Today's movies mark Election Day, the anniversary of a bridge collapse, and the birthday of philosopher novelist Albert Camus.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) is a classic
story of Washington politics as an honest man
is appointed to the United States Senate. This movie
won an Oscar for Original Screenplay. This inspiring
movie is on the National Film Registry. It also
gave us an American Film Institute Hero,
Jefferson Smith. This an excellent movie for
Election Day, which is today.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
(1940) is eight minutes of footage of
the disastrous collapse on November
7, 1940.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
The Stranger (1967) is a story of
alienation set in Algeria at a time when
it was controlled by France. It is based on
the novel by Albert Camus, who was born
November 7, 1913.
The Stranger
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