Family Matinee

Sullivan’s Travels

When a famed Hollywood director (Joel McCrea) who’s stuck in a rut hits the road with a hobo’s coat and only ten cents in his pockets, his hopes to gain the real-world experience he needs to make his socially relevant masterpiece go hilariously haywire, especially when he befriends a no-nonsense blonde (Veronica Lake) on the journey. Preston Sturges’ uproariously funny comedy classic is one of the funniest films ever made about filmmakers, a quick-witted satire and clear influence for generations of moviemakers such as the Coen brothers.