Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Comedy, Drama
DirectorFrank Capra
ProducerFrank Capra
ScreenwriterLewis R. Foster, Sidney Buchman
DistributorColumbia Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia Tristar
Release DateOct 19, 1939, Wide
LanguageEnglish
Runtime2h 5m
When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains). However, Paine isn't as noble as his reputation would indicate, and he becomes involved in a scheme to discredit Smith, who wants to build a boys' campsite where a more lucrative project could go. Determined to stand up against Paine and his corrupt peers, Smith takes his case to the Senate floor.
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