Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
movie
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
Released October 19, 1939
Overview
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.
Cast
James Stewart
as
Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
as
Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
as
Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold
as
Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
as
Governor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
as
Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette
as
Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi
as
Ma Smith
H.B. Warner
as
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Carey
as
President of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn
as
Susan Paine
Ruth Donnelly
as
Emma Hopper
Crew
Frank Capra
as
Director
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Sidney Buchman
as
Screenplay
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Joseph Walker
as
Director of Photography
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Gene Havlick
as
Editor
Lewis R. Foster
as
Story
Dimitri Tiomkin
as
Original Music Composer
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Lionel Banks
as
Art Direction
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Al Clark
as
Editor
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Robert Kalloch
as
Costume Design
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Arthur S. Black Jr.
as
Assistant Director
Slavko Vorkapich
as
Visual Effects
Morris Stoloff
as
Music Director