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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington : Sightseeing

Upon setting foot in Washington, D.C., the new Senator Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) is swept away by the sights, unbeknownst to his companions.

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close-up, dissolve, dolly in, eyeline match, full shot, high angle, location, low angle, match on action, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, monologue, music, nondiegetic, over the shoulder shot, pan, shot/reverse shot, soft focus, superimposition, three-point lighting, tilt, traveling shot, wipe

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LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman, White: White American

"Sightseeing" in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Directed by Frank Capra, Columbia Pictures, 1939, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3806

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