Title:
Mr. Smith goes to Washington / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra.
ISBN:
9781435937956
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Special features: Commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; Frank Capra, Jr. remembers -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington; vintage advertising gallery; original theatrical trailer.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital.
Awards Note:
Academy awards, 1940: Best writing, original story (Foster)
Summary:
Jefferson Smith is a small town idealist who answers the call to duty when he's unexpectedly named to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. Determined to do some good, he sponsors a bill to create a national boy's camp, unaware it threatens to undermine a graft scheme sponsored by his home state's crooked political machine. Framed and threatened with expulsion, Jefferson takes to the Senate floor to prove his innocence.
Corporate Subject:
Electronic Access:
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Language Note:
English dialogue, with optional English, Japanese, Korean or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performer:
Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey, Eugene Pallatte, Ruth Donnelly, Grant Mitchell, Porter Hall.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin.
OCLC Number:
ocn276951402
Availability:
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