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 (3)
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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
![Jean Arthur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267929_231d52.jpg)
Jean Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
![James Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348337_530de9.png)
James Stewart
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
![Claude Rains](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269366_9128de.jpg)
Claude Rains
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Casablanca (1942)
![Edward Arnold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/404/163404111_895da0.png)
Edward Arnold
USA
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Guy Kibbee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444377_8f04fe.jpg)
Guy Kibbee
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Captain Blood (1935)
![Thomas Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337611_be00d2.png)
Thomas Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
![Eugene Pallette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871853_4c480b.jpg)
Eugene Pallette
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
![Beulah Bondi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505191_55ccb6.jpg)
Beulah Bondi
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
![H.B. Warner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272990_e33a68.jpg)
H.B. Warner
UK
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Harry Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272977_cbb0e4.jpg)
Harry Carey
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Red River (1948)
Air Force (1943)
![Astrid Allwyn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193797_1b0ee8.jpg)
Astrid Allwyn
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Affair (1939)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
![Ruth Donnelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886999_2107ce.jpg)
Ruth Donnelly
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
![Grant Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812478_4ec884.jpg)
Grant Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
![William Demarest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496828_42ab7f.jpg)
William Demarest
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Mountain (1956)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Maurice Costello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677249_b488a2.jpg)
Maurice Costello
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Dub Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/480/480017_6d4d9f.jpg)
Dub Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Maverick (1994)
Alec Craig
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gaslight (1944)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
![Jack Carson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272327_608eef.jpg)
Jack Carson
Canada
Best movies:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Lloyd Ingraham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496844_ba72f6.jpg)
Lloyd Ingraham
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Russell Simpson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505177_270187.jpg)
Russell Simpson
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Dodge City (1939)