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Just finished watching my VHS version of "Mr. Smith." I like that movie. My main quibble is that I'm not sure what Constitutional authority Senator Smith had for a bill to finance the construction of a national boy's camp. It's a lot more kosher than a lot of legislation that went through during the Roosevelt administration, but still . . .

PAR35 - I noticed that the quips and laugh line faded out in the second half of the movie after Smith's crushing disappointment when he discovers his hero, Senator Paine, has feet of clay. From then on it has more suspense and drama than comedy. Something else I hadn't noticed before was during Smith's fillibuster, after he read the Constitution he started in on the Bible. Specifically, 1 Corinthians, chapter 13. If someone tried that today they would probably call the Capitol Police and have him arrested.