Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
Starring Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains
Directed by Frank Capra
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.
Runtime: 129 min.
Rating: 8.0
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Drama
Keywords: washington d.c.,senate,senator,sightseeing,governor,politician,idealist,dam,camp,conservative,disillusionment,political corruption,integrity,united states politics,determination,filibuster,walkout,political machine,smear campaign,expulsion attempt
Cast
Clarissa Saunders
Jefferson Smith
Joseph Paine
Jim Taylor
Governor Hopper
Diz Moore
Chick McGann
Ma Smith
Senate Majority Leader
President of the Senate
Susan Paine
Emma Hopper
Senator MacPherson
Senator Monroe
Senator Barnes
Nosey
Bill Griffith
Carl Cook
Peter Hopper
Jimmie Hopper
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
Radio Broadcaster
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Hopper Girl (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
Hopper's Butler (uncredited)
Richard Jones (uncredited)
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Senator Hodges (uncredited)
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Senator Gower (uncredited)
Senator Lancaster (uncredited)
Senator Hammett (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
Family Man (uncredited)
Woman at Station (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Barber (uncredited)
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Editor (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Inventor (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Porter (uncredited)
Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
Cheering Boy (uncredited)
Mrs. McGann (uncredited)
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
Arthur Kim (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)
Third Radio Speaker (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Townsend (uncredited)
Ragner (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Speaker (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Diggs (uncredited)
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
Hat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited)
Hopper's Secretary (uncredited)
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Senate Chaplain (uncredited)
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Woman at Station (uncredited)
Woman at Station (uncredited)
First Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Soapbox Speaker (uncredited)
Senator Fernwick (uncredited)
Senator Byron (uncredited)
Senator Albert (uncredited)
Senator Carlton (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Senate Guard (uncredited)
House Boy (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Summers (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Rabbi (uncredited)
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Chorus Member (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Chief Clerk (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Head Sister (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Pompous Man (uncredited)
Pompous Man (uncredited)
Pompous Man (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Porter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
Fisk (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Lang (uncredited)
Senator Ashman (uncredited)
Senator Carlisle (uncredited)
Senator Manchester (uncredited)
Senator Pickett (uncredited)
Senator Atwater (uncredited)
Senator Grainger (uncredited)
Senator Burdette (uncredited)
Senator Holland (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Flood a Newsman (uncredited)
Otis Hopper (uncredited)
Newspaperman with Pipe (uncredited)
Hendricks (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Senate Guard (uncredited)
Schultz (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Jane Hopper (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Black Committeeman (uncredited)
Angry Committee Member (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)