Trivia / Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

• Creator Backlash: Alfred Hitchcock was never happy with the final result and was later dismissive of the film. He later claimed that he did it purely as a favour to Carole Lombard.
• Creator's Oddball: A screwball comedy directed by...Alfred Hitchcock?
• Directed by Cast Member: Carole Lombard directed Alfred Hitchcock's cameo. Lombard's love for practical jokes resulted in her making him do repeated retakes.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The role of David Smith was originally meant for Cary Grant.
  • Hitchcock wanted to cast Carole Lombard in other films of his, believing her to be a capable dramatic actress. However, this remained her only Hitchcock film because of her sudden death shortly afterwords.
• Working Title: Who Was That Lady I Seen You With? and No for an Answer.

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