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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Comedy • NR • 1939 • 2 hr 10 min
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7.5
IMDb
8.1

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.

Starring

James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee

Directed By

Frank Capra

Written By

Sidney Buchman

Attributes

Light

Genre

ComedyDrama

Release Date

October 19, 1939

User Reviews

Geronimo Johnstock
Geronimo Johnstock
Jimmy Stewart is such an idealistic sweetheart. Makes me wanna believe in a better world.
Jake Rosenbaum
Jake Rosenbaum
An absolute classic. Wish Washington worked like it did in this movie
Emil Engen
Emil Engen
James stewart never cease to amaze me. He is amazing, especially in the emotional and intense scenes in the third act.
Aaron Partnow
Aaron Partnow
A spectacular fairy tale of political idealism
Connor
Connor
Great older movie, way too idealistic in its worldview but it’s still pretty entertaining
Jakob Trescher
Jakob Trescher
I had to cry the whole end. Amazing movie. True americanism, pure!
David
David
It’s over 80 years old but it’s still interesting today
Olitina 🍸
Olitina 🍸
Small town naive man gets coerced into being senator… when he gets to The Swamp aka Washington DC he tries the corrupt way but ultimately…
Alan John Gerstle
Alan John Gerstle
Idealistic J. Stewart shakes up lazy corrupt politicians. Inspiring for generations. Unfortunately, today he'd probably get run out of town.
Kevin
Kevin
Watched it in school and loved it ever since

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Ratings
88 (3%)
280 (10%)
1,566 (54%)
990 (34%)
7.5 – Based on 2.9k ratings
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MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON: MODERN TRAILER
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Walter Cronkite on MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON | Spotlight Cinema
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MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON: FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE FILM
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Presented by TCM
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Mr Smith Goes to Washington - Frank Capra Jnr Remembers
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Michael Lehmann on MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
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Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - Trailer

Cast & Crew

Frank Capra
Frank
Capra
James Stewart
James
Stewart
Jean Arthur
Jean
Arthur
Claude Rains
Claude
Rains
Edward Arnold
Edward
Arnold
Guy Kibbee
Guy
Kibbee
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas
Mitchell
Eugene Pallette
Eugene
Pallette
Beulah Bondi
Beulah
Bondi
H.B. Warner
H.B.
Warner
Harry Carey
Harry
Carey
Sidney Buchman
Sidney
Buchman

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