Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
8.6
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Poster Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Original Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Year: 1939

Info

Release Dates

  • United States: October 19 1939

Plot

Political power-brokers decide that Jefferson Smith, an obscure scoutmaster in a small town, would be the perfect dupe to fill a vacant U.S. Senate chair, assuming he would be easily controlled by the senior state senator. Stewart's wide-eyed wonderment at the glories of Washington feels like an act to his cynical secretary, who doesn't believe for a minute this overgrown boyscout could be for real. But he is. Congress didn't appreciate the portrayal of their august body as being cynical, corrupt and absorbed by their own self-interest, but audiences sure did.

Cast

Director:

Frank Capra Frank Capra

James Stewart

James Stewart

Jefferson Smith

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Clarissa Saunders

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Jim Taylor

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Ms. Smith

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