Sunday, December 27, 2015
Not Rated | 2h 9min | Drama | 19 October 1939 (USA)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Poster
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
Director: Frank Capra
Writers: Sidney Buchman (screen play), Lewis R. Foster (story)
Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains | See full cast & crew »
Storyline
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal.
