Charles Lane( born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 72 years.
Lane gave his last performance at the age of 95 as a narrator in 2000.
Lane appeared in many Frank Capra films, including" You Ca n't Take It With You"( 1938)," Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"( 1939)," Arsenic and Old Lace"( 1944)," It's a Wonderful Life"( 1946) and" Riding High"( 1950).
He was a favored supporting actor of Lucille Ball, who often used him as a no-nonsense authority figure and comedic foe of her scatterbrained TV character on her TV series" I Love Lucy The Lucy – Desi Comedy Hour" and" The Lucy Show".
His first film of more than 250 was as a hotel clerk in" Smart Money"( 1931) starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney.
The Dressmaker of Luneville( French: La couturière de Lunéville) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar and Jeanne Fusier- Gir.
It was made at the Joinville Studios by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.
Fox later bought the rights to the film and remade it as" Dressed to Thrill" in 1935.
Eugene William Pallette( July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American film actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in over 240 productions between 1913 and 1946.
After an early career as a slender leading man, Pallette became a stout character actor.
He had a deep voice, which some critics have likened to the sound of a croaking frog, and is probably best- remembered for comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's character's father, in" My Man Godfrey"( 1936), as Friar Tuck in" The Adventures of Robin Hood"( 1938) starring Errol Flynn, and his similar role as Fray Felipe in" The Mark of Zorro"( 1940) starring Tyrone Power.
He also starred in" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"( 1939) and" Heaven Can Wait"( 1943).
Billy Jack Goes to Washington is a 1977 American political drama film starring Tom Laughlin, the fourth film in the "Billy Jack" series, and although the earlier films saw enormous success, this film did not.
The film only had limited screenings upon its release and never saw a general theatrical release, but has since become widely available on DVD.
The film is a loose remake of the 1939 Frank Capra film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", and is directed by Laughlin under the on-screen pseudonym "T.C. Frank".
Dressed to Thrill is a 1935 American musical film directed by Harry Lachman and written by Samson Raphaelson.
The film stars Tutta Rolf, Clive Brook, Robert Barrat, Nydia Westman and Dina Smirnova.
The film was released on August 16, 1935, by Fox Film Corporation.
It was a remake of the 1932 French film" The Dressmaker of Luneville" which had also been directed by Lachman.
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? is a 2006 documentary film directed by Frank Popper, which follows Missouri politician Jeff Smith's 2004 Democratic primary election campaign to the United States House of Representatives after the retirement of Dick Gephardt from his seat.
The film follows Smith as he challenges Russ Carnahan, a member of the Carnahan political family and the frontrunner of a crowded Democratic primary, to capture the Democratic nomination for the seat.
The movie's title references Frank Capra's" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", a film in which a naive but well- meaning man( named" Jefferson Smith") becomes a Senator and fights the cynical nature of Washington.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy- drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold.
The film is about a newly appointed United States Senator who fights against a corrupt political system, and was written by Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story" The Gentleman from Montana".
The film was controversial when it was first released, but successful at the box office, and it made Stewart a major star.
" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Story.
Considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1989, deeming it" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Harry B. Lachman( June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.
Henry DeWitt Carey II( January 16, 1878 – September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars.
One of his best known performances is as the President of the Senate( Vice President of the United States) in the drama film" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"( 1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor.
Frank Russell Capra( born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian- American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award- winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags- to- riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the" American Dream personified."
Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories.
Among his leading films were" It Happened One Night"( 1934)," You Ca n't Take It with You"( 1938), and" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"( 1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two.
During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the" Why We Fight" series.
After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as" It's a Wonderful Life"( 1946), performed poorly when they were first released.
In ensuing decades, however," It's a Wonderful Life" and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics.
Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social activities.
He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America.

Question: Which film has the director who died later, Dressed To Thrill or Mr. Smith Goes To Washington?
Answer: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington