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." Convinced that Dent was sincere about fighting crime, Bruce decided to host a fundraiser for him.A meeting of underworld crime bosses and gangsters in an underground kitchen (including Maroni, the Chechen, and African-American gang leader Gambol (Michael Jai White)) was held to discuss where o protectively hide mobster money, now that US banks were being argeted by DA Dent and Lt.In actual fact, Stewart had been in a pre-war western, but it was a comedy spoof - director George Marshall""sDestry Rides Again (1939), playing the role of a pacifistic, unarmed Western hero.What""ll your review say?Second critic: I like it too.So, er, I guess I""ll pan it.First critic: Oh.(He laughs.) Well, that""s logical.Second critic: My publisher resents Cohan impersonating the president of the United States.Says our young readers dream of being president.First critic: ""I""d rather be right than be president..."" Cohan may find out he isn""t either one.The camera moves through the outer door and into the dressing room of George M.Cohan - he is being congratulated backstage by well-wishers and his wife Mary (17 year old Joan Leslie) just following his performance, but he is anxious about his impersonation of the president:Cohan: Well, that""s all very well, but we""re still reading on dangerous ground...To make the money, right.He don""t care about you, Tommy.He don""t care about me, neither." As Rocky walked away, Paulie called Tommy "a piece of garbage," and stuck up for Rocky who "spit blood" for him and put him "ahead of his own family.