Models for this giant were just 18 inches high…

1941 – One of Hollywood’s first successful writer/director’s, Preston Sturgess debuted his fourth film, “Sullivan’s Travels,” on this day. The scathing satire is about a comedy film director who immerses himself in the impoverished world in order to create a serious drama, entitled “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” -- a title the Coen brother’s later adopted in their 2000 retelling of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey".  

1941 – One of Hollywood’s first successful writer/director’s, Preston Sturgess debuted his fourth film, “Sullivan’s Travels,” on this day. The scathing satire is about a comedy film director who immerses himself in the impoverished world in order to create a serious drama, entitled “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” -- a title the Coen brother’s later adopted in their 2000 retelling of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey".