Sullivan's Travels
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Successful movie director John L.Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand.
- Director
- Preston Sturges
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $1M
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What It's About
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Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Sullivan's Travels appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Sullivan's Travels returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $700,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $1M
- Release date
- Nov 30, 1941
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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