Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (feat. Terence Johnson)

Kevin welcomes Terence Johnson, director, writer, producer, film critic and owner of LeNoirAuteur.Net, to talk about Frank Capra’s classic ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’ the likely runner-up in the 1939 Oscar race that lost to ‘Gone with the Wind.’

0:00 – 1:27 – Introduction

1:28 – 40:49 – ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ review

40:50 – 2:02:16 – Why ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ lost Best Picture

2:02:17 – 2:13:36 – Shoulda been a contender

2:13:37 – 2:16:56 – Did ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ deserve to win?

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