MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
James
Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains
Columbia
Pictures; Directed by Frank Capra
Black
and White; Not Rated; 130 minutes; 1939
James Stewart won the New York Critics
Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Smith, an idealistic country boy
who goes to Washington as a short-term senator. Disillusionment sets in slowly
as he realizes the political games being played in the nation's Capitol. His
fight to expose the corruption to the public brings the film to a moving
finish.
AWARDS
Winner of the Academy AwardŽ for Best
Original Story