Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-10-19
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sidney Buchman, Frank Capra
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 1250 votes
Cast
- James Stewart as Jefferson Smith
- Jean Arthur as Clarissa Saunders
- Claude Rains as Joseph Paine
- Edward Arnold as Jim Taylor
- Guy Kibbee as Governor Hopper
- Thomas Mitchell as Diz Moore
- Eugene Pallette as Chick McGann
- Beulah Bondi as Ma Smith
- H.B. Warner as Senate Majority Leader
- Harry Carey as President of the Senate
- Astrid Allwyn as Susan Paine
- Ruth Donnelly as Emma Hopper