Posted by Dean on December 24, 2010 at 19:44:09 from (68.46.208.21):
Watching Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Ward Bond, etc. in the 1946 movie It's A Wonderful Life has become a Christmas tradition for me.
Each time that I watch it I notice at least one thing that I have not noticed before.
This time I noticed the sign on the bridge from which George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) was planning to jump and commit suicide before his guardian angel (Henry Travers) intervened.
The sign said "Tractors With Lugs Prohibited."
Most likely the bridge where the film was made had a wooden floor in 1946 and local officals prohibited farm tractors with steel wheels.
It's A Wonderful Life remains one of my very most favorite movies.
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