Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 | 2h 14m | Drama, Comedy | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

Frank Capra's stirring classic of Washington political life features James Stewart as an idealistic young senator who exposes corruption in high places -- and almost ruins his career.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Frank Capra

CAST

Jean Arthur

James Stewart

Claude Rains

Edward Arnold

Guy Kibbee

PRODUCERS

Frank Capra

WRITERS

Sidney Buchman

Lewis R. Foster

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Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Not A Bad Desk
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Saunders (Jean Arthur) delivers appointee Jeff (James Stewart) to the U.S. Senate session where he'll be sworn in, a page (Dickie Jones) and Senator Paine (Claude Rains) assisting, in Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) Daniel Boone's Lost
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Chick (Eugene Pallette) informs Saunders (Jean Arthur, her first scene) that the new senator (James Stewart) has gone missing in the capital, launching director Frank Capra's thundering montage, in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) The Man On The Front Page
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After bad press and a hazing by reporters, appointed senator Jeff (James Stewart) visits mentor Paine (Claude Rains), who offers advice and his daughter (Astrid Allwyn), director Frank Capra providing a famous routine with a hat, in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) Senator Foley Dead
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Director Frank Capra's opening salvo, news that the sitting senator has died, relayed through Senator Paine (Claude Raines), Governor Hopper (Guy Kibbee), his boss Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold), whose aide Chick (Eugene Pallette) stands by, in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) The Prize Dummy
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Girl-Friday in-waiting Saunders (Jean Arthur) and reporter pal Diz (Thomas Mitchell) caught off guard when the new-in-town appointed senator Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) arrives after a spontaneous tour, in Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - (Original Trailer)
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Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939), Frank Capra's masterpiece about a naive young senator (James Stewart) who uncovers political corruption.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) Senator Jefferson Smith!
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The governor (Guy Kibbee) introduces Senate appointee Jeff Smith (James Stewart, in his first scene), who praises Senator Paine (Claude Rains), surprised to learn the supposed stooge is the son of an old ally, in Frank Çapra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.

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