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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, winning Best Original Story.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Directed by Frank Capra. With Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold. A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate.
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- 2 min
- Frank Capra
Top Ten Films. National Film Preservation Board, USA. 1989 Winner National Film Registry. New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 1939 Winner NYFCC Award.
When the country bumpkin Smith gets off the train with Paine at Union Station in Washington DC, he follows the Senator like a foster-son. He is mobbed by young ladies seeking dollar contributions to the Milk Fund, including Paine's beautiful daughter Susan (Astrid Allwyn).
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.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Drama 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.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of ...
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