Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Country: US
Technical: bw 129m
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Thomas Mitchell
Synopsis:
A callow but idealistic young man is appointed to the U.S. senate, where he makes the acquaintance of vested interests, political corruption and a cynical press.
Review:
Capra's classic everyman film is perhaps as naive as its hero, but came at a timely moment at the end of an escapist decade when Hollywood felt people needed reminding of the prize - and price - of liberty.
Country: US
Technical: bw 129m
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Thomas Mitchell
Synopsis:
A callow but idealistic young man is appointed to the U.S. senate, where he makes the acquaintance of vested interests, political corruption and a cynical press.
Review:
Capra's classic everyman film is perhaps as naive as its hero, but came at a timely moment at the end of an escapist decade when Hollywood felt people needed reminding of the prize - and price - of liberty.
Country: US
Technical: bw 129m
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Thomas Mitchell
Synopsis:
A callow but idealistic young man is appointed to the U.S. senate, where he makes the acquaintance of vested interests, political corruption and a cynical press.
Review:
Capra's classic everyman film is perhaps as naive as its hero, but came at a timely moment at the end of an escapist decade when Hollywood felt people needed reminding of the prize - and price - of liberty.