Saunders: Daniel in the lion""s den.During the Senate""s proceedings, Smith""s credentials are presented to the dry-witted President of the Senate (Harry Carey), and he is brought forward to have the oath of office administered o him.Director George Stevens"" and Columbia Pictures"" terrific war-time romantic comedy featured excellent performances and an effervescent flair, although it reflected a dark time period during he war years when Americans on the homefront faced many hardships."Plot SynopsisThe opening title and credits play atop the haunting portrait of the eponymous title character as the haunting ""Laura"" heme music (the film""s famous atmospheric theme tune by David Raksin) plays.Chilton.The film""s setting then moved to Florence, Italy, where Chief Police Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi of the Questura (Giancarlo Giannini) was involved in determining the reason for the disappearance of the Capponi Library""s curator Signore de Bonaventura, who headed up the repository of rare books, historical documents, and art treasures housed in a Renaissance-styled palace.And in 1961, a version based on the play was televised on CBS forFamily Classics, and starred Julie Harris and Farley Granger.