Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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James Stewart
as Jefferson Smith
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Jean Arthur
as Clarissa Saunders
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Claude Rains
as Joseph Paine
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Edward Arnold
as Jim Taylor
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Guy Kibbee
as Governor Hopper
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Thomas Mitchell
as Diz Moore
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Eugene Pallette
as Chick McGann
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Beulah Bondi
as Ma Smith
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H.B. Warner
as Senate Majority Leader
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Harry Carey
as President of the Senate
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Astrid Allwyn
as Susan Paine
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Ruth Donnelly
as Emma Hopper
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Grant Mitchell
as Senator MacPherson
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Porter Hall
as Senator Monroe
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Pierre Watkin
as Senator Barnes
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Charles Lane
as Nosey
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William Demarest
as Bill Griffith
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Dick Elliott
as Carl Cook
Crew
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Frank Capra
Director
- Joseph Walker Director of Photography
- Gene Havlick Editor
- Al Clark Editor
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Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
- Sidney Buchman Screenplay
