Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Oct 19, 1939

2h 9m

★ 7.8

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

Overview

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Trailers

Cast

Jefferson Smith

James Stewart

Clarissa Saunders

Jean Arthur

Joseph Paine

Claude Rains

Jim Taylor

Edward Arnold

Governor Hopper

Guy Kibbee

Diz Moore

Thomas Mitchell

Chick McGann

Eugene Pallette

Ma Smith

Beulah Bondi

Senate Majority Leader

H.B. Warner

President of the Senate

Harry Carey

Susan Paine

Astrid Allwyn

Emma Hopper

Ruth Donnelly

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