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coldfarm t1_iybhhb4 wrote

Reply to comment by billyjack669 in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult

The famous scene where he is essentially having a nervous breakdown was not acting. Some of his angry outbursts were also a lot more intense than anticipated (when he yells at the kids, for example). Watch the other actors’ faces in some of those scenes and you can tell they're picking up on it.

Tangential bit of trivia; the actor who played Mr. Gower was really drunk and hit young George so hard he really made his ear bleed.

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Inlerah t1_iycso9m wrote

You would never guess from its reputation as a feel good Christmas movie that it has one of the most uncomfortable to watch breakdowns I've ever seen on film: as someone who deals with anxiety I've had that panic attack.

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