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Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington /

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Stewart plays an idealistic, naïve young man who is selected to fill in for an ailing Senator. Upon his arrival in the Capitol, he is inundated by a multitude of corrupt politicians. He takes a stand for his beliefs and tries to denounce many of those he feels are unfit for their positions, meeting...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975, Arthur, Jean, 1900-1991, Stewart, James, 1908-1997, Rains, Claude, 1889-1967, Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956, Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956, Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962, Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954, Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981, Warner, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1876-1958, Carey, Harry, 1878-1947, Allwyn, Astrid, 1909-1978, Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982, Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957, Hall, Porter, 1888-1953, Baby Dumpling, Kaltenborn, H. v. (Hans), 1878-1965
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1986?]
Subjects:
Political > Feature > Video.
United States > Politics and government > Drama.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Drama.
Political corruption > Washington (D.C.) > Drama.
Comedy films.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:Stewart plays an idealistic, naïve young man who is selected to fill in for an ailing Senator. Upon his arrival in the Capitol, he is inundated by a multitude of corrupt politicians. He takes a stand for his beliefs and tries to denounce many of those he feels are unfit for their positions, meeting with opposition form all sides.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1939: Best Writing (Original Story) (Lewis R. Foster)
Production Credits:Story by Lewis R. Foster ; director of photography, Joseph Walker ; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark ; musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin.