”Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” film
July 5 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm MST
by Carolyn Classen, blogger
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Jimmy Stewart takes on Congress, battles corruption and wins America’s heart in director Frank Capra’s classic ode to the power of optimism, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington! When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains). However, Paine isn’t as noble as he reputation would indicate, and he engineers a scheme to discredit Smith, who wants to build a campsite for kids where a more lucrative project could go. Determined to stand up against Paine and his corrupt peers, and with the help of wisecracking Washington, D.C. secretary Clarissa Saunders (Jean Arthur), Smith takes his case to the Senate floor. Bright, funny and beautifully-paced, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Stewart), is Capra’s iconic celebration of political idealism – an idea so potent that modern-day audiences just might find themselves wishing for a new Mr. Smith in Congress! (Dir. by Frank Capra, 1939, USA, 129 mins., Not Rated)”
2 HR 9 MIN | NR
Released 1939
