Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
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.
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
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".
Frank Capra
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.
Eugene Pallette
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).
Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman( June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.
Harry Carey (actor)
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.
Mr. Smith Goes to 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".
Dressed to Thrill
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.
The Dressmaker of Luneville
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.
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur( born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress and a film star of the 1930s and 1940s.
Arthur had feature roles in three Frank Capra films:" Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"( 1936)," You Ca n't Take It with You"( 1938), and" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"( 1939), films that championed the" everyday heroine".
Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in" The More the Merrier"( 1943).
James Harvey wrote in his history of the romantic comedy:" No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur.
So much was she part of it, so much was her star personality defined by it, that the screwball style itself seems almost unimaginable without her."
She has been called" the quintessential comedic leading lady".
Her last film performance was non-comedic, playing the homesteader's wife in George Stevens's" Shane" in 1953.
Arthur was known as a reclusive woman.
News magazine" Life" observed in a 1940 article:" Next to Garbo, Jean Arthur is Hollywood's reigning mystery woman."
As well as recoiling from interviews, she avoided photographers and refused to become a part of any kind of publicity.

Question: Do both directors of films Dressed To Thrill and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington share the same nationality?
Answer: yes