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Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington /

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Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Columbia TriStar 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 DVD
Language:English
Portuguese
Spanish
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. Soundtracks in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999]
Series:Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Political > Feature > Videodisc.
United States > Politics and government > Drama.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Drama.
Political corruption > Washington (D.C.) > Drama.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.
Item Description:"This film was restored by the Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
"This film is presented in a FULL SCREEN VERSION that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1"--Container.
Special features: Frank Capra, Jr. commentary -- Frank Capra, Jr. remembers--Mr. Smith goes to Washington -- Vintage advertising -- Original theatrical trailer -- Bonus trailers -- Talent files.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
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.
ISBN:0767828011