My mom took me to my first movie in 1939 to see the “Wizard of Oz.” I was too young to understand the subtleties of the movie then, but I sure enjoyed the experience. My dad took me to see my second 1939 movie in 1940: “Gone With the Wind.” Another classic, sandwiched in between them was a movie I didn’t see until many years later: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” There again, I didn’t understand the ramifications of this unique story. I do now!
“Wizard of Oz.” . “Wizard of Oz.” My mom took me to my first movie in 1939 to see the “Wizard of Oz.” I was too young to understand the subtleties of the movie then, but I sure enjoyed the experience. My dad took me to see my second 1939 movie in 1940: “Gone With the Wind.” Another classic, sandwiched in between them was a movie I didn’t see until many years later: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” There again, I didn’t understand the ramifications of this unique story. I do now!
“Gone With the Wind.” My mom took me to my first movie in 1939 to see the “Wizard of Oz.” I was too young to understand the subtleties of the movie then, but I sure enjoyed the experience. My dad took me to see my second 1939 movie in 1940: “Gone With the Wind.” Another classic, sandwiched in between them was a movie I didn’t see until many years later: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” There again, I didn’t understand the ramifications of this unique story. I do now!
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” My mom took me to my first movie in 1939 to see the “Wizard of Oz.” I was too young to understand the subtleties of the movie then, but I sure enjoyed the experience. My dad took me to see my second 1939 movie in 1940: “Gone With the Wind.” Another classic, sandwiched in between them was a movie I didn’t see until many years later: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” There again, I didn’t understand the ramifications of this unique story. I do now!
The film was controversial when it was first released, however it was a box office hit and it made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star. It is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1989, deeming it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
greatest films of all time The film was controversial when it was first released, however it was a box office hit and it made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star. It is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1989, deeming it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Library of Congress The film was controversial when it was first released, however it was a box office hit and it made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star. It is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1989, deeming it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
National Film Registry The film was controversial when it was first released, however it was a box office hit and it made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star. It is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1989, deeming it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
How Mr. Smith got to Washington
A naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, was appointed as a joke by the spineless governor of his state. (Not mentioned, but it was Montana in the original story.) He joins Senator Joseph Paine, the state’s senior senator, presidential hopeful and childhood hero. Smith, nevertheless discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process in Washington, DC, now known affectionately as the “Swamp.” His heartfelt goal of a national boys’ camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor, who attempts to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal. Sound familiar?
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That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
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Colonial printers held a rare position in the history of American printing. Printers in Great Britain had a legal monopoly on most printed material, such as the English-language Bible, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and all maps. American printers were limited to producing newspapers, almanacs, sermons, addresses, pamphlets, primers and other lesser items. 