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Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington., [presented by] Columbia Pictures ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; screenplay by Sidney Buchman ; directed by Frank Capra, Fullscreen

Label
Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington., [presented by] Columbia Pictures ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; screenplay by Sidney Buchman ; directed by Frank Capra, Fullscreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
Oclc number
276951402
Responsibility statement
[presented by] Columbia Pictures ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; screenplay by Sidney Buchman ; directed by Frank Capra
Runtime
130
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
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Mr. Smith goes to Washington
resource.version
Fullscreen
Classification
Mapped to