THE CAST INCLUDES
Jean Arthur
(DIAMOND JIM, MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON,
TALK OF THE TOWN, A FOREIGN AFFAIR, SHANE)
James
Steward (AFTER THE THIN MAN, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON,
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, HARVEY, THE GREATEST
SHOW ON EARTH, REAR WINDOW, SHENANDOAH, AIRPORT 77)
Lionel Barrymore
(DINNER AT EIGHT, GRAND HOTEL, YOUNG DR. KILDARE)
Spring Byington / Nominated (LITTLE WOMEN, THE ADVENTURES
OF TOM SAWYER, JEZEBEL, RINGS ON HER FINGERS, PLEASE DON'T EAT THE
DAISIES)
With Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Halliwell Hobbes, Ann Miller, Donald
Meek, H.B. Warner, Dub Taylor, Eddie Anderson, and Harry Davenport.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
The Producer-Director was Frank Capra (1897 - 1991).
He won the Academy Award for Direction three times: IT HAPPENED
ONE NIGHT (34), MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (36), and for YOU CAN'T TAKE
IT WITH YOU (38).
His other credits include: LOST HORIZON, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON,
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
NOTES & TRIVA
During the thirties, he Moss Hart - George S. Kaufman Pulitzer
Prize-winning play was one of the best comedies on Broadway.
Steward and Arthur share a wonderful scene in a fancy restaurant.
Followed nearly 50 years later as a TV series.
OTHER NOMINATIONS
Direction (*)
Supporting Actress
Writing
Cinematography
Sound
Editing
OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS
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ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
BOY'S TOWN
THE CITADEL
FOUR DAUGHTERS
GRAND ILLUSION
JEZEBEL
PYGMALION
TEST PILOT
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