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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939 · Comedy drama · 2h 5m

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  2. Summaries. A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

  3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold. The film is about a naive, newly appointed United States senator who fights against government corruption, and was written by Sidney Buchman , based on Lewis R ...

  4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Summary. Hubert "Happy" Hopper is the governor of a western state suddenly faced with the onerous task of filling the seat of the recently deceased Senator Sam Foley.

  5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

    • (122K)
    • Comedy, Drama
    • Frank Capra
    • 1939-10-19
  6. When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains).

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    • James Stewart
    • Frank Capra
    • Columbia Pictures Corporation
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  7. Jun 3, 2024 · Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, American dramatic film, released in 1939, by director Frank Capra that angered the political establishment but won wide acclaim from the public and film industry. The story concerns Jefferson Smith (played by James Stewart), a hokey, idealistic youth leader who is.

  8. Oct 3, 2018 · Film and Plot Synopsis. When Jefferson Smith is appointed a US Senator, the idealistic Washington outsider plans to make changes for the better. However, the people pulling the strings in his party and State plan for him to be compliant and stay out of the way of their plans; whether legal, ethical, or not.

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