Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Contributors

Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956. Actor
Arthur, Jean, 1900-1991. Actor
Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981. Actor
Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975. Screenwriter
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991. Director

Published

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2008.

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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Published

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2008.

Format

DVD

Language

English

UPC

043396279780

Notes

General Note

Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.

General Note

Special features: Commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; Frank Capra, Jr. remembers -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington; vintage advertising gallery; original theatrical trailer.

Restrictions on Access

For private home use only.

Creation/Production Credits

Director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin.

Participants/Performers

Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey, Eugene Pallette, Ruth Donnelly, Grant Mitchell, Porter Hall.

Description

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.

Target Audience

Not rated.

System Details

DVD, Region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

This disc is copy protected.

Language

English dialogue with optional English, Japanese, Korean or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Awards

Academy awards, 1940: Best writing, original story (Foster)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Arnold, E., Arthur, J., Bondi, B., Buchman, S., Capra, F., Carey, H., Donnelly, R., Foster, L. R., Hall, P., Kibbee, G., Mitchell, G., Mitchell, T., Pallette, E., Rains, C., Stewart, J., & Tiomkin, D. (2008). Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edward Arnold et al.. 2008. Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edward Arnold et al.. Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Arnold, Edward, et al. Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.

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