Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Rating: 7.9
Genres Drama, Political, Comedy
Original language: en
Stars
James Stewart as Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur as Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains as Senator Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold as Jim Taylor
Creators
Frank Capra (Director)
Robert Riskin (Writer)
Harry Cohn (Producer)
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