Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Full Reaction
Added 2024-07-01 08:30:01 +0000 UTCI shouldn't keep being surprised by the classics but I am! This was tender and frustrating and inspiring! Jeff is everything good. That's 3 big Capra films now, do I get my classic film card in the mail or? ;)
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Hi Cassie, now you've seen several films directed by Frank Capra you could explore the work of other directors like John Ford, Preston Sturges, John Huston, George Cukor and Billie Wilder . I would pick Billie Wilder first because he directed films like the original Sabrina (I know you've watched the remake), Stalag 17, The Spirit of St. Louis with James Stewart, Irma la Douce (which featured on your Paris poll), the classic Some Like It Hot and my favourite film The Apartment.
Robin Roberts
2024-07-19 16:45:41 +0000 UTCPoli-sci lesson: "Mr. President" here would actually be the Vice-President of the US (who serves as the President of the Senate). But Cassie is spot on that the actor clearly shows that he is sympathetic to Jeff. Excellent film. First time watching. And fun to see quite a few actors who also appeared in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
SeanATX
2024-07-08 03:02:36 +0000 UTCCool to hear about your American/Canadian birth story. My grandmother was born in England, then her parents brought her over to the US on the SS Megantic (I think through Canada somehow? Is there a river which goes through from the ocean to the Great Lakes? I forget.) in the early 20s when she was 11 mos old! They settled in Minnesota, then my grandfather found work in the budding San Diego Navy infrastructure as an aircraft riveter right before WWii broke out, and she soon followed him here. Apparently I heard in the 70s it was discovered my grandmother had never officially became complete citizen when she was in her 50s.
YodatheHobbit
2024-07-05 07:00:58 +0000 UTCGreat movie, but, yes, it ends abruptly and I also wanted more. Claude Rains was great at playing good guys and also weasels. It was nice to see the stars of other Frank Capra classics, "It's a Wonderful Life" and "You Can't Take It with You" in this movie.
Stephen Dias
2024-07-05 02:49:58 +0000 UTCWonderful as always, and yes young people are pages in the Senate, but juniors in high school. I was one, went to class in the 4th floor of the Library of Congress from 6am-9:30 and worked from 10am-5. It was an amazing experience, killed my grades, but since I graduated high school I came out ahead :)
Keith Jones
2024-07-04 20:51:31 +0000 UTCEarly in the movie, you nailed that he was about to walk to the Lincoln Memorial. I've never been to D.C. One of these days. Enjoyed your reaction. "...don't miss the wonders that surround you."
Clay F
2024-07-04 11:32:09 +0000 UTCI have been wanting to watch Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Haven't seen it but on my list.
Clay F
2024-07-04 11:28:32 +0000 UTCHere's some actors - their role in this film - and one or more other roles Cassie's seen... James Stewart - Jefferson Smith - George Bailey, John 'Scottie' Ferguson, L.B. Jefferies Claude Rains - Senator Joseph Paine - Captain Louis Renault, Prince John Beulah Bondi - Ma Smith - Mrs. Bailey Eugene Pallette - Chick McGann - Fray Felipe H.B. Warner - Senate Majority Leader - Mr. Gower Thomas Mitchell - Diz Moore - Uncle Billy Porter Hall - Senator Monroe - Granville Sawyer Charles Lane - Nosey Reporter - Real Estate Salesman
Bert Towle
2024-07-04 08:29:13 +0000 UTCHow’s that? ;-)
Larry Darrell
2024-07-03 14:48:12 +0000 UTCGreat comment, loved it, but couldn't you have recommended another Capra film, Arsenic and Old Lace? Need more help to get that one seen!
