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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • Frank Capra
    • 1939-10-19
  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

  6. Determined to stand up against Paine and his corrupt peers, Smith takes his case to the Senate floor. When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the...

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    • James Stewart
    • Frank Capra
    • Columbia Pictures Corporation
  7. 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).

  8. Mar 9, 2014 · Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the standout films from that magical year of 1939. With Frank Capra directing and James Stewart starring, how could there not be magic?

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