tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post8681919232004794714..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 1939Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-41740745478325017532012-11-12T17:47:08.912-05:002012-11-12T17:47:08.912-05:00Welcome, Yvette, to all of us who are not beyond h...Welcome, Yvette, to all of us who are not beyond hope. Great movie, indeed.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-89657854895874756562012-11-12T16:52:10.008-05:002012-11-12T16:52:10.008-05:00I voted too, Jacqueline and I was thrilled with th...I voted too, Jacqueline and I was thrilled with the result. A nervous day turned into a very happy one.<br /><br />I haven't seen this film for many years so thanks for bringing it all back - I'd forgotten Claude Rains was in it. I'm not a Jimmy Stewart fan (except possibly for REAR WINDOW and THE PHILADELPHIA STORY)but I do, emotionally, understand why so many love this movie. I really do. So I am not beyond hope. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-18865899912926583232012-11-07T15:57:05.116-05:002012-11-07T15:57:05.116-05:00Thank you so much, Kevin. It's a great film. ...Thank you so much, Kevin. It's a great film. <br /><br />A Charles Lane fan club is a great idea. Giant posters and secret handshakes, and a clubhouse where we can watch videos of the two-minute clips each of film in the gazillion movies he appeared in.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-65243619294100536352012-11-07T13:05:29.120-05:002012-11-07T13:05:29.120-05:00This was probably one of your best posts ever. Jus...This was probably one of your best posts ever. Just beyond great. Now, I can't wait to watch the film again. <br /><br />Should you ever start a Charles Lane fan club, I want to be the first member. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-50756418279267365442012-11-06T17:52:39.166-05:002012-11-06T17:52:39.166-05:00You are too kind, Mick. And I'm deeply gratef...You are too kind, Mick. And I'm deeply grateful.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-24166525588062233112012-11-06T16:09:24.139-05:002012-11-06T16:09:24.139-05:00If i've said it once, i've said it a milli...If i've said it once, i've said it a million times- I adore coming to your blog. I learn so much and fallin love with movies and topics all over again. Job Well done!Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403425991447291560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-70013918604843745332012-11-05T23:42:32.421-05:002012-11-05T23:42:32.421-05:00Thank you, GOM. Very good points about the Washing...Thank you, GOM. Very good points about the Washington journalists and your observation about "It's a Wonderful Life" being very dark. It really is.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-39298897075516877762012-11-05T22:48:55.636-05:002012-11-05T22:48:55.636-05:00Lovely post, with your beautiful memories about yo...Lovely post, with your beautiful memories about your parents. I think you're right that this is a darker movie than people tend to remember (as really is so much of Capra's work; "It's a Wonderful Life" is a VERY dark film).<br /><br />According to Capra's autobiography, another group that was angry at the movie was Washington journalists, who felt that Capra had portrayed them as drunkards! grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-52424631951666364492012-11-05T19:11:57.677-05:002012-11-05T19:11:57.677-05:00Thank you so much, Stefan. I'm humbled, and h...Thank you so much, Stefan. I'm humbled, and honored. It certainly is a fantastic film.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-91850874877737591602012-11-05T18:54:07.148-05:002012-11-05T18:54:07.148-05:00I've read and enjoyed hundreds of your posts J...I've read and enjoyed hundreds of your posts Jacqueline but you've excelled yourself with this one. A fantastic review of an equally fantastic film.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537511826936385417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-26704767588652784852012-11-05T17:01:31.346-05:002012-11-05T17:01:31.346-05:00Thanks, CW. "Mr. Smith" may have its ch...Thanks, CW. "Mr. Smith" may have its chief fans among those already idealistic, which I suspect you may be despite how cynical you think you've become.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-91873139586435721972012-11-05T16:28:59.736-05:002012-11-05T16:28:59.736-05:00I have always taken my right to vote extremely ser...I have always taken my right to vote extremely seriously - an attitude not always extended to the candidates. (Rallies kinda creep me out.)<br /><br />"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" never fails to move me, no matter how cynical I think I may have become through the years. We can never throw away our hope.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me of some of the very special moments in a truly iconic (not a word I overuse) movie.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-49189235275777292152012-11-05T13:57:49.277-05:002012-11-05T13:57:49.277-05:00Thanks, Brandy.Thanks, Brandy.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-67715072790197753432012-11-05T12:47:55.215-05:002012-11-05T12:47:55.215-05:00Perfect post for this election eve! Perfect post for this election eve! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-15656769719849838912012-11-05T12:47:15.453-05:002012-11-05T12:47:15.453-05:00Thanks, Dave. I hope we all get better weather to...Thanks, Dave. I hope we all get better weather tomorrow than we did last Tuesday.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-79036893101535742212012-11-05T11:50:53.302-05:002012-11-05T11:50:53.302-05:00Very appropriate post and, as usual, very nicely d...Very appropriate post and, as usual, very nicely done... Just for the record, I'll be voting too. I always do...Dave the Movie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.com