The DuPont Show of the Month
The award winning play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah," a six foot rabbit he calls "Harvey." Unfortunately, his sister and main caregiver Veta Louise Simmons, and her spinster daughter Myrtle Mae, have had Elwood's condition negatively affect their social lives. Elwood's engaging personality with its one flaw creates problems for those around him. So his sister, thinking it is in his best interests, seeks a cure for her brother's problem. But nothing is ever that simple.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 1957
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1957
Storyline
The award winning play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah," a six foot rabbit he calls "Harvey." Unfortunately, his sister and main caregiver Veta Louise Simmons, and her spinster daughter Myrtle Mae, have had Elwood's condition negatively affect their social lives. Elwood's engaging personality with its one flaw creates problems for those around him. So his sister, thinking it is in his best interests, seeks a cure for her brother's problem. But nothing is ever that simple.
Top credits
Tim O'Connor — Ames, Captain of the Guard, James Wylie, Jenkins, Morgan
James Valentine — Fritz Von Tarlenheim, Gilbert, Harry, Lt. Wyatt, Noah Claypole
John Colicos — Fernand Mondego, Hindley Earnshaw, Monks, Mr. Arrow
Hurd Hatfield — Dr. Sanson Carrasco, Edmund Dantes, Oswald, Sir Hugh, The Duke
Awards
0 wins & 11 nominations
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34 episodes – 4 seasons
User reviews
Cole Porter's Aladdin: disappointingly mundane children's play with "adult" songs squeezed in
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
