Directed by:
Frank CapraScreenplay:
Sidney BuchmanCinematography:
Joseph WalkerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Beulah Bondi, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey, Astrid Allwyn (more)VOD (4)
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When naive Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) is chosen to replace a recently deceased senator, he heads for Washington full of idealistic dreams of serving his country, looking forward to working with his idol: senior senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains). Upon his arrival, he is ridiculed in the press for his gullibility, but with the aid of his secretary, Saunders (Jean Arthur), he begins to realise that the world of politics is a cut-throat one full of double dealing. When he discovers that Paine is working on a scheme for a new dam which will only profit him and his cronies, Smith sets out to expose the man he formerly idolised. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Jean Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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James Stewart
USA
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Claude Rains
UK
Best movies:
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Edward Arnold
USA
Best movies:
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Guy Kibbee
USA
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Thomas Mitchell
USA
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Eugene Pallette
USA
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Beulah Bondi
USA
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H.B. Warner
UK
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Harry Carey
USA
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Astrid Allwyn
USA
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Ruth Donnelly
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Grant Mitchell
USA
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William Demarest
USA
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Maurice Costello
USA
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Dub Taylor
USA
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Alec Craig
UK
Best movies:
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Jack Carson
Canada
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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Lloyd Ingraham
USA
Best movies:
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Russell Simpson
USA
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