally, I found THE "Harvey" film on amazon.com! I've waited decades for the chance to buy it for my own home....Can't any of you remember sitting in your childhood homes as little kids, watching Jimmy Stewart talk to a large (invisible) rabbit on your parents' old black & white TV? I remember seeing this movie but a few times, yet, each time, it always served as instant therapy for dissipating any anger toward the crazier people in my life. When I was a child, I thought it was funny that the movie showed a man who was being told to lose his imaginary friend. As an adolescent, I empathized with knowing what it is like to live with someone who, I think, lives and worries in a world of their own making. And as an adult, I realize that one can acknowledge the world of another, without having to remain there permanently. If you have ever suffered through the day-to-day trials of dealing with someone who lives by a grand set of rules different from your own (generational or cultural gap?), and if you have ever found yourself stressed from the craziness of it all, then maybe this wonderful and comical film will ease your frustration for a while each time you view it. As I remember this movie, it is a story that begins with the simple pleasures of courteous greetings, kindness to others and imaginary friends, then moves to one family's struggles with sanity, possible family separation, love and protection. It has a happy ending and, like the movie "It's a Wonderful Life", is a MUST for every family home library!
Elwood P. Dowd and Harvey, Friends for Life! February 16, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Harvey is one of my favorite black and white classic movies.
Jimmy Stewart is Elwood P. Dowd, an ever so tipsy gentleman, that introduces his friend, Harvey, to almost everyone he meets.
Harvey happens to be a six foot invisible rabbit, a pooka! A pooka, according to Irish folklore, is a mischievous spirit, especially one that takes on the form of an animal. In this instance the pooka is a rabbit, one that only Elwood P. Dowd can see. A pooka can enter through locked doors and windows and is said to be here and there, there and here, everywhere and anywhere.
Elwood P. lives with his easily flustered sister, Veta Louise, superbly played by Josphine Hull, and her daughter, Myrtle Mae (Victoria Horne). Myrtle Mae desperately wants to get married and, Uncle Elwood, because of Harvey, stands in the way. Elwood will do anything to keep Veta Louise happy even if it means being sent to a sanitarium. This is where everything literally goes crazy!
Poor Veta Louise is mistaken as the one being commited! Enter in the man of Myrtle Mae's dreams in the form of Wilson, a male nurse played by Jesse White, the first Maytag repairman. Myrtle Mae's romance with Wilson gets off to a rocky start when he is the one who must forcefully keep Veta Louise locked in the sanitarium. Every time she sees him she screams and says, "Stay away from that man, Myrtle Mae, and keep him away from me"!
Complicating matters further at the sanitarium, is the relationship, or lack of one, between Dr. Sanderson, (Charles Drake) and Nurse Kelly, (Peggy Dow). They are in charge when the mixup happens and find themselves having to find Elwood P. and bring him back.
Dr. Chumley, played by the talented Cecil Kellaway, is the head of the sanitarium. He encounters Elwood P. Dowd and Harvey and soon develops a bond with Harvey. Dr. Chumley wants Harvey to stay with him and Elwood, who wants what's best for Harvey, reluctantly leaves without his best friend.
The bewildered, impatient taxi driver, played by talented Wallace Ford, (I know you will recognize him) drives the family back and forth to the sanitarium. He and Veta Louise's friend and, not so secret admirer, Judge Gaffney, played by the scraggly voiced William Lynn, add wonderful color to the story. If you have never seen this movie, now in DVD, you will be in for a treat! ~ Mrs. B.
 Harvey, the destroyed colorized version July 4, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Whomever colorized this classic should be executed post haste. I almost clicked buy when I saw it was "Color". No way I would ever let this into my collection. Please, please never buy a colorized classic as you will become just a shill for the sham "artists".
 A wonderful, whimsical film December 18, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
"I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it."
Jimmy Stewart, in one of his personal favorite film and stage roles, portrays Elwood P. Dowd, a gentle philosopher and harmless alcoholic who, after his mother's death, befriends an imaginary - or is he? - 6'3.5" white rabbit; a "Pooka" who goes by the name of Harvey. Unfortunately, it seems that Harvey is invisible to everyone but Elwood. Elwood wanders through life perfectly happy, harming no one, but alienating his family and many of the townspeople with his "friend".
Josephine Hull, (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the film; she also played the part on stage) portrays his sister Veta Louise Simmons, and she steals the film, IMO; her facial expressions and gestures are priceless (she also played one of the aunts in "Arsenic and Old Lace", 1944).
The pacing is fast and furious, and the dialogue alternately hilarious and touching in this whimsical, bittersweet tale of illusions and realities. Jimmy Stewart found himself personally identified with the role for many years, much to his delight, remarking in interviews how strangers would sometimes stop him in the street and seriously ask him if Harvey were with him, only to be kindly told, "No, he's at home today, with a slight cold" or some other humoring excuse for the lack of his invisible friend.
Of course the movie is dated and implausible today in several respects; however it still holds a gentle, childlike appeal that transcends time. It's a great, simply-told "feel-good" movie to start off the holiday season.
They don't get much better than this May 23, 2000
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
An absolute masterpiece. Enough has already been said about the magnificent and absolutely wonderful performances given by any and all of the main characters, and I wholeheartedly agree. At the same time, I am a huge fan of the supporting actor, those individuals without whom a picture just couldn't come across as it was meant to. In viewing this gem, watch for what goes on around and "behind" the scenes, so to speak. The mustached man sitting at the bar at the beginning is a fabulous example. As the scene unfolds, watch for this man's reactions to what is going on around him---absolutely wonderful! The lady singing at Veta Louise's teaparty is another; when she gets to the lyrics "Hop, hop, hop, hop, hippity-hop," watch for Veta's wide-eyed reaction! It's hysterical! Jesse White's portrayal of Wilson is another one to closely watch. His initial and then growing attraction to Myrtle Mae is masterfully drawn and played out. His interaction with and reaction to the other main characters is hilarious. Watch how the taxi cab driver reacts to Elwood, especially when he reaches for the wrench in the glovebox--priceless! One of my all-time favorite scenes involves two equally important supporting characters: Mr. Cracker, the Bartender, and Wilson, the hospital strong-man. As a fracas breaks out at Charlie's Bar, Elwood calms everyone down, and then it happens: Mr. Cracker looks at Wilson and utters the unforgettable line, "And any more trouble out of you, Wisenheimer, and I'll butter your necktie!" They just don't write 'em like that any more! Watch this glorious film, then watch it again with an eye out for what's going on around the edges of center stage. Classics are made up of ingredients such as this film contains, from the first scene to the very last. And, as has been said so well by others, movies CAN be made without the use of foul language, nudity and sex scenes, blow-em-up and gun-em-down violence, and terrible, horrible messages. Harvey is a prime example. What better message could we possibly come away from this film with than to try our very best, every single day, to be "oh, so pleasant," following Elwood's recommendation? Pleasantness seems to have nearly disappeared from our planet--let's follow his suggestion and do what we can to bring it back!
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