Mike LL
2024-07-03 10:38:57 +0000 UTC“Doggone it, you ever have so much to say about something you just couldn’t say it?” That was me last night after this Reaction. It’s hard to put into words, how much I love this movie and Frank Capra’s other Capraesque films. There’s so much Goodness in them. That’s something that seems to be lacking in a lot of today’s entertainment. A couple newer things that I’ve seen that does have “the Spirit… the Idea” of Frank Capra films, are About Time (2013) and The Newsroom (2012). Saunders calls Jeff Smith Don Quixote, and MacKenzie calls Will Don Quixote. Both men are “on a Mission to Civilize.” Will McAvoy’s first speech about America, was oozing with the “Spirit” of Capra and Smith. Jeff says something that I could easily hear Will say… “Now, you’re not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven’t got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose.” In About Time, Tim’s Dad tell’s him his Secret Formula for Happiness. “Live every day again… almost exactly the same. The first time with all the tensions and worries that stop us noticing how sweet the world can be. But the second time… Noticing.” Jeff Smith’s Dad had a similar idea. “He had it all worked out.” He told Jeff, “Don’t miss the wonders that surround you… because every tree, every rock, every ant hill, every star is filled with the wonders of nature. “Have you ever noticed how grateful you are to see daylight again after coming through a long dark tunnel?” “Always try to see life around you as if you’ve just come out of a tunnel.” I think Tim’s Dad and Jeff’s Dad might of been cut from the same cloth. For more of this “Goodness,” please, please consider watching these other Frank Capra films… Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)… starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Lost Horizon (1937)… starring Ronald Coleman, Jane Wyatt, and featuring Thomas Mitchell and H.B. Warner. You Can’t Take it With You (1938)… starring Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, James Stewart and Edward Arnold, featuring a collection of great character actors. Meet John Doe (1941)… starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold and Walter Brennan. Meet John Doe is a terrific companion film for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. A lot of the themes and ideals from Mr. Smith are put into action on a much grander scale. Meet John Doe is sort of a pseudo-Christmas film, and it’s one I watch every year, alongside It’s a Wonderful Life. I could go on and on about the cast… Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, H.B. Warner, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey, Jack Carson, William Demarest (gateway to Preston Sturges)… and a blink and you’ll miss it, young Dub Taylor. Dub has been seen and heard before in Back to the Future Part III alongside Pat Buttram and Harry Carey Jr. He was a Frank Capra regular, a Western regular for most of his career, even playing the same character, “Cannonball,” in over 50 Westerns. He was a Sam Peckinpah regular and a skilled Xylophone player. That’s it, I can’t spend my whole night writing. Maybe later ;-) Thank You Cassie for this. This was a very Special One. Great Year Indeed :-) PS: Please Excuse my absent mindedness. I got caught up in watching Meet John Doe for a little impromptu Christmas in July, and forgot to mention… Since we are only just 3 months from October, it’s just the right time to be thinking of some films for Halloween time. Having just watched one of Frank Capra’s Best Films, how about then, We consider adding Frank Capra’s Most Hilariously Funny & Scary but Not too Scary Film… Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) to this year’s Totally Awesome schedule. :-) I can honestly say I laughed myself to tears on this one. Thank You again.
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 23:52:55 +0000 UTCHey Cassie, you get a Provisional Classic Film card, you will have to watch a few more classic films before you're entitled to the full card which is LAMINATED!! I enjoyed your reaction and your frustration with the how the system worked or failed to work. This is one of my favourite James Stewart films. I would to like to point at one thing. All the letters at the end are probably from people who blindly believe what Taylor says. This is the power of his machine to influence people to think what he wants them to think. Another black and white James Stewart film you should check out is Harvey.
Robin Roberts
2024-07-02 21:26:09 +0000 UTCI think it’s a great name for a coffee blend.
Ike
2024-07-02 17:36:12 +0000 UTCAnd Grant Mitchell… Senator MacPherson here and Reverend Harper in Arsenic. Also check out The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941), for a hilarious part of his.
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 15:01:34 +0000 UTCIt seems Cassie gets a classic film card after reacting on a film that is in so so much inspiration etc that as well created such emotion in original release it has before this remake modern way as it seems a lack of ideas discovered, felt, created from going out and experiencing life has created for writers etc since B.C. times . Please if you ever could please react with 1939 Good Bye Mr Chips.
Danny T
2024-07-02 13:50:06 +0000 UTCSergeant York (1941) true WW I story with Gary Cooper made it on a Memorial Day Poll one year, and it would be a fantastic War Movie Wednesday watch!
Mike LL
2024-07-02 10:50:30 +0000 UTCJack Carson is one of the ones you didn't mention that was in only two, he was a reporter in this and a cop in Arsenic and Old Lace.
Mike LL
2024-07-02 10:42:41 +0000 UTCI’ve been informed by My Man Godfrey (1936), that His Girl Friday (1940) heard from A Guy Named Joe (1943), who works at the classic film headquarters, under Mister Roberts (1955), who shares an office with Cassie’s case reviewer, Mrs. Miniver (1942), that The Awful Truth (1937) of it is, Cassie’s still a few short. But, she is out on maternity leave right now Bringing Up Baby (1938). So there’s still time to boost her resume, before it’s finalized.
