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MPAA Raing: NR
Director: Frank Capra
Genres: Americana, Message Movie, Comedy Drama
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Summary:
Frank Capra's classic comedy-drama established James Stewart as a lead actor in one of his finest (and most archetypal) roles. The film opens as a succession of reporters shout into telephones announcing the death of Senator Samuel Foley. Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains), the state's senior senator, puts in a call to Governor Hubert "Happy" Hopper (Guy Kibbee) reporting th... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
James Stewart - (Jefferson Smith)
Jean Arthur - (Clarissa Saunders)
Claude Rains - (Sen. Joseph Paine)
Edward Arnold - (Jim Taylor)
Thomas Mitchell - (Diz Moore)
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Review:
Frank_Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was the director's final film for Columbia Pictures, the studio where he'd made his name in the 1930s with an enviable array of comedies and topical dramas. It also marked a turning point in Capra's vision of the world, from nervous optimism to a darker, more pessimistic tone. Beginning with Ame... Continue >>

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