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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939

“Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!”

★ 7.8 2h 10m ComedyDrama

Directed by Frank Capra

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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.

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Washington, D.C.

The cast

James Stewart
James Stewart Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
Claude Rains Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee Governor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi Ma Smith
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner Senate Majority Leader
Harry Carey
Harry Carey President of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn
Astrid Allwyn Susan Paine
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly Emma Hopper
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell Senator MacPherson
Porter Hall
Porter Hall Senator Monroe

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