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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!

7.9 / 10

129 minutes

1939-10-19

English

US

Actors :

James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Beulah Bondi, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey, Astrid Allwyn, Ruth Donnelly, Grant Mitchell, Porter Hall, Pierre Watkin

Description

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.

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

6/23/2021, 3:57:22 PM

Fun movie with an interesting story and characters but with an extremely naïve ending. In any case, I must to be seen by Frank Capra and a young James Stewart.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

3/6/2024, 4:03:31 PM

There's an interview somewhere with Bette Davis enthusing about the skills of Claude Rains, and I think this is an example of just what she meant. He is the established senator ("Paine") who has taken the rather stoic view that representing big business some of the time allowing him to represent his electorate the rest of it is a path worth following. When his colleague suddenly dies, it falls to ...

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

4/4/2024, 10:24:38 PM

**A strangely current film that, using comedy, shows us well the problems that affect our democratic system.** I only discovered this film a few days ago. It is quite evident that it has fallen into total oblivion and few people remember it. However, it is worth revisiting. It's a comedy in which an idealistic scoutmaster is recruited for the position of senator, finding himself in a corrupt en...