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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!

7.8(1,208)2h 10m1939-10-19

ComedyDrama

Overview

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Director:: Frank Capra
Writers:: Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster
Cinematographer:: Joseph Walker
Composer:: Dimitri Tiomkin
Production:: Columbia Pictures
Budget:: $1,500,000
Revenue:: $9,600,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Jefferson Smith

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Clarissa Saunders

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Joseph Paine

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Jim Taylor

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Governor Hopper

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Diz Moore

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Chick McGann

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Ma Smith

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Senate Majority Leader

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

President of the Senate

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Susan Paine

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Emma Hopper