“On October 19, 1939, the Capra classic “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” had its debut in–where else?–Washington, DC. Named by the Librarian of Congress to the Library’s National Film Registry in 1989, “Mr. Smith” is, for better or worse, as timely today as it ever was.”
The film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is not in the public domain. It is still under copyright protection, and it was released in 1939, so it won’t enter the public domain in the United States until 2035, assuming there are no further copyright extensions or changes in the law.
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