Sly Satire on the Age of Conformity: Commentary on Harvey (1950 film)

Film Society of Screwball Comedy (FSOSC.org) founders Edward Schroeder & Aliece Pickett discuss Harvey (1950 film), a screwball comedy satire on post-WWII social, economic and political conditions that led people to retreat into conformity and strict gender roles that became known as the ‘Age of Conformity’; and the film’s Broadway origins. The Pulitzer Prize winning play was written by Mary Chase. The film stars James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Jessie White, and Peggy Dow; director Henry Koster; and film editor Ralph Dawson.
Sources:
James Stewart, Behind the Scenes Of A Wonderful Life, by Lawrence J. Quirk (Applause Books, 1997).
Hank & Jim, The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart, by Scott Eyman (Simon & Schuster 2017).
Ticklish Business Podcast, Kristen Lopez, Epi 107: Bob Koster on his father Henry Koster, Released April 7, 2021.
American Film Institute’s Top10: Fantasy.
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