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 06:22:58 +0000 UTCFrank Capra had some select players that he liked to use more than others. Not mentioning the ones that only appeared in 2 films… Jean Arthur… also in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town & You Can’t Take it With You James Stewart… also in You Can’t Take it With You & It’s a Wonderful Life Edward Arnold… also in You Can’t Take it With You & Meet John Doe Thomas Mitchell… 1) Lost Horizon 2) It’s a Wonderful Life 3) Pocketful of Miracles Pierre Watkin… 1) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 2) You Can’t Take it With You 3) Meet John Doe 4) State of the Union H.B. Warner… 1) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 2) Lost Horizon 3) You Can’t Take it With You 4) It’s a Wonderful Life 5) Here Comes the Groom And the Most Favorite Charles Lane… 1) Broadway Bill 2) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 3) You Can’t Take it With You 4) Arsenic and Old Lace 5) It’s a Wonderful Life 6) State of the Union 7) Riding High 8) Here Comes the Groom 9) Rendezvous in Space
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 04:39:16 +0000 UTCI love Jimmy Stewart ❤️
Tara
2024-07-02 04:19:45 +0000 UTCMy Favorite word… Capraesque.
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 03:56:28 +0000 UTCI think it’s assumed, that They’ll each be awarded their own special Hockey Stick for the longest, warmest and most brutal game of Hockey ever.
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 03:50:49 +0000 UTC+1 for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) & Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Larry Darrell
2024-07-02 03:42:59 +0000 UTCI always love the way you fill in where the movie lets off. I always agree, and like a happy ending as well. Thank you Cassie!
Tom Furze
2024-07-02 01:45:29 +0000 UTCFeel like this paired well with 12 Angry Men in high school. But can't remember anything about it at all...so not sure if we ever actually watched it at all. Maybe 12 got voted for instead? Anyways I know this is considered essential viewing, so excited to see this. These are actually kind of the reactions I appreciate from you the most. Where you guide us through a classic I wasn't in a hurry to see, but know I probably should at some point.
Chris Thom
2024-07-02 01:41:28 +0000 UTCIf you learn old American history - there were literal political gangs in the 1800's and even into the early 1900's who controlled politics in cities like New York and Chicago. The movie Gangs of New York was about those gangs running the election fraud to gain control of the political scene of the day,... and some of that corruption still goes on in many big cities - its sometimes a little less noticeable - but its still there, especially if you know where to look. This movie is one of my favorites because as a child - it showed the possibilities of an honest man doing what he thought was right for the country - he tried to explemplify the characteristics that make America great and what it should be,.... it may not be what it actually is - but what it is that our country should strive for,... to be for the good of everyone,...
ENC SW DV Rush
2024-07-02 00:44:31 +0000 UTCThis is a great movie about an outsider coming to Washington and being smeared for standing up to the establishment. That's why it's important to learn from an old movie like this that while technology may change, politics never does.
Scott Macaulay
2024-07-01 23:46:58 +0000 UTCI just loved the role of Sanders. She made this movie great!
Lana Gorgeous
2024-07-01 23:20:40 +0000 UTCI've seen this movie many times before and Mr. Smith's last speech about lost causes I made into a poster, I know it's a movie but still one of the very best quotes of all time. But what also struck me is how smart and talented Sanders was. OMG she was amazing at a time in the US when women had very few rights. Although when this movie was made in 1939, there were two women in the Senate so I am surprised the depicted an all male senate in this movie https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm
Lana Gorgeous
2024-07-01 23:19:50 +0000 UTCMaybe I'm in the minority here, probably so, however I would suggest sometime in the near future that you give Sgt. York a watch. If you like old movies with a feel good message that would be the one I have to recommend.
Rob Galloway
2024-07-01 23:19:15 +0000 UTCAbout to watch very shortly… Just wanted to say, if you’re really interested in great stories, film history and just history in general, then you could get hooked on Classic films. I once spent 4 years straight watching almost only Classic films. TCM (Turner Classic Movies) was the main channel I watched and I filled my DVR and 5 hard drives up with Old movies, mostly from before 1970. There’s a ton of Gems that I found and a ton that I still haven’t seen. There is literally a whole other normal movie watcher’s lifetime worth of films before 1970.
