Jean Arthur- Smart, sassy, and beautiful. Not a bad combination.
Cary Grant- I can't explain it, but I just plain don't like him.
Rita Hayworth- Supposedly she's in this movie...still waiting. (Ah, there she is- 52 minutes into the film!)
Over and above these things, there's Thomas Mitchell. The minute he came on screen I had one of those, “Hey! I know that guy!” moments- he was in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with Jean Arthur. Not only that, but they're kind of playing the same roles in this movie. In any case, Thomas Mitchell- who kind of floated back and forth between lead man and “character” roles ust have had a hell of an agent to go along with his talent! These are just some of his roles:
- Lost Horizon (1937)
- Stagecoach (1939)
- Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
- Our Town (1940)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- High Noon (1952)
1939 was a pretty good year, no?
Mitchell was also the first person to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony.
I for one, am impressed.
