Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Comedy
Drama

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

129 minutes
10/19/1939
7.9

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.

Cast

James Stewart
James StewartJefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
Jean ArthurClarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
Claude RainsJoseph Paine
Edward Arnold
Edward ArnoldJim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
Guy KibbeeGovernor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas MitchellDiz Moore
Eugene Pallette
Eugene PalletteChick McGann
Beulah Bondi
Beulah BondiMa Smith
H.B. Warner
H.B. WarnerSenate Majority Leader
Harry Carey
Harry CareyPresident of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn
Astrid AllwynSusan Paine
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth DonnellyEmma Hopper
Grant Mitchell
Grant MitchellSenator MacPherson
Porter Hall
Porter HallSenator Monroe
Pierre Watkin
Pierre WatkinSenator Barnes
Charles Lane
Charles LaneNosey
William Demarest
William DemarestBill Griffith
Dick Elliott
Dick ElliottCarl Cook
Billy Watson
Billy WatsonPeter Hopper
Delmar Watson
Delmar WatsonJimmie Hopper
John Russell
John RussellHopper Boy
Harry Watson
Harry WatsonHopper Boy
Garry Watson
Garry WatsonHopper Boy
Larry Simms
Larry SimmsHopper Boy
H.V. Kaltenborn
H.V. KaltenbornRadio Broadcaster
Russell Simpson
Russell SimpsonKenneth Allen (uncredited)
Frances Gifford
Frances GiffordHopper Girl (uncredited)
Colin James Mackey
Colin James MackeyNarrator (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Wilson BengeHopper's Butler (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
Dickie JonesRichard Jones (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Erville AldersonHandwriting Expert (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
Frank PugliaHandwriting Expert (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
Maurice CassHandwriting Expert (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Stanley AndrewsSenator Hodges (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Al BridgeSenator Dwight (uncredited)
Edwin August
Edwin AugustSenator (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Edmund CobbSenator Gower (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Sam AshSenator Lancaster (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Harry A. BaileySenator Hammett (uncredited)
Stanley Mack
Stanley MackSenator (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Brooks BenedictSenate Clerk (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade BotelerFamily Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Comingore
Dorothy ComingoreWoman at Station (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Chester ConklinReporter (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Gino CorradoBarber (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann DoranPaine's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett KeaneEditor (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Matt McHughReporter (uncredited)
Kathryn Bates
Kathryn BatesCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Frank Austin
Frank AustinInventor (uncredited)
William Arnold
William ArnoldReporter (uncredited)
Tommy Baker
Tommy BakerBoy Ranger (uncredited)
Robert Sterling
Robert SterlingSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Dub TaylorReporter (uncredited)
George Chandler
George ChandlerReporter (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesPorter (uncredited)
Jack Carson
Jack CarsonSweeney Farrell (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
Tommy BuppCheering Boy (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Dora ClementMrs. McGann (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert MoorhouseMan in Senate Building (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. BradleyArthur Kim (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Lynton BrentPhotographer (uncredited)
Ed Brewer
Ed BrewerSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
Harlan BriggsMr. Edwards (uncredited)
Harry Burkhardt
Harry BurkhardtSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Frederick Burton
Frederick BurtonSenator Dearhorn (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Georgia CaineThird Radio Speaker (uncredited)
Ken Carpenter
Ken CarpenterAnnouncer (uncredited)
Burr Caruth
Burr CaruthTownsend (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Allan CavanRagner (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy ChandlerReporter (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Davison ClarkCommitteeman (uncredited)
Richard Clucas
Richard Clucas(uncredited)
Shirley Coates
Shirley CoatesAssistant Bartender (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
Eddie CokePhotographer (uncredited)
Hal Cooke
Hal CookeReporter (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Alec CraigSpeaker (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
Anne CornwallSenate Reporter (uncredited)
George Cooper
George CooperWaiter (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Georgie CooperCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
Jack CooperPhotographer (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Nick CopelandSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon DentSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Maurice CostelloDiggs (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
Beatrice CurtisPaine's Secretary (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Lew DavisSenate Clerk (uncredited)
Dulcie Day
Dulcie DaySenate Reporter (uncredited)
Wally Dean
Wally DeanPaine's Friend (uncredited)
Harry Depp
Harry DeppHat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron FoulgerHopper's Secretary (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome EddyPaine's Secretary (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Douglas EvansFrancis Scott Key (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Joe DevlinWaiter (uncredited)
Clyde Dilson
Clyde DilsonReporter (uncredited)
John Dilson
John DilsonSecretary (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Neal DoddSenate Chaplain (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester DorrTaylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Robert DudleyReporter (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward EarleReporter (uncredited)
Jack Egan
Jack EganReporter (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Eddie FetherstonSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Mabel Forrest
Mabel ForrestSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Gladys Gale
Gladys GaleCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Jack GardnerReporter (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary GordonWoman (uncredited)
June Gittelson
June GittelsonWoman at Station (uncredited)
Lorna Gray
Lorna GrayWoman at Station (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry HaydenFirst Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean HeydtSoapbox Speaker (uncredited)
