Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.
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Jean ArthurClarissa Saunders
James StewartJefferson Smith
Claude RainsJoseph Paine
Edward ArnoldJim Taylor
Guy KibbeeGovernor Hopper
Thomas MitchellDiz Moore
Eugene PalletteChick McGann
Beulah BondiMa Smith
H.B. WarnerSenate Majority Leader
Harry CareyPresident of the Senate
Astrid AllwynSusan Paine
Ruth DonnellyEmma HopperKeywords
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Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has a runtime of 129 minutes.
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