Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · 2h 10m · Comedy · Drama

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

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Metacritic

73

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.

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

Grant Mitchell

Senator MacPherson

Porter Hall

Senator Monroe

Pierre Watkin

Senator Barnes

Charles Lane

Nosey

• Frank CapraDirector
• Sidney BuchmanScreenplay
• Lewis R. FosterStory
• Joseph WalkerDirector of Photography
• Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
• Gene HavlickEditor
• Al ClarkEditor

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON: MODERN TRAILERMr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Presented by TCMMr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - Trailer

Release date

October 19, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

NR

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$9,600,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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