| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 129 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 08 Dec 2008 |
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Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is rated Not Rated:
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur
Studio: 1985 Columbia Pictures/ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
