Review of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) by Stan D — 04 May 2014
Jimmy Stewart plays a naive first-time United States senator, who finds corruption in Washington. Jean Arthur is brilliant as his love interest, Thomas Mitchell is her helper, Edward Arnold and Claude Rains are the bad guys.
Directed by the great Frank Capra, the movie caused great controversy when it came out because it involved corrupt politics, while WWII was looming. But it has become recognized as the truly great movie that it is.
Incredibly, Stewart did not get the oscar for this all-time performance.
This review of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) was written by Stan D on 04 May 2014.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has generally received very positive reviews.
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