Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie
1939
2 HOURS 5 MINS
Comedy drama
An idealistic young senator Mr. Smith fights government corruption with a filibuster.
Cast & Crew
James Stewart Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
Edward Arnold Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee Gov. Hubert "Happy" Hopper
Thomas Mitchell Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi Ma Smith
H.B. Warner Sen. Agnew
Harry Carey President of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn Susan Paine
Ruth Donnelly Emma Hopper
Grant Mitchell Sen. MacPherson
Porter Hall Sen. Monroe
Pierre Watkin Sen. Barnes
Charles Lane Nosey newsman
William Demarest Bill Griffith
Dick Elliott Carl Cook
Jack Carson Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
Joe King Summers (uncredited)
Paul Stanton Flood (uncredited)
Russell Simpson Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews Sen. Hodges (uncredited)
Walter Soderling Sen. Pickett (uncredited)
Vera Lewis Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Dora Clement Mrs. McGann (uncredited)
Frank Capra Director
Lewis R. Foster Writer
Sidney Buchman Writer
Frank Capra Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music
Joseph Walker Cinematography
Al Clark Film Editing
Gene Havlick Film Editing
Lionel Banks Art Direction
Robert Kalloch Costume Design
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