Ok, one more of Frank Capra’s movies. And yet another Black & White movie. Yes, I am obsessed. I somehow like old movies. They always seem to have some value or ideals in them rather than just action and hot actors. While I am not against action and hot actors, Black and White movies come as a welcome change when you watch too many of these new movies.
This movie stars James Stewart and Jane Arthur who are by now for me, regulars in Capra movies. Equally regular are Edward Arnold and Beulah Bondi. James Stewart does an impressive job and is every bit good as he is in later Hitchcock movies.
The movie portrays how Senators or politicians in general are involved in some way or another (even if not sinister) with Businessmen and work things out to their profit. Corruption at its fore. This movie is highly relevant in modern times and especially so in developing countries like India where such things have become so commonplace that we have come to accept it as NORMAL. How very sad ?
It has a very clear message. Let youth run politics and run it without corruption. Something we should all learn from.
A more detailed review will follow later.
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