Directed by:
Frank CapraScreenplay:
Sidney BuchmanCinematography:
Joseph WalkerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Beulah Bondi, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey, Astrid Allwyn (more)VOD (1)
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Frank Capra's much-loved political parable staring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, is a classic of American cinema. When a Wisconsin senator dies, patriotic boy scout leader Jefferson Smith is appointed his successor. Smith's appointment comes at the suggestion of crooked political strategist Jim Taylor who needs a "yes man" in the office -- and the innocent starry-eyed Smith's considered too naive to suspect foul play. But Smith's savvy secretary Saunders knows the whys and wherefores, the ins and outs of the Beltway. She gives Jeff the info he needs to go head-to-head with corrupt senator Joseph Paine, champion forgotten causes and fight for good old American values. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Henry Roquemore
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
![Pierre Watkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/382/165382787_ca6f45.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Harry Tenbrook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762318_70f863.jpg)
Harry Tenbrook
Norway
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Edward Earle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/469/159469264_e21130.jpg)
Edward Earle
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![William Worthington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/470/159470144_d83181.jpg)
William Worthington
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
![Dick Elliott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/470/159470718_fa6406.jpg)
Dick Elliott
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Gino Corrado](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/471/159471074_8c3e28.jpg)
Gino Corrado
Italy
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunrise (1927)
Fury (1936)
![Al Bridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365665_e1caf5.jpg)
Al Bridge
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Sam Ash](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789781_d8507f.jpg)
Sam Ash
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
![Harry Hayden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/480/159480941_f58ec9.jpg)
Harry Hayden
Canada
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![James Millican](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/867/159867210_acbd83.gif)
James Millican
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![Stanley Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/867/159867720_a7a639.gif)
Stanley Andrews
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![William Newell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/888/159888726_7b607c.jpg)
William Newell
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Fury (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Ferris Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/892/159892113_4c1cc2.jpg)
Ferris Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
![Louis Jean Heydt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/932/159932719_f1f93a.jpg)
Louis Jean Heydt
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Larry Steers
USA
Best movies:
The Gold Rush (1925)
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Harry C. Bradley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559441_73389b.jpg)
Harry C. Bradley
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Harry Strang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948710_66f16a.gif)
Harry Strang
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
North by Northwest (1959)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Lynton Brent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/018/160018319_aa2fb2.jpg)
Lynton Brent
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
King Kong (1933)
![Wade Boteler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/989/159989131_188ce6.jpg)
Wade Boteler
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)