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* ReferencedBy: The author of ''Literature/LifesLittleInstructionBook'' thought it was worth a watch.
-->'''958.''' Watch the movie ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''.
-->'''958.''' Watch the movie ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''.
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** Edward Ellis (best known for playing Clyde Winant in ''Film/TheThinMan'') was offered the part of the President of the Senate, but his agent turned it down because he thought the part was too small.
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Creator Chosen Casting is when the casting of an adaptation is influenced by the creator of the work being adapted. If the work wasn't an adaptation, it doesn't count.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Once this became a standalone film, Creator/FrankCapra then "saw it immediately as a vehicle for Creator/JimmyStewart and Creator/JeanArthur".
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Since there's two separate examples in the Those Two Actors section, Example Indentation is necessary.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Dickie Jones (see TheDanza above) also appeared with Creator/JamesStewart in ''Film/DestryRidesAgain'' that same year.
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** Dickie Jones (see TheDanza above) also appeared with Creator/JamesStewart in ''Film/DestryRidesAgain'' that same year.
** Dickie Jones (see TheDanza above) also appeared with Creator/JamesStewart in ''Film/DestryRidesAgain'' that same year.
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* Diz and his associates repeatedly refer to Smith as a "Christmas tiger." What they mean is a bobblehead doll. Folk-art bobblehead tiger figures originated in Japan and were called ''hariko no tara''. In 1938, Esso (Exxon) gave away thousands of these critters as Christmas premiums. They were often placed in the rear window of cars, like the more familiar bobblehead dog. You can still occasionally find them in antique shops and on eBay.
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** AFIS100Years100Movies: #29
** AFIS100Years100HeroesAndVillains:
*** #11 Hero, Jefferson Smith
** AFIS100Years100Cheers: #5
** AFIS100Years100Movies10THAnniversaryEdition: #26
** AFIS100Years100Movies: #29
** AFIS100Years100HeroesAndVillains:
*** #11 Hero, Jefferson Smith
** AFIS100Years100Cheers: #5
** AFIS100Years100Movies10THAnniversaryEdition: #26
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* TheDanza: Dickie Jones played Senate page Richard Jones (Jeff even calls him "Dick").
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* ThoseTwoActors: Dickie Jones (see TheDanza above) also appeared with Creator/JamesStewart in ''Film/DestryRidesAgain'' that same year.
** Also, Beulah Bondi would play Stewart's mother again several years later in ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
** Also, Beulah Bondi would play Stewart's mother again several years later in ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[DeletedScene The original script]] ended with a sequence back in Smith's home state where [[spoiler: the Taylor machine gets busted, there's a parade in honor of Smith, Smith and Paine reconcile, and Smith introduces Saunders to his mother and his collection of pets.]] Test audiences found it anticlimactic, so it was cut.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[DeletedScene The original script]] ended with a sequence back in Smith's home state where [[spoiler: the Taylor machine gets busted, there's a parade in honor of Smith, Smith and Paine reconcile, and Smith introduces Saunders to his mother and his collection of pets.]] Test audiences found it anticlimactic, so it was cut.cut.
* Diz and his associates repeatedly refer to Smith as a "Christmas tiger." What they mean is a bobblehead doll. Folk-art bobblehead tiger figures originated in Japan and were called ''hariko no tara''. In 1938, Esso (Exxon) gave away thousands of these critters as Christmas premiums. They were often placed in the rear window of cars, like the more familiar bobblehead dog. You can still occasionally find them in antique shops and on eBay.
* Diz and his associates repeatedly refer to Smith as a "Christmas tiger." What they mean is a bobblehead doll. Folk-art bobblehead tiger figures originated in Japan and were called ''hariko no tara''. In 1938, Esso (Exxon) gave away thousands of these critters as Christmas premiums. They were often placed in the rear window of cars, like the more familiar bobblehead dog. You can still occasionally find them in antique shops and on eBay.
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* UnderageCasting: Lafe McKee, who played the Civil War veteran, was actually born nearly seven years after that war ended.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/JeanArthur did not get along with Creator/JamesStewart during filming, possibly because she had wanted her ''Film/MrDeedsGoesToTown'' co-star Creator/GaryCooper to be cast as Mr. Smith. Arthur thought Stewart was being deliberately a bit too cute for his own good and that Cooper was more masculine and had a stronger screen presence. Stewart, for his part, spoke very fondly of Arthur.
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* UnderageCasting: Lafe McKee, who played the Civil War veteran, was actually born nearly seven years after that war ended.
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* BannedInChina: The film was banned in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Soviet Russia and Falangist Spain. According to Creator/FrankCapra, the film was also dubbed in certain European countries to alter the message of the film so it conformed with official ideology.
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* AwardSnub: A lot of people think that Jimmy Stewart should have won the Academy Award for his performance as Jeff Smith. Even the Academy seemd to feel guilty for not giving Stewart the award, because they gave him Best Actor the very next year for his performance in Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory, which most people agree wasn't as good. On a side note, quite a few people wanted Claude Rains to win Best Supporting Actor.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[DeletedScene The original script]] ended with a sequence back in Smith's home state where [[spoiler: the Taylor machine gets busted, there's a parade in honor of Smith, Smith and Paine reconcile, and Smith introduces Saunders to his mother and his collection of pets.]] Test audiences found it anticlimactic, so it was cut.
** This film was actually supposed to be a sequel to ''Film/MrDeedsGoesToTown''. However, Creator/GaryCooper was unavailable, so they reworked the script into a stand alone film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[DeletedScene The original script]] ended with a sequence back in Smith's home state where [[spoiler: the Taylor machine gets busted, there's a parade in honor of Smith, Smith and Paine reconcile, and Smith introduces Saunders to his mother and his collection of pets.]] Test audiences found it anticlimactic, so it was cut.
** This film was actually supposed to be a sequel to ''Film/MrDeedsGoesToTown''. However, Creator/GaryCooper was unavailable, so they reworked the script into a stand alone film.
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* AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Movies: #29
** AFIS100Years100HeroesAndVillains:
*** #11 Hero, Jefferson Smith
** AFIS100Years100Cheers: #5
** AFIS100Years100Movies10ThAnniversaryEdition: #26
** AFIS100Years100Movies: #29
** AFIS100Years100HeroesAndVillains:
*** #11 Hero, Jefferson Smith
** AFIS100Years100Cheers: #5
** AFIS100Years100Movies10ThAnniversaryEdition: #26
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[DeletedScene The original script]] ended with a sequence back in Smith's home state where [[spoiler: the Taylor machine gets busted, there's a parade in honor of Smith, Smith and Paine reconcile, and Smith introduces Saunders to his mother and his collection of pets.]] Test audiences found it anticlimactic, so it was cut.
