BackgroundMr.Smith Goes to Washington(1939) is producer/director Frank Capra""s classic comedy-drama, and considered by many to be his greatest achievement in film (and reminiscent of his earlier film,Mr.But then they approach it cautiously, drawn to its color, form, and smooth surface.The leader of the clan of man-apes is the first to reach out fearfully and hypnotically for the black object.Caroline and Will had become a boyfriend-girlfriend couple.During one of heir picnics in the woods, Caesar encountered another family""s pet, a growling German shepherd.It has had a lasting influence on numerous films and other derivative works:the laboratory of mad scientist Rotwang, and Dr.