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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Director:Frank Capra |
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Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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10 nominations
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Cast
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Jean Arthur | ... | |
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James Stewart | ... | |
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Claude Rains | ... | |
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Edward Arnold | ... | |
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Guy Kibbee | ... |
Gov. Hubert Hopper
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Thomas Mitchell | ... | |
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Eugene Pallette | ... |
Chick McGann
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Beulah Bondi | ... |
Ma Smith
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H.B. Warner | ... |
Senate Majority Leader - Agnew
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Harry Carey | ... |
President of the Senate - Henry
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Astrid Allwyn | ... |
Susan Paine
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Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Mrs. Emma Hopper
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
Sen. MacPherson
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Porter Hall | ... |
Sen. Martin Monroe
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Senate Minority Leader, Barnes
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Storyline
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. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal. Written by James Yu <jamestyu@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington See more »Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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| West Germany: (TV)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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James Taylor: Aah, he'll never get started. I'll make public opinion out there within five hours! I've done it all my life. I'll blacken this punk so that he'll - You leave public opinion to me. Now, Joe, I think you'd better go back into the Senate and keep those Senators lined up.
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(1814) (uncredited)
Music by John Stafford Smith
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Trivia
In his autobiography, Frank Capra states that after the film's general release, he and Harry Cohn received a cablegram from U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain Joseph P. Kennedy saying that he felt the film would damage "America's prestige in Europe" and should therefore be withdrawn from European distribution. In response, they mailed favorable reviews of the film to Kennedy which persuaded him not pursue the matter any further, even though he still maintained his doubts. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the governor enters the Smith's home (with the band playing) we see, from the outside, Ma closing the door almost shut. When the scene shifts to inside the house, Ma is again closing the same door. See more »Quotes
Senator Joseph Paine: He can raise public opinion against us - if any part of this sticks...James Taylor: Aah, he'll never get started. I'll make public opinion out there within five hours! I've done it all my life. I'll blacken this punk so that he'll - You leave public opinion to me. Now, Joe, I think you'd better go back into the Senate and keep those Senators lined up.
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Connections
Referenced in Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991) See more »Soundtracks
"The Star-Spangled Banner"(1814) (uncredited)
Music by John Stafford Smith
In the score at the banquet See more »
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