Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Name: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1939
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee

1939 · 2h10 · Film

Directed by Frank Capra

Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Beulah Bondi, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey

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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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