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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
OCT 19, 1939 · 130 MIN · DIR. FRANK CAPRA
ComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Cast
James Stewart
Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold
Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
Governor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette
Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi
Ma Smith
H.B. Warner
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Carey
President of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn
Susan Paine
Ruth Donnelly
Emma Hopper
Crew
Screenplay
Sidney Buchman
Story
Lewis R. Foster
Director of Photography
Joseph Walker
Editor
Gene Havlick
Editor
Al Clark
Original Music Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
