If you loved You Can't Take It with You, try Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Both films are directed by Frank Capra, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to You Can't Take It with You, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is

Washington DC, summer, a senate chamber filled with suits. A young senator stands tall, a bill in his hand, corruption all around him. Capra confronts the darker side of American politics.

If you loved You Can't Take It with You, try Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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If you loved You Can't Take It with You, try Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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What Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is

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