Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

10/19/1939 2h 9m

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

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Overview

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.

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Cast Ages at Release

James Stewart

as Jefferson Smith

Born 05/20/1908

Died 07/02/1997, age

Jean Arthur

as Clarissa Saunders

Born 10/16/1900

Died 06/19/1991, age

Claude Rains

as Joseph Paine

Born 11/09/1889

Died 05/30/1967, age

Edward Arnold

as Jim Taylor

Born 02/17/1890

Died 04/26/1956, age

Guy Kibbee

as Governor Hopper

Born 03/05/1882

Died 05/24/1956, age

Thomas Mitchell

as Diz Moore

Born 07/10/1892

Died 12/17/1962, age

Eugene Pallette

as Chick McGann

Born 07/07/1889

Died 09/03/1954, age

Beulah Bondi

as Ma Smith

Born 05/03/1888

Died 01/11/1981, age

H.B. Warner

as Senate Majority Leader

Born 10/25/1875

Died 12/21/1958, age

Harry Carey

as President of the Senate

Born 01/15/1878

Died 09/21/1947, age

Astrid Allwyn

as Susan Paine

Born 11/27/1905

Died 03/31/1978, age

Ruth Donnelly

as Emma Hopper

Born 05/17/1896

Died 11/17/1982, age

Porter Hall

as Senator Monroe

Born 09/18/1888

Died 10/06/1953, age

William Demarest

as Bill Griffith

Born 02/26/1892

Died 12/28/1983, age

John Russell

as Hopper Boy

Born 01/03/1921

Died 01/19/1991, age

Dickie Jones

as Richard Jones (uncredited)

Born 02/25/1927

Died 07/07/2014, age

Dorothy Comingore

as Woman at Station (uncredited)

Born 08/24/1913

Died 12/30/1971, age

Chester Conklin

as Reporter (uncredited)

Born 01/10/1886

Died 10/11/1971, age

Ann Doran

as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Born 07/28/1911

Died 09/19/2000, age

Robert Sterling

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Born 11/13/1917

Died 05/30/2006, age

Dub Taylor

as Reporter (uncredited)

Born 02/26/1907

Died 10/03/1994, age

Jack Carson

as Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)

Born 10/27/1910

Died 01/02/1963, age

Vera Lewis

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Born 06/09/1873

Died 02/08/1956, age

Hank Mann

as Photographer (uncredited)

Born 05/27/1887

Died 11/25/1971, age

James Millican

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Born 02/17/1910

Died 11/24/1955, age

Craig Stevens

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Born 07/08/1918

Died 05/10/2000, age

Frederick Vroom

as Paine's Friend (uncredited)

Born 11/11/1857

Died 06/24/1942, age