Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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- Passed
- 2h 9min
- Comedy, Drama
- 19 Oct 1939 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jean Arthur | ... |
Saunders
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James Stewart | ... |
Jefferson Smith
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Claude Rains | ... |
Senator Joseph Paine
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Edward Arnold | ... |
Jim Taylor
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Guy Kibbee | ... |
Governor Hopper
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Thomas Mitchell | ... |
Diz Moore
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Eugene Pallette | ... |
Chick McGann
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Beulah Bondi | ... |
Ma Smith
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H.B. Warner | ... |
Senate Majority Leader
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Harry Carey | ... |
President of the Senate
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Astrid Allwyn | ... |
Susan Paine
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Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Mrs. Hopper
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
Senator MacPherson
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Porter Hall | ... |
Senator Monroe
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H.V. Kaltenborn | ... |
H.V. Kaltenborn
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Charles Lane | ... |
Nosey
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Senate Minority Leader
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Dick Elliott | ... |
Carl Cook
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William Demarest | ... |
Bill Griffith
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Billy Watson | ... |
Hopper Boy
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Delmar Watson | ... |
Hopper Boy
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Harry Watson | ... |
Hopper Boy
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Larry Simms | ... |
Hopper Boy
(as Baby Dumpling)
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Garry Watson | ... |
Hopper Boy
(as Gary Watson)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Erville Alderson | ... |
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Harry Anderson | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Stanley Andrews | ... |
Senator Hodges (uncredited)
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William Arnold | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Sam Ash | ... |
Senator Lancaster (uncredited)
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Edwin August | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Frank Austin | ... |
Inventor at Smith's Office Door (uncredited)
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Harry A. Bailey | ... |
Senator Hammett (uncredited)
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Tommy Baker | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Kathryn Bates | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
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Wilson Benge | ... |
Hopper's Butler (uncredited)
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Edward Biby | ... |
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
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Wade Boteler | ... |
Family Man (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Arthur Kim (uncredited)
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Lynton Brent | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Ed Brewer | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Al Bridge | ... |
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
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Harlan Briggs | ... |
Mr. Edwards - Howling Citizen (uncredited)
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Edward Brophy | ... |
Newspaper Employee (uncredited)
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Tommy Bupp | ... |
Boy Cheering for Smith in Meeting (uncredited)
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Harry Burkhardt | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Frederick Burton | ... |
Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)
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Georgia Caine | ... |
Third Radio Speaker (uncredited)
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Ken Carpenter | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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Jack Carson | ... |
Sweeney Farrell - Newsman (uncredited)
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Burr Caruth | ... |
Townsend (uncredited)
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Maurice Cass | ... |
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Allan Cavan | ... |
Ragner - Newsman (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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George Chandler | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Davison Clark | ... |
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Dora Clement | ... |
Mrs. McGann (uncredited)
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Richard Clucas | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Shirley Coates | ... |
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
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Edmund Cobb | ... |
Senator Gower (uncredited)
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Eddie Coke | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Dorothy Comingore | ... |
Woman at Station (uncredited)
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Chester Conklin | ... |
Man in Press Section of Senate Gallery (uncredited)
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Hal Cooke | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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George Cooper | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Georgie Cooper | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Jack Cooper | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Nick Copeland | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Anne Cornwall | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Gino Corrado | ... |
Barber (uncredited)
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Maurice Costello | ... |
Diggs - Newsman (uncredited)
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Alec Craig | ... |
Speaker (uncredited)
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Beatrice Curtis | ... |
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
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Lew Davis | ... |
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
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Dulce Day | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Wally Dean | ... |
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
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Vernon Dent | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Harry Depp | ... |
Hat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited)
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Joe Devlin | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Clyde Dilson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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John Dilson | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Neal Dodd | ... |
Senate Chaplain (uncredited)
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Ann Doran | ... |
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
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Lester Dorr | ... |
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
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Robert Dudley | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Edward Earle | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Helen Jerome Eddy | ... |
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
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Jack Egan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Douglas Evans | ... |
Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
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Eddie Fetherston | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Mabel Forrest | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Byron Foulger | ... |
Hopper's Secretary (uncredited)
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Gladys Gale | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Frances Gifford | ... |
Hopper Girl (uncredited)
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June Gittelson | ... |
Woman at Station (uncredited)
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Gus Glassmire | ... |
Angry Committee Member (uncredited)
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Mary Gordon | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Jesse Graves | ... |
Black Committeeman (uncredited)
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Lorna Gray | ... |
Woman at Station (uncredited)
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Roger Haliday | ... |
Senate Guard (uncredited)
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Cliff Hall | ... |
Senator in Final Scene (uncredited)
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Wilfred Hari | ... |
House Boy (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden | ... |
First Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Henry Hebert | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
Soapbox Speaker (uncredited)
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Fred Hoose | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Philip Hurlic | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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John Ince | ... |
Senator Fernwick (uncredited)
