Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939/10/19 (US) | Comedy, Drama
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
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.
Sidney Buchman
Screenplay
Frank Capra
Director
Lead Cast
James Stewart
Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold
Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
Governor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette
Chick McGann
Budget
$ 1,500,000
Revenue
$ 9,600,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Columbia Pictures
Crews
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Lewis R. Foster
Story
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
Gene Havlick
Editor
Joseph Walker
Director of Photography
Al Clark
Editor