Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Original Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Year: 1939
Info
- Country: USA
- Length: 129 Minutes (2 hours 9 min)
- Budget: $1,500,000
- Genre: Drama
- Studios: Columbia Pictures
- Distributor: Columbia Pictures
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:
Jefferson Smith
Clarissa Saunders
Jim Taylor
Ms. Smith
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