Show Notes
New York Times best-selling novelist and screenwriter John Gilstrap discusses the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," about an idealistic young Senator played by Jimmy Stewart.
In addition to his novels, Netflix is developing a movie about his early non-fiction work, "Six Minutes to Freedom." You can learn more about him and his works at www.johngilstrap.com
The show is hosted by Claude Berube, PhD.
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