Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; directed by Frank Capra.
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999]
ISBN: 0767828011
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Series: Columbia classics
Subject: United States. Congress. Senate Drama.
Political corruption Washington (D.C.) Drama.
United States Politics and government Drama.
United States Politics and government Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits: Story, Lewis R. Foster; director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Performers: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi.
Target Audience: Not rated.
Notes: In English, Spanish or Portuguese with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Originally released as motion picture in 1939.
"This film was restored by the Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center."
"Full screen version ... theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1"--Container.
Special features: scene selections, theatrical trailers, talent files, vintage advertising, featurette, and Frank Capra, Jr. commentary.
Academy Award: Best screenplay (original story)
Contents: Start -- Having kittens -- The Hopper family -- Star-spangled banquet -- At the station -- Saunders -- Daniel Boone arrives -- Press conference -- Paine & Saunders -- The U.S. Senate -- Washington press corps -- Paine's recommendation -- National boys' camp -- New bills & resolutions -- "Let's get married." -- Whistle-blower -- Taylor meets Smith -- "I compromised." -- Yielding to Paine -- Committee hearing -- The Lincoln Memorial -- Smith is recognized -- Paine walks out -- Filibuster! -- Democracy in action -- "Tell Jeff to stop." -- 23 hours, 16 minutes -- Paine breaks.
Summary: Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.
