Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 · USA · 129 minutes · Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations. americana message movie Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains Director: Frank Capra Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America! A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Tags: fighting the system, political corruption, social injustice Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America! A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Tags: fighting the system, political corruption, social injustice, underdogs Watch Mr. Smith Goes to Washington trailer Starring of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington James Stewart as Jefferson Smith Jean Arthur as Clarissa Saunders Claude Rains as Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine Edward Arnold as Jim Taylor Guy Kibbee as Gov. Hubert Happy Hopper Thomas Mitchell as Diz Moore Eugene Pallette as Chick McGann Beulah Bondi as Ma Smith Colin James Mackey as Narrator Harry Carey as President of the Senate H.B. Warner as Senate Majority Leader Grant Mitchell as Sen. MacPherson Pierre Watkin as Sen. Barnes Porter Hall as Sen. Monroe Astrid Allwyn as Susan Paine Ruth Donnelly as Emma Hopper Charles Lane as Nosey newsman William Demarest as Bill Griffith Dick Elliott as Carl Cook Russell Simpson as Kenneth Allen Delmar Watson as Jimmie Hopper John Russell as Hopper Boy Frances Gifford as Hopper Girl Larry Simms as Hopper Boy (as Baby Dumpling) Billy Watson as Peter Hopper Harry Watson as Hopper Boy Garry Watson as Hopper Boy Wilson Benge as Hoppers Butler Dickie Jones as Pageboy Richard Jones H.V. Kaltenborn as Himself - Radio Broadcaster Trailer Narrator Erville Alderson as Handwriting Expert Frank Puglia as Handwriting Expert Maurice Cass as Handwriting Expert Stanley Andrews as Senator Hodges Al Bridge as Senator Dwight Edwin August as Senator Edmund Cobb as Senator Gower Sam Ash as Senator Lancaster Harry A. Bailey as Senator Hammett Stanley Mack as Senator Brooks Benedict as Senate Clerk Wade Boteler as Family Man Dorothy Comingore as Woman at Station Chester Conklin as Man in Press Section of Senate Gallery Gino Corrado as Barber Ann Doran as Paines Secretary Robert Emmett Keane as Editor Matt McHugh as Reporter Kathryn Bates as Committeewoman Frank Austin as Inventor at Smiths Office Door William Arnold as Reporter Storyline of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator-presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal. Genre: comedy, drama Theme: fighting the system, political corruption, social injustice, underdogs Mood: triumph of the spirit Attribute: high artistic quality, high historical importance Award: Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations. Budget: 1500000 Rating of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Write your review or comment