Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

7.8/10 • 130 min • Comedy Drama

Overview

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

Grant Mitchell

Senator MacPherson

Porter Hall

Senator Monroe

Pierre Watkin

Senator Barnes

Charles Lane

Nosey

William Demarest

Bill Griffith

Dick Elliott

Carl Cook

Delmar Watson

Jimmie Hopper

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