What is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington/ Mr. Deeds Goes to Town about?

Double Feature: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, 1939, Sony Repertory, 129 min. Dir. Frank Capra. Naïve, straight-shooting idealist Mr. Smith (James Stewart) is elected to Congress, then used and eventually framed by his corrupt mentor, Claude Rains, and fatcat Edward Arnold. Jean Arthur is the worldly cynic whose heart melts when she realizes Smith is the real thing. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN, 1936, Sony Repertory, 115 min. Dir. Frank Capra. When rural poet Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper at his most engaging) inherits a fortune, he moves to the big city and uses his newfound wealth to benefit his fellow man - much to the chagrin of various corporate and political interests. Jean Arthur is the jaded, cynical reporter whose idealism (and sense of romance) is reawakened by Deeds.

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What is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington/ Mr. Deeds Goes to Town about?: Double Feature: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, 1939, Sony Repertory, 129 min. Dir. Frank Capra. Naïve, straight-shooting idealist Mr. Smith (James Stewart) is elected to Congress, then used and eventually framed by his corrupt mentor, Claude Rains, and fatcat Edward Arnold. Jean Arthur is the worldly cynic whose heart melts when she realizes Smith is the real thing.

MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN, 1936, Sony Repertory, 115 min. Dir. Frank Capra. When rural poet Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper at his most engaging) inherits a fortune, he moves to the big city and uses his newfound wealth to benefit his fellow man - much to the chagrin of various corporate and political interests. Jean Arthur is the jaded, cynical reporter whose idealism (and sense of romance) is reawakened by Deeds.