Sullivan's Travels

Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, Sullivan disguises himself as a hobo and hits the road to gain relevant life experience. En route to enlightenment he encounters a lovely but no-nonsense young woman (Veronica Lake) and more trouble than he ever dreamed of.