Kevin welcomes Terence Johnson, director, writer, producer, film critic and owner of LeNoirAuteur.Net, to talk about Frank Capra's classic 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' the likely runner-up in the 1939 Oscar race that lost to 'Gone with the Wind.'

0:00 - 1:27 - Introduction

1:28 - 40:49 - 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' review

40:50 - 2:02:16 - Why 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' lost Best Picture

2:02:17 - 2:13:36 - Shoulda been a contender

2:13:37 - 2:16:56 - Did 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' deserve to win?

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