The Resource Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra
Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra
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The item Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Contributor
-
- Foster, Lewis R., 1898-1974.
- Hall, Porter, 1888-1953.
- Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982.
- Carey, Harry, 1878-1947.
- Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956.
- Capra, Frank, 1897-1991.
- Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957.
- Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962.
- Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975.
- Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954.
- Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981.
- Rains, Claude, 1889-1967.
- Arthur, Jean, 1900-1991.
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
- Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956.
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979.
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- 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
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- jpn
- kor
- por
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1939
- Special features: Commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; Frank Capra, Jr. remembers -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington; vintage advertising gallery; original theatrical trailer
- Contents
-
- Frank Capra's American dream
- Columbia TriStar Television in association with Frank Capra Productions, ZM Productions, the Sony Pictures High Definition Center and American Movie Classics ; written and directed by Kenneth Bowser ; produced by Charles A. Duncombe, Jr., Kenneth Bowser ; executive producers, Tom Capra, Frank Capra, Jr., George Zaloom, Les Mayfield, Jean-Michel Michenaud
- (c1997)
- Conversations with Frank Capra Jr., a family history
- Conversations with Frank Capra Jr., the golden years
- Frank Capra, collaboration
- The Frank Capra I knew
- Isbn
- 9781435937956
- Label
- Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Title
- Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Statement of responsibility
- Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra
- Title variation
-
- Frank Capra's Mister Smith goes to Washington
- Mr. Smith goes to Washington
- Mister Smith goes to Washington
- Contributor
-
- Foster, Lewis R., 1898-1974.
- Hall, Porter, 1888-1953.
- Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982.
- Carey, Harry, 1878-1947.
- Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956.
- Capra, Frank, 1897-1991.
- Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957.
- Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962.
- Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975.
- Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954.
- Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981.
- Rains, Claude, 1889-1967.
- Arthur, Jean, 1900-1991.
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
- Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956.
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979.
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Actor
-
- Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954.
- Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957.
- Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956.
- Carey, Harry, 1878-1947.
- Hall, Porter, 1888-1953.
- Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982.
- Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962.
- Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981.
- Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956.
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
- Arthur, Jean, 1900-1991.
- Rains, Claude, 1889-1967.
- Subject
-
- United States, Congress | Senate
- United States, Congress | Senate -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama
- Bills, Legislative
- Bills, Legislative -- United States -- Drama
- Drama
- Feature films
- Legislators -- United States -- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films -- United States
- Fiction films
- Fiction films
- Legislators
- Malicious accusation
- Malicious accusation -- United States -- Drama
- Political corruption
- Political corruption -- United States -- Drama
- Political films
- Political films
- United States
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- jpn
- kor
- por
- eng
- eng
- 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
- Awards note
- Academy awards, 1940: Best writing, original story (Foster)
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Mr. Smith goes to Washington (Motion picture)
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Joseph Walker; film editors, Gene Havlick, Al Clark; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- English dialogue with optional English, Japanese, Korean or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
- LC call number
- PN1997
- LC item number
- .F73 2008
- PerformerNote
- Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey, Eugene Pallette, Ruth Donnelly, Grant Mitchell, Porter Hall
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1898-1974.
- 1902-1975.
- 1897-1991.
- 1894-1979.
- 1900-1991.
- 1908-1997.
- 1889-1967.
- 1890-1956.
- 1882-1956.
- 1892-1962.
- 1892-1981.
- 1878-1947.
- 1889-1954.
- 1896-1982.
- 1874-1957.
- 1888-1953.
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Foster, Lewis R.
- Buchman, Sidney
- Capra, Frank
- Tiomkin, Dimitri
- Arthur, Jean
- Stewart, James
- Rains, Claude
- Arnold, Edward
- Kibbee, Guy
- Mitchell, Thomas
- Bondi, Beulah
- Carey, Harry
- Pallette, Eugene
- Donnelly, Ruth
- Mitchell, Grant
- Hall, Porter
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Runtime
- 130
- Series statement
- Premiere Frank Capra collection
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- Legislators
- Political corruption
- Bills, Legislative
- Malicious accusation
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Bills, Legislative
- Legislators
- Malicious accusation
- Political corruption
- United States
- Washington (D.C.)
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1939
- Special features: Commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; Frank Capra, Jr. remembers -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington; vintage advertising gallery; original theatrical trailer
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Frank Capra's American dream
- Columbia TriStar Television in association with Frank Capra Productions, ZM Productions, the Sony Pictures High Definition Center and American Movie Classics ; written and directed by Kenneth Bowser ; produced by Charles A. Duncombe, Jr., Kenneth Bowser ; executive producers, Tom Capra, Frank Capra, Jr., George Zaloom, Les Mayfield, Jean-Michel Michenaud
- (c1997)
- Conversations with Frank Capra Jr., a family history
- Conversations with Frank Capra Jr., the golden years
- Frank Capra, collaboration
- The Frank Capra I knew
- Control code
- ocn276951402
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.)
- Governing access note
- For private home use only
- Isbn
- 9781435937956
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396279780
- Other physical details
- sound, black and white
- Publisher number
- 27978
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital
- Terms governing use
- This disc is copy protected.
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Sidney Buchman ; story by Lewis R. Foster ; directed by Frank Capra
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1939
- Special features: Commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; Frank Capra, Jr. remembers -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington; vintage advertising gallery; original theatrical trailer
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Frank Capra's American dream
- Columbia TriStar Television in association with Frank Capra Productions, ZM Productions, the Sony Pictures High Definition Center and American Movie Classics ; written and directed by Kenneth Bowser ; produced by Charles A. Duncombe, Jr., Kenneth Bowser ; executive producers, Tom Capra, Frank Capra, Jr., George Zaloom, Les Mayfield, Jean-Michel Michenaud
- (c1997)
- Conversations with Frank Capra Jr., a family history
- Conversations with Frank Capra Jr., the golden years
- Frank Capra, collaboration
- The Frank Capra I knew
- Control code
- ocn276951402
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.)
- Governing access note
- For private home use only
- Isbn
- 9781435937956
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396279780
- Other physical details
- sound, black and white
- Publisher number
- 27978
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital
- Terms governing use
- This disc is copy protected.
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- United States, Congress | Senate
- United States, Congress | Senate -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama
- Bills, Legislative
- Bills, Legislative -- United States -- Drama
- Drama
- Feature films
- Legislators -- United States -- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films -- United States
- Fiction films
- Fiction films
- Legislators
- Malicious accusation
- Malicious accusation -- United States -- Drama
- Political corruption
- Political corruption -- United States -- Drama
- Political films
- Political films
- United States
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