Saunders: Daniel in the lion""s den.During the Senate""s proceedings, Smith""s credentials are presented to the dry-witted President of the Senate (Harry Carey), and he is brought forward to have the oath of office administered o him.The classicMiracle on 34th Street (1947)was one of the first full-length black-and-white movies to be colorized.Many well-known actresses ested for the part of the young woman - Loretta Young, Margaret Sullavan, Anne Baxter and Vivien Leigh (her role inGone With the Wind (1939)made her participation impossible), and Ronald Colman was also considered for the male lead role.AfterBambi (1942), it would be another 8 years before Disney would release its next true, feature-length single story-line animation,Cinderella (1950).[The song was an effort to reprise Hayworth""s sultry singing ofPut the Blame on MameinGilda (1946)].The hallucinatory nature of the film is confirmed by O""Hara - he ponders about quitting.He also asks himself whether he is insane or whether the other characters are the crazy ones:Talk of money and murder.