John Ince
John InceSenator Fernwick (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Frank JaquetSenator Byron (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCulloughSenator Albert (uncredited)
Wright Kramer
Wright KramerSenator Carlton (uncredited)
Henry Hebert
Henry HebertSenator (uncredited)
Fred Hoose
Fred HooseSenator (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Richard KiplingSenator (uncredited)
Roger Haliday
Roger HalidaySenate Guard (uncredited)
Wilfred Hari
Wilfred HariHouse Boy (uncredited)
Philip Hurlic
Philip HurlicBoy Ranger (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Olaf HyttenButler (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd IngrahamCommitteeman (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
Mitchell Ingraham(uncredited)
Dick Jensen
Dick JensenHoodlum (uncredited)
John Lester Johnson
John Lester JohnsonButler (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Eddie KaneReporter (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald KerrReporter (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton KibbeeSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Joe King
Joe KingSummers (uncredited)
Evalyn Knapp
Evalyn KnappReporter (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul KrugerBodyguard (uncredited)
Bobby Larson
Bobby LarsonBoy Ranger (uncredited)
Billy Lechner
Billy LechnerBoy Ranger (uncredited)
Jackie Lowe
Jackie LoweBoy Ranger (uncredited)
P.H. Levy
P.H. LevyRabbi (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Vera LewisMrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Jack Lindquist
Jack LindquistChorus Member (uncredited)
George Lloyd
George LloydHoodlum (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Arthur LoftChief Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Low
Jack LowHoodlum (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Jimmie LucasPhotographer (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
Mary MacLarenHead Sister (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Hank MannPhotographer (uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Margaret MannNun (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric MayneMan in Senate Building (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough
Ralph McCulloughAssistant Bartender (uncredited)
George McKay
George McKayReporter (uncredited)
Lafe McKee
Lafe McKeeVeteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Ben TaggartPompous Man (uncredited)
Field Norton
Field NortonPompous Man (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred LucasPompous Man (uncredited)
Sammy McKim
Sammy McKimBoy Ranger (uncredited)
James McNamara
James McNamaraReporter (uncredited)
William Newell
William NewellReporter (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
Robert MiddlemassRadio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
James Millican
James MillicanSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Howard M. MitchellShoe Salesman (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. MoorePorter (uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Gene MorganReporter (uncredited)
Robert Morgan
Robert MorganSenate Clerk (uncredited)
Ray Nichols
Ray NicholsBoy Ranger (uncredited)
Alex Novinsky
Alex NovinskyForeign Diplomat (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'ConnorSenator Alfred (uncredited)
Frank Otto
Frank OttoFisk (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Joe PalmaHoodlum (uncredited)
Spencer Quinn
Spencer Quinn(uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Tom QuinnSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Ed RandolphSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Regan
Charles ReganHoodlum (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Jack RiceLang (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Wyndham StandingSenator Ashman (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Ferris TaylorSenator Carlisle (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Jack RichardsonSenator Manchester (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter SoderlingSenator Pickett (uncredited)
Harry Stafford
Harry StaffordSenator Atwater (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Victor TravisSenator Grainger (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Carl StockdaleSenator Burdette (uncredited)
Bob Walker
Bob WalkerSenator Holland (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Henry RoquemoreSenator (uncredited)
Craig Stevens
Craig StevensSenate Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Paul StantonFlood a Newsman (uncredited)
Johnny Russell
Johnny RussellOtis Hopper (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Walter SandeNewspaperman with Pipe (uncredited)
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. ThomasHendricks (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry StrangBodyguard (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Harry TenbrookBodyguard (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Dave WillockSenate Guard (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd WhitlockSchultz (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell(uncredited)
Frederick Vroom
Frederick VroomPaine's Friend (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles SullivanCab Driver (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso
Arthur ThalassoDoorman (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Edward ThomasButler (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
Laura TreadwellMrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Layne Tom Jr.
Layne Tom Jr.Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Myonne Walsh
Myonne WalshJane Hopper (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy WayneReporter (uncredited)
Max Waizmann
Max WaizmannPhotographer (uncredited)
John Ward
John WardPhotographer (uncredited)
Jane Loofbourrow
Jane LoofbourrowCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Blanche PaysonCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Emma Tansey
Emma TanseyCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Bess WadeCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Florence WixCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Eleanor Wood
Eleanor WoodCommitteewoman (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Jesse GravesBlack Committeeman (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire
Gus GlassmireAngry Committee Member (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry SteersCommitteeman (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Landers StevensCommitteeman (uncredited)
William Worthington
William WorthingtonCommitteeman (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Edward BibyForeign Diplomat (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli
Count StefenelliForeign Diplomat (uncredited)
David Wade
David Wade(uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLureSenator (uncredited)