Overview
Plot
After a U.S. Senator dies, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed to fill the seat in Washington, where the naive but earnest newcomer soon finds himself battling political corruption.
- Directors
- Frank Capra
- Cast
- James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Beulah Bondi, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey, Astrid Allwyn, Ruth Donnelly, Grant Mitchell, Porter Hall, Pierre Watkin, Charles Lane, William Demarest, Dick Elliott, Billy Watson, Delmar Watson
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Release date
- 1939-10-19
- Studios
- Columbia Pictures
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Plot and Cast
Following the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is chosen as his replacement and heads to Washington. Naive and earnest, the new senator quickly discovers that the political establishment around him is steeped in corruption, and he finds himself fighting against it.
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