

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 Directed by Frank CapraAfter 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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James Stewart
....................................................Jefferson Smith

Jean Arthur
....................................................Clarissa Saunders

Claude Rains
....................................................Joseph Paine

Edward Arnold
....................................................Jim Taylor

Guy Kibbee
....................................................Governor Hopper

Thomas Mitchell
....................................................Diz Moore

Eugene Pallette
....................................................Chick McGann
Director
...........................................................Frank Capra
Assistant Director
...........................................................Arthur S. Black Jr.
Screenplay
...........................................................Sidney Buchman
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Dimitri Tiomkin
Story
...........................................................Lewis R. Foster
Art Direction
...........................................................Lionel Banks
Editor
...........................................................Gene Havlick
Production Companies
...................................................Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Comedy
Drama
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