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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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

Genres

ComedyDrama

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After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.

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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$9600000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

7.851/10

Release Date

19 October 1939

Country

United States of America

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

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Senator Barnes

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Nosey

William Demarest

William Demarest

Bill Griffith

Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Carl Cook

Billy Watson

Billy Watson

Peter Hopper

Delmar Watson

Delmar Watson

Jimmie Hopper

John Russell

John Russell

Hopper Boy

Harry Watson

Harry Watson

Hopper Boy

Garry Watson

Garry Watson

Hopper Boy

Larry Simms

Larry Simms

Hopper Boy

H.V. Kaltenborn

H.V. Kaltenborn

Radio Broadcaster

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Kenneth Allen (uncredited)

Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford

Hopper Girl (uncredited)

Colin James Mackey

Colin James Mackey

Narrator (uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Wilson Benge

Hopper's Butler (uncredited)

Dickie Jones

Dickie Jones

Richard Jones (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Senator Hodges (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Senator Dwight (uncredited)

Edwin August

Edwin August

Senator (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Senator Gower (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Senator Lancaster (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey

Harry A. Bailey

Senator Hammett (uncredited)

Stanley Mack

Stanley Mack

Senator (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Senate Clerk (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Family Man (uncredited)

Dorothy Comingore

Dorothy Comingore

Woman at Station (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Reporter (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Barber (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Editor (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Reporter (uncredited)

Kathryn Bates

Kathryn Bates

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Frank Austin

Frank Austin

Inventor (uncredited)

William Arnold

William Arnold

Reporter (uncredited)

Tommy Baker

Tommy Baker

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Reporter (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Porter (uncredited)

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)

Tommy Bupp

Tommy Bupp

Cheering Boy (uncredited)

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Mrs. McGann (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Man in Senate Building (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Arthur Kim (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent

Photographer (uncredited)

Ed Brewer

Ed Brewer

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Harlan Briggs

Harlan Briggs

Mr. Edwards (uncredited)

Harry Burkhardt

Harry Burkhardt

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Third Radio Speaker (uncredited)

Ken Carpenter

Ken Carpenter

Announcer (uncredited)

Burr Caruth

Burr Caruth

Townsend (uncredited)

Allan Cavan

Allan Cavan

Ragner (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Committeeman (uncredited)

Richard Clucas

Richard Clucas

(uncredited)

Shirley Coates

Shirley Coates

Assistant Bartender (uncredited)

Eddie Coke

Eddie Coke

Photographer (uncredited)

Hal Cooke

Hal Cooke

Reporter (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Speaker (uncredited)

Anne Cornwall

Anne Cornwall

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

George Cooper

George Cooper

Waiter (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper

Georgie Cooper

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Jack Cooper

Jack Cooper

Photographer (uncredited)

Nick Copeland

Nick Copeland

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello

Diggs (uncredited)

Beatrice Curtis

Beatrice Curtis

Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Lew Davis

Lew Davis

Senate Clerk (uncredited)

Dulcie Day

Dulcie Day

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Wally Dean

Wally Dean

Paine's Friend (uncredited)

Harry Depp

Harry Depp

Hat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Hopper's Secretary (uncredited)

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

Francis Scott Key (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Waiter (uncredited)

Clyde Dilson

Clyde Dilson

Reporter (uncredited)

John Dilson

John Dilson

Secretary (uncredited)

Neal Dodd

Neal Dodd

Senate Chaplain (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Reporter (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Egan

Jack Egan

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

Eddie Fetherston

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Mabel Forrest

Mabel Forrest

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Gladys Gale

Gladys Gale

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner

Reporter (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Woman (uncredited)

June Gittelson

June Gittelson

Woman at Station (uncredited)

Lorna Gray

Lorna Gray

Woman at Station (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

First Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Soapbox Speaker (uncredited)

John Ince

John Ince

Senator Fernwick (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

Senator Byron (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough

Senator Albert (uncredited)

Wright Kramer

Wright Kramer

Senator Carlton (uncredited)