Larry Darrell
2024-07-01 23:17:21 +0000 UTCEasier for double features, perhaps?!
Marja
2024-07-01 23:16:21 +0000 UTCAdditionally, Charles Lane, who played Nosey, the newspaper reporter who set up Jeff, played Mr Potter's rent collector in "It's a Wonderful Life." Perhaps today's stars are comparable to those of old Hollywood (it's debatable) but there is simply not now that wealth of great character actors.
Ted Little
2024-07-01 22:46:20 +0000 UTCThis is one of the lost traditions of the US Senate - a true filibuster. One person standing up for what they believe in. Now it's just become a partisan tool to stop the "other side". No one has to command the floor anymore. They just have keep the vote to proceed under 60 votes - a very simple task in a divided Congress. It doesn't matter whether you support the bill or not, just make sure you follow the party line. It's sad what our political landscape has become.
Fanchman
2024-07-01 21:38:40 +0000 UTCGreat movie. Great Reaction. Cassie it is time for a Jimmy Stewart poll. I have a few for the poll: The Philadelphia Story, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, & Winchester 73.
Rick Williams
2024-07-01 21:33:16 +0000 UTCYour classic film card likely delivered by Stagecoach (1939). But if by mail, remember, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). 😊
Steve Holton
2024-07-01 20:09:44 +0000 UTC"and Ma's there with jam"....yep...that is a heck of and ending.
Anthony Perez
2024-07-01 19:59:26 +0000 UTCThis is a great film. One of my favorites. I always get weepy at the end. As I've said before, I think this one of the greatest movies about American politics to come out of Hollywood. That's why it is assigned viewing in just about every high school American government class (that's where I first saw it). Stewart is fantastic and gives one of his best performances. When I was younger, his character resonated the most with me (his enthusiasm, his ideals, etc), but as I've gotten older, it is actually the senator that Claude Rains portrays (Joe Paine) that has become the more compelling, complex and interesting character to me: a good man who compromised in order to help people in his state, but ended up bit by bit, little decision by little decision, becoming more corrupt and tainted. I don't know if we have anybody out there anymore like Jefferson Smith, but I'm sure we have a lot of Joe Paines. Rains plays it beautifullu too with a real sadness, weariness and clear sickness inside the more he has attack Jeff and commit to the big lie in order to protect himself and the "Taylor machine." In the end, he redeems himself by doing the right thing (better late than never) and confessing his hypocrisy and dishonesty. I can only hope that all of the corrupt politicians in our own government eventually have just a moment of remorse and atonement. Thank you for reacting to this. I knew it would be tough to take at times, but I also knew you would love it. Happy 4th!
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-01 19:58:16 +0000 UTCRight there with you all
Bill Maurer
2024-07-01 19:07:26 +0000 UTC+1 on “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Great movie.
Just Plain Bob
2024-07-01 18:10:16 +0000 UTCI own this movie on DVD, and it's always nice when you don't have to look for it. You can't go wrong with the Jimmy Stewart movie; he became one of my favorite actors years ago. It always makes me happy when you react to an older movie like this. I wish you would do more; they're the best. This movie went on to earn 11 Oscar nominations at the 12th Academy Awards, winning in the original story category; they made a big mistake releasing it in 1939, which is widely considered the greatest year in film history because of movies like Gone with the Wind, and many more great ones that year.
Eddie Perkins
2024-07-01 17:49:42 +0000 UTCFor one simple undeniable truth..... This is absolutely one of my favorites. Jimmy Stewart's best? Yeah I don't know, certainly up there. Oh and in the mail look for it. We loved your reaction Cassie proving to both of us there is something extraordinarily special about you.
Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)
2024-07-01 17:34:28 +0000 UTCI've been beating the ARSENIC AND OLD LACE drum pretty hard the last few Halloweens. The movie even made it on a poll last time. It must happen one day!!
