Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(Movie, 1939)

Name: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1939
Duration: T02:9:00
Rating: 4

2h 9min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 437 votes)

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States senator who fights against government corruption, and was written by Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story "The Gentleman from Montana". The film was controversial when it was first released, but successful at the box office, and it made Stewart a major star. It was also loosely based on the life of Montana U.S. Senator Burton Wheeler, who underwent a similar experience when he was investigating the Warren Harding administration. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, winning Best Original Story. Considered to... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Academy Award for Best Story National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 2x nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

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Trailer for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 1:44)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | Official Trailer (Trailer) | Mr Smith Goes to Washington - Frank Capra Jnr Remembers (Featurette) | Trailers From Hell (Featurette)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Washington D.C.

Plays in: Washington D.C.

Made by: Columbia Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 10/19/1939

Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Charles Lane, Thomas Mitchell, Harry Carey, Eugene Pallette, Porter Hall, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi, H. B. Warner, Grant Mitchell, William Demarest, Ann Doran, Anne Cornwall, Astrid Allwyn, Frank Puglia, Gino Corrado, John Russell, Russell Simpson, Ruth Donnelly, Vera Lewis, Walter Sande, Wyndham Standing, Maurice Costello, Alec Craig, Jack Carson, Lloyd Ingraham, Dorothy Comingore, Lorna Gray, Craig Stevens, Chester Conklin, Robert Sterling, Charles Sullivan, Philo McCullough, Lester Dorr, Mary Gordon, George Chandler, Edmund Cobb, Lafe McKee, Pierre Watkin, Harry Tenbrook, Edward Earle, William Worthington, Sam Ash, Harry Hayden, James Millican, Stanley Andrews, Ferris Taylor, Harry C. Bradley, Wade Boteler, Frederick Vroom, Emma Tansey, Frank O'Connor, Brooks Benedict, Bert Moorhouse, Frances Gifford, Hank Mann, John Dilson, Eddy Chandler, Eddie Kane, Florence Wix, Erville Alderson, Wilfred Lucas, Frederick Burton, George Cooper, Byron Foulger, Dick Jones

Director: Frank Capra

Producer: Frank Capra

Screenwriter: Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster

Film Editor: Gene Havlick

Director of Photography: Joseph Walker

Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Mr. Smith au sénat"

"Mister Smith va a Washington"

"스미스씨 워싱턴에 가다"

"스미스씨 워싱톤에 가다"

"Сенатор"

"Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"

Keywords: filibuster, political machine, camp, sightseeing, smear campaign, integrity, black and white, disillusionment, governor, usa politics, walkout, politician, washington dc, usa, senate, conservative

Budget: 1,500,000 USD

Revenue: 9,600,000 USD (= 640%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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