Henry Hebert

Henry Hebert

Senator (uncredited)

Fred Hoose

Fred Hoose

Senator (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Richard Kipling

Senator (uncredited)

Roger Haliday

Roger Haliday

Senate Guard (uncredited)

Wilfred Hari

Wilfred Hari

House Boy (uncredited)

Philip Hurlic

Philip Hurlic

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Butler (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Committeeman (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham

Mitchell Ingraham

(uncredited)

Dick Jensen

Dick Jensen

Hoodlum (uncredited)

John Lester Johnson

John Lester Johnson

Butler (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Eddie Kane

Reporter (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Reporter (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Joe King

Joe King

Summers (uncredited)

Evalyn Knapp

Evalyn Knapp

Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Bobby Larson

Bobby Larson

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

Billy Lechner

Billy Lechner

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

Jackie Lowe

Jackie Lowe

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

P.H. Levy

P.H. Levy

Rabbi (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Jack Lindquist

Jack Lindquist

Chorus Member (uncredited)

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Hoodlum (uncredited)

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Chief Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Low

Jack Low

Hoodlum (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Jimmie Lucas

Photographer (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Head Sister (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Photographer (uncredited)

Margaret Mann

Margaret Mann

Nun (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Man in Senate Building (uncredited)

Ralph McCullough

Ralph McCullough

Assistant Bartender (uncredited)

George McKay

George McKay

Reporter (uncredited)

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Pompous Man (uncredited)

Field Norton

Field Norton

Pompous Man (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Pompous Man (uncredited)

Sammy McKim

Sammy McKim

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

James McNamara

James McNamara

Reporter (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)

James Millican

James Millican

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. Mitchell

Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

Porter (uncredited)

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan

Senate Clerk (uncredited)

Ray Nichols

Ray Nichols

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

Alex Novinsky

Alex Novinsky

Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Senator Alfred (uncredited)

Frank Otto

Frank Otto

Fisk (uncredited)

Joe Palma

Joe Palma

Hoodlum (uncredited)

Spencer Quinn

Spencer Quinn

(uncredited)

Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Ed Randolph

Ed Randolph

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Regan

Charles Regan

Hoodlum (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Jack Rice

Lang (uncredited)

Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

Senator Ashman (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor

Senator Carlisle (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

Senator Manchester (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Senator Pickett (uncredited)

Harry Stafford

Harry Stafford

Senator Atwater (uncredited)

Victor Travis

Victor Travis

Senator Grainger (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Senator Burdette (uncredited)

Bob Walker

Bob Walker

Senator Holland (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore

Senator (uncredited)

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

Flood a Newsman (uncredited)

Johnny Russell

Johnny Russell

Otis Hopper (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Newspaperman with Pipe (uncredited)

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Hendricks (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Senate Guard (uncredited)

Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

Schultz (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

(uncredited)

Frederick Vroom

Frederick Vroom

Paine's Friend (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Arthur Thalasso

Arthur Thalasso

Doorman (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas

Butler (uncredited)

Laura Treadwell

Laura Treadwell

Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

Layne Tom Jr.

Layne Tom Jr.

Boy Ranger (uncredited)

Myonne Walsh

Myonne Walsh

Jane Hopper (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Reporter (uncredited)

Max Waizmann

Max Waizmann

Photographer (uncredited)

John Ward

John Ward

Photographer (uncredited)

Jane Loofbourrow

Jane Loofbourrow

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Blanche Payson

Blanche Payson

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Emma Tansey

Emma Tansey

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Bess Wade

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Eleanor Wood

Eleanor Wood

Committeewoman (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Black Committeeman (uncredited)

Gus Glassmire

Gus Glassmire

Angry Committee Member (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Committeeman (uncredited)

Landers Stevens

Landers Stevens

Committeeman (uncredited)

William Worthington

William Worthington

Committeeman (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Edward Biby

Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)

Count Stefenelli

Count Stefenelli

Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)

David Wade

David Wade

(uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Senator (uncredited)

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