Universal Laughter Series Tour Several of Sturges' films were a part of the Universal Laughter Series, a film series toured the United States this summer with exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and several additional cities. From July 24-August 2, 1998, Film Forum in New York was the venue for the six Sturges classics: The Palm Beach Story (1942) starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea, The Great McGinty (1940 Academy Award - winner for "Best Original Screenplay") starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff, The Lady Eve (1940) starring Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas in July (1940) starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew, Sullivan's Travels (1941) with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, and Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) with Eddie Bracken and William Demarest. Sullivan's Travels and Palm Beack Story was screened at the Castro Theater in San Francisco on August 21, 1998. A special screening of The Miracle of Morgan's Creek was recently exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival. { Home | Biography | Filmography | Excerpts | 100 Years | Gallery | Links | Bibliography | DVD } © 1998 Sandy Sturges