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24 de feb. de 2013 · However, individuals, as epitomised by the film’s hero, Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), can make all the difference. In the movie the politicians – the State Governor and Senator Paine (Claude Rains) are puppets of newspaper magnet, Jim Taylor who has a stranglehold over the press.
11 de abr. de 2021 · As much of a relic as the movie is, the climactic scene, in which Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart) stages a nearly 24-hour filibuster against corruption and back-room dealing among his colleagues ...
Jefferson’s been real crazy about Senator Paine's daughter, Susan, but she doesn't seem to have much interest in him. Challenge… overcoming the corruption in Washington. Smith’s proposed bill has run into a dam that Senator Paine proposed, and now he's trying to smear Smith in the press with lies. Soon Smith’s constituents are demanding ...
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) Senator Jefferson Smith! The governor (Guy Kibbee) introduces Senate appointee Jeff Smith (James Stewart, in his first scene), who praises Senator Paine (Claude Rains), surprised to learn the supposed stooge is the son of an old ally, in Frank Çapra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington , 1939.
When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains). However, Paine isn't as ...
7 de mar. de 2023 · Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonoscillates between misty-eyed idealism and funny, incisive satire, with the righteousness of the former fuelling the indignation of the latter. Capra deserves a lot of credit for balancing the various tonal shifts of the narrative. We get idealism and cynicism, dreaminess and realism, heroics and corruption, and a ...
18 de ago. de 2020 · This film has been around for almost 60 years and remains the top Washington-related movie. Jimmy Stewart plays Jefferson Smith, the "average Joe" who thinks he can make a difference but runs into ...
