Maureen O'Hara O'Hara beat Lauren Bacall to the role as she was busy with other engagements. Though the film was critically acclaimed, Crowther of "The New York Times" felt that the characters of O'Hara and the daughter could have been made "more humorous and spirited than they are". The following year, O'Hara appeared in the CBS television film, "Mrs. Miniver", but despite some critics approving her performance, most thought that the remake was ill-timed and that she could not top Greer Garson's performance in the 1942 Oscar-winning film. In 1961, O'Hara portrayed Kit Tilden in the western "The Deadly Companions", Sam Peckinpah's
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941 film) "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was the last film released before Lombard's death. "To Be or Not to Be" (1942) was her final film, released two months after she died in an aircraft crash while on a War Bond tour. The film is one of the earliest to show a pizzeria and was supposed to contain sounds of a toilet flushing, which was altered to banging pipes for purposes of censorship. "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was a hit and made a profit of $750,000. The review in "The New York Times" described the film thus: "Despite the performances, despite the endless