Thursday, 28 March 2013

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

IMDB LINK

YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1940 WonOscarBest Writing, Original Story
Lewis R. Foster
NominatedOscarBest Actor in a Leading Role
James Stewart
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Harry Carey
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Claude Rains
Best Art Direction
Lionel Banks
Best Director
Frank Capra
Best Film Editing
Gene Havlick
Al Clark
Best Music, Scoring
Dimitri Tiomkin
Best Picture
(Columbia).
Best Sound, Recording
John P. Livadary (Columbia SSD)
Best Writing, Screenplay
Sidney Buchman


Confession, i adore Jimmy Stewart.  Funny and charming in equal points.

He shows you the inner working of the political system of America.

Whats great, is that nothing has changed 70 years later.  A must see.

Corruption and politics are just amazing in this fun little flick.

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