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Harvey

1950 · 104 min · Director: Henry Koster ★ IMDb 7.9 · 61,503 ratings

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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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Harvey (1950) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Hope20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Curiosity
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor38 %32 %28 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity36 %29 %30 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor37 %31 %31 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor45 %35 %35 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sympathy55 %31 %36 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension58 %31 %34 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor53 %43 %31 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor54 %51 %38 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity57 %46 %45 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy54 %36 %36 %32 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor48 %35 %26 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor48 %35 %30 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension51 %30 %36 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy53 %31 %40 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity54 %36 %49 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Curiosity54 %35 %50 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Sympathy55 %30 %40 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension61 %29 %35 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Tension66 %32 %34 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Relief68 %35 %32 %57 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JH
Josephine Hull

PD
Peggy Dow

CD
Charles Drake

Dr. Sanderson

VH
Victoria Horne

JW
Jesse White

WH
William H. Lynn

GM
Grayce Mills

Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet (as Grace Mills)

CB
Clem Bevans

Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer

H
Harvey

Himself

Don Brodie

Mailman (uncredited)

PF
Pat Flaherty

Policeman (uncredited)

EG
Eula Guy

Mrs. Johnson - Maid (uncredited)

NL
Norman Leavitt

Henry Riley - Cab Driver (uncredited)

FP
Fess Parker

Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)

MP
Maudie Prickett

Elvira - Cook (uncredited)

DW
Dick Wessel

Mr. Cracker (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Henry Koster
Written by
Myles Connolly, Oscar Brodney
Type
Movies
Released
1950
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 61,503 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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