Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

About Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 comedy film directed by Frank Capra. James Stewart stars as Jefferson Smith, Jean Arthur as Clarissa Saunders, Claude Rains as Joseph Paine, and Edward Arnold as Jim Taylor.

At 130 minutes long, it arrived in October 1939. Written by Sidney Buchman.

Members will find exhilarated, politician, camp, and political corruption in it. It scores 7.8 out of 10 from 1,235 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Advise & Consent, State of the Union, and A Fever in the Blood make useful companions to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, all filed under senate and senator.