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Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; directed by Frank Capra.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 27969 | Columbia TriStar Home VideoLanguage: English, Spanish, Portuguese Subtitle language: Chinese, Korean, Thai Series: Columbia classicsPublication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0767828011
  • 9780767828017
Other title:
  • Mr. Smith goes to Washington
  • Mister Smith goes to Washington
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.M77 M77 1999
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.
Production credits:
  • Story, Lewis R. Foster; director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin.
  • Academy Award: Best screenplay (original story)
Cast: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi.Summary: Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 268 Available 33710001201164

DVD; Dolby digital mono.

In English, Spanish or Portuguese with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi.

Story, Lewis R. Foster; director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin.

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.

Not rated.

Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.

Academy Award: Best screenplay (original story)

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.

Special features: scene selections, theatrical trailers, talent files, vintage advertising, featurette, and Frank Capra, Jr. commentary.