Film Screening: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Frank Capra's Best Picture nominee about a wide-eyed patriotic bumpkin named Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), who's appointed to the Senate by corrupt politicos, chief among them and unbeknownst to Smith is a senior senator whom he idolized. Stewart was nominated for Best Actor and the film was up for a total of 10 Academy Awards.

©Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. - 129 minutes – Rated TV-G
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Accessibility

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening.