Continuity mistake: When Jefferson Smith goes to talk to Senator Paine he fumbles with his hat when he meets Susan. As he bumps into the table on his way out his hat disappears.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: James Stewart, Claude Rains, Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: When Jefferson Smith goes to talk to Senator Paine he fumbles with his hat when he meets Susan. As he bumps into the table on his way out his hat disappears.
Clarissa Saunders: I'm still asking myself, what is he? Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Diz Moore: Maybe he's an oyster.
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