LINKS FOR MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

 

Frank Capra

Frank Capra on the cover of Time Magazine, August 1938

 

Capra on the set of Mr. Smith:  image one   image two

 

The “Capraesque” film: three views

          Heroes and heroines (Maland)

          Small town vs. big city (Levine)

          The people and the mob (Rogin)

 

The “Capraesque” Capra

 

Politics

Mr Smith and the New Deal

 

Senator Paine’s office

 

Roosevelt’s 1936 speech accepting the Democratic Nomination

 

Reception

NY Times reviews/previews

 

The Washington Press Club

         

Ambassador Joseph Kennedy

 

State Department

 

Parade Magazine, 2010

 

 

A discussion question