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Harvey

Movie·1950·Comedy, Fantasy·1h 44m·7.7 (683)·Directed by Henry Koster

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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.

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James StewartJames StewartElwood P. DowdJosephine HullJosephine HullVeta Louise SimmonsPeggy DowPeggy DowMiss KellyCharles DrakeCharles DrakeDr. SandersonCecil KellawayCecil KellawayDr. ChumleyVictoria HorneVictoria HorneMyrtle Mae SimmonsJesse WhiteJesse WhiteWilsonWilliam H. LynnWilliam H. LynnJudge Gaffney (as William Lynn)

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