tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post7065513662394008277..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-41515604271023457012012-02-19T23:02:15.053-05:002012-02-19T23:02:15.053-05:00Tom & Readerman: Glad you are enjoying our pos...Tom & Readerman: Glad you are enjoying our posts at the Cafe.<br /><br />Christian: I agree about Harry Carey as the POTS--one of his standout performances and so different from the type of role he was known for.<br /><br />Rick: Happily, I have not see Billy Jack Goes to Washington. LOL!<br /><br />Dawn: The scene you speak of is memorable. I found it a tad dramatic, but I suppose her nerves were pretty frayed by that point.<br /><br />Toto: I agree about this fitting in with this month's theme. I've been a bit lax with it this month, but I am already inundated with real politics! And, yes, 1939 was a very fine year for films.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-27835000393947157382012-02-19T18:05:50.684-05:002012-02-19T18:05:50.684-05:00Kim, I really like this film and think it fits in ...Kim, I really like this film and think it fits in beautifully with the Cafe's profile of political films. James Stewart is at his best and the filibuster scene is quite powerful. Your review is spot on and I echo your sentiments about wanting to have representives of integrity. Ah, 1939 was a great year for films!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-45296838685788814442012-02-19T11:34:01.733-05:002012-02-19T11:34:01.733-05:00I agree.. I thought James Stewart's acting was...I agree.. I thought James Stewart's acting was very realistic and one of my favorite scenes, is at the end of the movie. When Saunders, can not take any more and stands up from her seat and yells `Stop Jeff! Stop!' and then falls to the floor.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-87230462508343993542012-02-19T11:32:35.271-05:002012-02-19T11:32:35.271-05:00Excellent review, Kim, of one of Capra's best....Excellent review, Kim, of one of Capra's best. What I admire about this film is how Capra balances the innocence of Smith with the corruption of Paine. Claude Rains is superb and the scene where he realizes what he has become is--for me--the most potent in the film. This is a terrific contribution to our theme of "politics in movies" for this month. By the way, although MR. SMITH surely features the most famous filibuster on screen, I must also mention the very funny one done by Bob Hope in THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Finally, surely one of the oddest remakes every produced was when Tom Laughlin injected his Billy Jack character into the MR. SMITH plot to produce BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-81450711698717359872012-02-18T14:08:58.377-05:002012-02-18T14:08:58.377-05:00Great summary of what makes "Mr Smith" s...Great summary of what makes "Mr Smith" such an outstanding film. Frank Capra was such a genius in working the balance point between sentimentality and hard edge realism. I must say I am also a fan of Harry Carey in this film - he who usually played cowboys and adventurers and was an inspiration to John Wayne. Wish we had Presidents of the Senate so wise and balanced as he portrayed here. Thank you Kim Wilson for a great post.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-72100843590067540112012-02-18T09:33:07.305-05:002012-02-18T09:33:07.305-05:00Nice review. You've captured the stink of poli...Nice review. You've captured the stink of politics well. As always, Claude Rains is outstanding. I fell in love with Jean Arthur with this film and can understand why Jefferson Smith would too. One of Capra's best.readermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487543323041619050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37230929418873122372012-02-18T09:11:55.846-05:002012-02-18T09:11:55.846-05:00Good stuff. I remember this movie well.Good stuff. I remember this movie well.Tom Badguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450994667840450480noreply@blogger.com