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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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GenreDrama / Comedy
SynopsisA naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
Filmed inUSA
Runtime125 min / USA:129 min (DVD release) / USA:130 min (TCM Library Print)
Average Rating![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (5.0 on 5) |
Casting:
| Jean Arthur | Clarissa Saunders | |
| James Stewart | Jefferson Smith | |
| Claude Rains | Sen Joseph Harrison Paine | |
| Edward Arnold | Jim Taylor | |
| Guy Kibbee | Gov Hubert 'Happy' Hopper | |
| Thomas Mitchell | Diz Moore | |
| Eugene Pallette | Chick McGann | |
| Beulah Bondi | Ma Smith | |
| H.B. Warner | Sen Agnew (Senate Majority Leader) | |
| Harry Carey | President of Senate | |
| Astrid Allwyn | Susan Paine | |
| Ruth Donnelly | Emma Hopper | |
| Grant Mitchell | Sen MacPherson (Privileges and Elections Committee) | |
| Porter Hall | Sen Monroe (objecting to frivolity) | |
| Pierre Watkin | Sen Barnes (Senate Minority Leader) |




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