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* DawsonCasting: At one point Ethel states that she’s in her sixties but was portrayed by then 74 year old Katherine Hepburn.


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* UnderageCasting: They celebrate Norman’s 80th birthday, but Henry Fonda was 76 at the time of filming. Sadly he died just a year later and never made it to 80.
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* SelfAdaptation: Ernest Thompson wrote the film adaptation from his own stage play.
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* ChannelHop: This was one of a batch of films sold by Creator/ITCEntertainment to Creator/{{Universal}} for theatrical distribution after several BoxOfficeBombs decimated their joint venture with Creator/{{EMI}}, Associated Film Distribution. Universal continues to hold theatrical distribution rights to this and other films, but other rights have reverted to Creator/{{ITV}} Studios, current owners of the ITC library.

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* ChannelHop: This was one of a batch of films sold by Creator/ITCEntertainment to Creator/{{Universal}} for theatrical distribution after several BoxOfficeBombs [[BoxOfficeBomb box office bombs]] decimated their joint venture with Creator/{{EMI}}, Associated Film Distribution. Universal continues to hold theatrical distribution rights to this and other films, but other rights have reverted to Creator/{{ITV}} Studios, current owners of the ITC library.
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* ChannelHop: This was one of a batch of films sold by Creator/ITCEntertainment to Creator/{{Universal}} for theatrical distribution after several BoxOfficeBombs decimated their joint venture with Creator/{{EMI}}, Associated Film Distribution. Universal continues to hold theatrical distribution rights to this and other films, but other rights have reverted to Creator/{{ITV}} Studios, current owners of the ITC library.
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* UsefulNotes/AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Passions: #22
** AFIS100Years100MovieQuotes:
*** "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" #88
** AFIS100YearsOfFilmScores: #24
** AFIS100Years100Cheers: #45
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* AFIS100Years100Passions: #22
* AFIS100Years100MovieQuotes:
** "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" #88
* AFIS100YearsOfFilmScores: #24
* AFIS100Years100Cheers: #45
* RealLifeRelative: Creator/HenryFonda and Creator/JaneFonda as Norman and Chelsea in the film version. It was their only joint screen appearance.

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* AFIS100YearsSeries:
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AFIS100Years100Passions: #22
* ** AFIS100Years100MovieQuotes:
** *** "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" #88
* ** AFIS100YearsOfFilmScores: #24
* ** AFIS100Years100Cheers: #45
* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/JaneFonda was able to cry because Creator/KatharineHepburn was hiding in the bushes shaking her fists to get her to emote.
* RealLifeRelative: Creator/HenryFonda and Creator/JaneFonda as Norman and Chelsea in the film version. It was their only joint screen appearance. Jane's son Troy Garity appears as the boy on the jetty.



* Leftover footage of Norman and Ethel driving through the countryside, seen in the opening credits, was used for the opening to the 1982-90 sitcom ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.

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* Leftover footage of WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/JamesStewart was interested in playing
Norman and Ethel driving through the countryside, seen Thayer.
** Creator/BarbaraStanwyck was on call to replace Creator/KatharineHepburn
in the opening credits, event Hepburn was used for unable to appear in the opening film due to the 1982-90 sitcom ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.surgery she had undergone just prior to production. Creator/GreerGarson was also considered.
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* AFIS100Years100Passions: #22
* AFIS100Years100MovieQuotes:
** "Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" #88
* AFIS100YearsOfFilmScores: #24
* AFIS100Years100Cheers: #45
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* RealLifeRelative: Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda as Norman and Chelsea in the film version. It was their only joint screen appearance.
* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda felt about her father, and was the main reason she wanted to do the film in the first place.

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* RealLifeRelative: Henry Fonda Creator/HenryFonda and Jane Fonda Creator/JaneFonda as Norman and Chelsea in the film version. It was their only joint screen appearance.
* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda Creator/JaneFonda felt about her father, and was the main reason she wanted to do the film in the first place.
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* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda felt about her father, and was the main reason he wanted to do the film in the first place.

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* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda felt about her father, and was the main reason he she wanted to do the film in the first place.
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* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda felt about her father, and was the main reason he wanted to do the film in the first place.

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* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda felt about her father, and was the main reason he wanted to do the film in the first place.place.
* Leftover footage of Norman and Ethel driving through the countryside, seen in the opening credits, was used for the opening to the 1982-90 sitcom ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
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* RealLifeRelative: Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda as Norman and Chelsea in the film version. It was their only joint screen appearance.
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* RealitySubtext: Chelsea and her father never got along, and she feels that he never gave her love or attention. This is how Jane Fonda felt about her father, and was the main reason he wanted to do the film in the first place.

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