Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a naïve senator, explores the idealism — and reality — behind the ...

I remember learning in my seventh grade civics class about how Congress worked, but I didn’t really understand the concept of a filibuster until I saw Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The movie played on ...

Classic tale of a young idealist whose journey to Washington D.C. to help out a congressman opens his eyes to the corruption thriving there. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture!

When a naive young man is appointed to the United States Senate he finds himself in the midst of political corruption and decides to take on the powers-that-be in the nation's capitol. (1939) Watch ...

That almost perfectly matches the time Jimmy Stewart's title character is supposed to have spoken in Frank Capra's 1939 classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Booker's speech ended with him quoting ...