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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Genres
Comedy
Drama
Rating
7.8
Status
Released
NR
Release Date1939-10-19
Runtime130 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Budget$1,500,000
Revenue$9,600,000
IMDbView on IMDb

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.

Keywords
governor
washington dc, usa
senate
senator
sightseeing
politician
idealist
dam
camp
conservative
black and white
disillusionment
political corruption
integrity
usa politics
determination
filibuster
walkout
political machine
smear campaign
expulsion attempt
exhilarated

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Cast & Crew

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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

Reviews

3
A

Andres Gomez

Sep 12, 2013

8/10

Fun movie with an interesting story and characters but with an extremely naïve ending. In any case, I must to be seen by Frank Capra and a young James Stewart.

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C

CinemaSerf

Mar 6, 2024

8/10

There's an interview somewhere with Bette Davis enthusing about the skills of Claude Rains, and I think this is an example of just what she meant. He is the established senator ("Paine") who has taken the rather stoic view that representing big business some of the time allowing him to represent his electorate the rest of it is a path worth followi…

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