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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Ligoscope

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · 130 min · Directed by Frank Capra · NR

★ 7.8(1,208 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

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

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.

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

Crew

Director: Frank Capra
Writer: Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster
Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Editor: Gene Havlick, Al Clark
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

Details

Studios: Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: October 19, 1939

Releases

Oct 17, 1939United StatesPremiere

Oct 19, 1939United StatesTheatricalNR

Nov 07, 1939United KingdomTheatricalU

Dec 23, 1939SwedenTheatricalBtl

Dec 25, 1939BrazilTheatrical

Jan 19, 1940FranceTheatricalU

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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

Peter Hopper

Delmar Watson

Delmar Watson

Jimmie Hopper

John Russell

John Russell

Hopper Boy

Harry Watson

Hopper Boy

Garry Watson

Hopper Boy

Larry Simms

Larry Simms

Hopper Boy

Feb 23, 1940

Argentina

Theatrical

Feb 29, 1940MexicoTheatrical

May 03, 1940IrelandTheatricalG

Oct 20, 1940Palestinian TerritoriesTheatrical

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