Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Summary

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Nominated for 11 Academy Awards in a year that included Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, and Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) is one of Frank Capra�... Read more

Critical Essay by James Price [Whatever] it is that gives the thirties their air of curious innocence also gives Capra, at this distance, a slight but distinct aspect of futility. The hero of Mr Smith... Read more

Critical Essay by Otis Ferguson [Mr. Smith Goes to Washington] is a mixture of tough, factual patter about Congressional cloakrooms and pressure groups, and a naïve but shameless hooraw for the... Read more