National Box Office Digest (Dec 1938-Dec 1939)

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THE GREATEST OF ALL CAPRA HITS! FRANK CAPRA’S "CAPRA OUT-CAPRAS HIMSELF" — Louella Parsons, L. A. Examiner. "DESERVES 'SUPER-SPECIAL MUST' " — Edwin Schallert, L. A. Times. "4 STARS. CAPRA'S MASTERPIECE" — Kate Cameron, N. Y. News. 'CAPRA TOPS CAPRA" -Sidney Skolsky. " 'MR. SMITH' — A CAPRA SMASH HIT" — Ed Sullivan. " 'MR. SMITH' IS MONUMENTAL" — Douglas Churchill, Redbook Magazine "HITS ALL TIME HIGH" — Kay Mulvey, Womans Home Com panion. " 'MR. SMITH' IS CAPRA'S BEST" — Harrison Carroll , L. A. Herald. "BEST TALKING PICTURE EVER MADE" — Sheilah Graham, N. A. N. A. "SHOULD WIN EVERY ACADEMY AWARD" — Screen Book. "ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS OF THE YEAR" — N. Y. Times. " 'MR. SMITH' IS TOPS" — N. Y. Daily Mirror. "EASY TO PREDICT MORE ACADEMY GOLD AWARDS FOR CAPRA" — W ashington Times Herald. JEAN ARTHUR • JAMES STEWART CLAUDE RAINS • EDWARD ARNOLD • GUY KIBBEE • THOMAS MITCHELL • BEULAH BONDI Directed by FRANK CAPRA • Screen play by SIDNEY DUCHMAN • A COLUMDIA PICTDRE