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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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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
8.4
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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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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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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