Mike LL
2024-07-01 17:32:07 +0000 UTCCassie, you really can't go wrong with old classic movies. I know I'm biased because I'm old, but I vastly prefer them to modern films which too often rely on too much CGI, special effects and excessive violence in order to hold attention. Here you have a film that is nothing but talking but it tells a compelling story done by actors at their peak. So glad you did this one and I hope you will do more older fims. I agree that polling them separately would be a good idea. Too often younger people just dismiss them because they are old but as you have discovered, they are frequently gems. This movie is over 80 years old, yet it holds so much relevance for us today. Frank Capra was a genius.
sharkey197
2024-07-01 17:30:45 +0000 UTCWow, that is some great noticing. I'm kicking myself for not noticing these, lol!
Mike LL
2024-07-01 17:29:41 +0000 UTC"Arsenic and Old Lace" is another movie from Capra. That is more of a Halloween kinda movie
Bill Maurer
2024-07-01 17:12:10 +0000 UTCA lot of overlap in the cast of Mr Smith and It's a Wonderful Life. Amazing to see Jimmy Stewart in 1939 before WWII in Mr Smith and after the war in 1946 in IaWL. Stewart flew 20 combat missions in the B-24 bomber between the two films. Notably other cast members of both films are Thomas Mitchell (Diz Moore/Unclue Billy), H.B. Warner (Mr. Gower), and Beulah Bondi playing Stewart's mother in both films.
Kirk Sloan
2024-07-01 15:48:28 +0000 UTCHe's also in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and THE WOLF MAN.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-01 15:46:19 +0000 UTCAnother piece of trivia: if you watch the original trailer from the 1930s, at the very end, you can catch a glimpse of a deleted final scene where they have a big parade for Mr. Smith (apparently he also reconciles with Senator Joseph Paine in this scene, but I can’t confirm that from the trailer). Not sure why it was deleted, but I guess Capra loved to end his movies as quickly as possible.
Alex Villarreal
2024-07-01 15:38:46 +0000 UTCOne piece of trivia: the little boy who is a Senate page and shows Mr. Smith around (and later checks up on him when he faints) is Dick Jones, the child voice actor of Pinocchio from the Disney animated movie.
Alex Villarreal
2024-07-01 15:33:03 +0000 UTCsuch an AMAZING!!!! classic
Sol-Edge
2024-07-01 15:25:09 +0000 UTCSydney: [To guard] Hi; I'm Sydney Ellen Wade— Susan: He just needs your driver's license. Sydney: —I'm from Virginia— Susan: He doesn't care. Sydney: —I'm here for a meeting with Mr. MacInerney— Susan: He doesn't need to know that. Sydney: Forgive me! This is my first time at the White House. I'm trying to savor the CAPRA-ESQUE quality. Susan: He doesn't know what Capra-esque means. White House Guard: Yeah I do. Frank Capra - Great American director? “It's a Wonderful Life”, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,”…. Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead. Sydney: Thanks! - The American President. I love “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” so much. There is something about the classics that reminds me to love thy neighbor, be passionate in my tasks, and to treat others with respect. I need these reminders OFTEN, so I love it when you watch American classics.
Ike
2024-07-01 15:19:01 +0000 UTCNice! I enjoy it when Cassie reviews the classics. I can't wait to check out this reaction.
Stephen Dias
2024-07-01 14:06:45 +0000 UTCCassie, I can’t wait to watch this movie with you when I get off work🍿
Tara
2024-07-01 14:01:17 +0000 UTCI was also going to come on here and comment on the actors in this movie that Cassie had previously seen in other movies. Besides Claude Rains and Eugene Pallette, in a very small role the Senator who was objecting to Smith's bad newspaper publicity right before Smith was being sworn in, was Porter Hall, who was the smarmy psuedo store "psychologist" Sawyer in Miracle on 34th Street.
Mike LL
2024-07-01 13:59:46 +0000 UTC🎵Oooohh Canada Day🎶🍁 JEFF SMITH for Potus in November!
Celeste McAllister
2024-07-01 13:53:09 +0000 UTCCassie questioned Susan Payne possibly being 1st Lady. If Senator Payne was elected President and his wife had passed away, then a close relative (or even friend) would step into the role of 1st Lady.
Jeff
2024-07-01 13:25:13 +0000 UTCHappy Canada Day, Cassie! Since you were born in the U.S.A., I’m guessing you have dual citizenship, which makes this a fun week@ God bless and thanks!
Above Average Dave
2024-07-01 13:18:27 +0000 UTC...here's to... Lost Causes!!! ...and on a personal note... IMHO, America's better for Canada's Cassie contributing her wonderful voice/heart/life here. - Happy Canada Day and Happy Birthday America!
