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Charles Drake, Peggy Dow, Josephine Hull, and James Stewart stand in a parlor set with an empty armchair in the film Harvey (1950), directed by Henry Koster.
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Josephine Hull

American actress
Also known as: Josephine Sherwood Hull
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      Harvey

      …matronly sister Veta (played by Josephine Hull), she arranges to have him treated at a psychiatric institution. Upon their arrival, however, Dr. Sanderson (Charles Drake) determines that the apoplectic Veta, rather than her charming mild-mannered brother, is the one in need of help and has her forcibly committed. After discovering…

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      …matronly sister Veta (played by Josephine Hull), she arranges to have him treated at a psychiatric institution. Upon their arrival, however, Dr. Sanderson (Charles Drake) determines that the apoplectic Veta, rather than her charming mild-mannered brother, is the one in need of help and has her forcibly committed. After discovering…

      Read More