 This was the last film in which James Stewart (I) (qv) wore his  familiar cowboy hat. Up to this point, he had worn it in all his  westerns since "Winchester 73", except "Broken Arrow". This was  Stewarts first film with John Ford, and Ford didnt want him to  wear it as he thought it was the worst looking cowboy hat he had  ever seen. As Stewart said in the documentary, "A Wonderful Life",  Ford relented, but got back at him in their next western, "The Man  Who Shot Liberty Valance", when he didnt let Stewart wear a hat at  all.