Terry Yelmene
2024-07-01 12:59:36 +0000 UTCHappy Canada Day Cassie and Carly! I didn’t realize it was today until I read some of the comments.
Dan M
2024-07-01 12:11:21 +0000 UTCHe was also very good in The Invisible Man and Here Comes Mr. Jordan. I’m hoping Cassie one day watches Here Comes Mr. Jordan and its very good remake, Heaven Can Wait, with Warren Beatty, back to back.
Dan M
2024-07-01 12:07:17 +0000 UTCI watched the Olympic trials last night (Simone Biles is amazing!), I’ll be listening to some Toby Keith on the road today (Made in America, Courtesy of the Red,White, and Blue), and I’ll be watching Jimmy Stewart in one of his best roles tonight. Three excellent ways to kick off a week of celebrating Independence Day.
Dan M
2024-07-01 11:58:57 +0000 UTCA couple notes. Cassie, the actor that played Senator Joe Paine was Claude Rains. He also played the Chief of Police {Louie} in Casablanca and Prince John in the Adventures of Robin Hood. And another actor from Adventures of Robin Hood, Eugene Pallette {gravelly voice} was Friar Tuck, and in this movie in the role of Chick McGann. You're right about some old movies being quite good. But you have to begin to see that there really are many worth while movies that you will never see unless you start to poll them in decades like the 30s or 40s etc. Another Jimmy Stewart/Frank Capra gem from 1938 is 'You Can't Take It With You'. Jean Arthur {Saunders} is the female lead in this movie as well. This is another worthy film.
Mike McLaughlin
2024-07-01 11:55:46 +0000 UTCIn Capra's film, It's a Wonderful Life, we don't get to see Mr. Potter get his "comeuppance" either. He just kept that $8000 I suppose. I'm sure he and Mr. Taylor will cross paths later.
Shawn Kildal
2024-07-01 11:46:39 +0000 UTCSeeing this again reminds me of how good of an actor Claude Rains is (played Senator Paine). Cassie has previously seen him in Casablanca and the Adventures of Robin Hood. My other top favorite movie that he had a major role in is the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Notorious with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
Shawn Kildal
2024-07-01 11:36:18 +0000 UTCThis is a very appropriate film to have won the July 4th poll. It is not as focused on the events of the holiday as 1776, but no one can say this is not a very patriotic movie, just as much or more than Yankee Doodle Dandy was, which was my dream choice. I love how Cassie was captivated by the patriotism, the idealism, and the wholesomeness of Jefferson Smith. This is one of James Stewart's best performances, and I have always thought that he deserved the Oscar for this film, but this film came out in that incredible movie year of 1939, so his competition was very tough. Clark Gable was the favorite for Gone With The Wind, but they gave the Oscar to Robert Donat for Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Yes, I knew Cassie would fall in love with Jimmy Stewart all over again when she saw this film. I get a few lumps in my throat every time I see it. My biggest fear for this reaction was that Cassie wouldn't be able to follow the politics and the fast moving plot, and the intricacies of the backroom corruption, but she has become very perceptive to most films. She followed everything very well. Another reaction I will watch again and again.
Mike LL
2024-07-01 11:08:47 +0000 UTCThe original Rocky
Doug R
2024-07-01 11:04:39 +0000 UTCOne of the very best Stewart films, and one of my favorites, too!
Mike LL
2024-07-01 10:01:33 +0000 UTCCan't wait to watch this with Cassie! In honor of Canada Day, here's a word from one of your favourite Canadians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMtI2rtiQ-Q&ab_channel=OfficialWilliamShatnerPage
Matthew Scarth
2024-07-01 09:39:50 +0000 UTCHappy Canada Day! Here's a recent piece of Canadian history you might not be aware of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qDdgjgC_ig
Brent Petty
2024-07-01 09:22:09 +0000 UTCHappy Canada day!
rakesh
2024-07-01 08:40:42 +0000 UTCIt’s the middle of the night where I am so it’ll be a few hours before I watch this reaction. But Jimmy Stewart + Frank Capra + Cassie Reaction = Fun. So I’m looking forward to it. That said, Cassie, you’re not eligible to receive your classic film card until you stop being surprised at just how wonderful they are.
Just Plain Bob
2024-07-01 08:36:46 +0000 UTC
