

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
DirectorFrank Capra
“Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!”
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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Cast

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

Beulah Bondi
Ma Smith

H.B. Warner
Senate Majority Leader

Harry Carey
President of the Senate

Astrid Allwyn
Susan Paine

Ruth Donnelly
Emma Hopper
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