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Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Mitchell Ingraham | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Frank Jaquet | ... |
Senator Byron (uncredited)
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Dick Jensen | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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John Lester Johnson | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Dickie Jones | ... |
Pageboy Richard Jones (uncredited)
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Eddie Kane | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Milton Kibbee | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Joe King | ... |
Summers - Newsman (uncredited)
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Richard Kipling | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Evalyn Knapp | ... |
Reporter Asking 'What Do You Think of the Girls in This Town?' (uncredited)
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Wright Kramer | ... |
Senator Carlton (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Bobby Larson | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Billy Lechner | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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P.H. Levy | ... |
Rabbi (uncredited)
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Vera Lewis | ... |
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
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Jack Lindquist | ... |
Chorus Member (uncredited)
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George Lloyd | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Arthur Loft | ... |
Chief Clerk (uncredited)
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Jane Loofbourrow | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Jack Low | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Jackie Lowe | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Jimmie Lucas | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Stanley Mack | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Mary MacLaren | ... |
Head Sister (uncredited)
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Hank Mann | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Margaret Mann | ... |
Nun with Cheering Orphan Boys (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Eric Mayne | ... |
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Senator Albert (uncredited)
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Ralph McCullough | ... |
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
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Matt McHugh | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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George McKay | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Lafe McKee | ... |
Civil War Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
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Sammy McKim | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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James McNamara | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Middlemass | ... |
Second Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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James Millican | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
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Charles R. Moore | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
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Gene Morgan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Morgan | ... |
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Senator Fuller (uncredited)
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William Newell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ray Nichols | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Alex Novinsky | ... |
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
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Frank Otto | ... |
Fisk (uncredited)
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Joe Palma | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Blanche Payson | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Frank Puglia | ... |
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Spencer Quinn | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Tom Quinn | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Ed Randolph | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Regan | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Jack Rice | ... |
Lang (uncredited)
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Jack Richardson | ... |
Senator Manchester (uncredited)
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Henry Roquemore | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Johnny Russell | ... |
Otis Hopper (uncredited)
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Walter Sande | ... |
Newspaperman with Pipe (uncredited)
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Russell Simpson | ... |
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
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Walter Soderling | ... |
Senator Pickett (uncredited)
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Harry Stafford | ... |
Senator Atwater (uncredited)
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Wyndham Standing | ... |
Senator Ashman (uncredited)
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Paul Stanton | ... |
Flood - Newsman (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Count Stefenelli | ... |
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
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Robert Sterling | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Craig Stevens | ... |
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Landers Stevens | ... |
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Carl Stockdale | ... |
Senator Burdette (uncredited)
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Harry Strang | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Ben Taggart | ... |
Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Emma Tansey | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Dub Taylor | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ferris Taylor | ... |
Senator Carlisle (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Arthur Thalasso | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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Edward Thomas | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Frank M. Thomas | ... |
Hendricks (uncredited)
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Layne Tom Jr. | ... |
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Victor Travis | ... |
Senator Grainger (uncredited)
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Laura Treadwell | ... |
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
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John Tyrrell | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Frederick Vroom | ... |
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
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Bess Wade | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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David Wade | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Max Waizmann | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Robert Walker | ... |
Senator Holland (uncredited)
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Myonne Walsh | ... |
Jane Hopper (uncredited)
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John Ward | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Billy Wayne | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Lloyd Whitlock | ... |
Schultz - Newsman (uncredited)
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Dave Willock | ... |
Senate Guard (uncredited)
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Florence Wix | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Eleanor Wood | ... |
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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William Worthington | ... |
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Capra |
Written by
Sidney Buchman | ... | (screenplay) |
Lewis R. Foster | ... | (story) |
Myles Connolly | ... | (contributor to screenplay construction and dialogue) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Frank Capra | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin |
Cinematography by
Joseph Walker | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Al Clark | ||
Gene Havlick |
Editorial Department
Sheri Eisenberg | ... | theatrical & HDR mastering colorist (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Lionel Banks |
Costume Design by
Robert Kalloch | ... | (gowns) (as Kalloch) |
Makeup Department
Faye Hanlin | ... | hair (uncredited) |
Helen Hunt | ... | hair (uncredited) |
William Knight | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Fred B. Phillips | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr. | ... | assistant director (as Arthur S. Black) |
Rex Bailey | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Richard McWhorter | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Charles Vidor | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Walter Holscher | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
George Montgomery | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Cary Odell | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Jack Wrenn | ... | prop master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Edward Bernds | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
John P. Livadary | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Fred Jackman Jr. | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Slavko Vorkapich | ... | montage effects |
John Hoffman | ... | montage effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
George Hager | ... | head electrician (uncredited) |
William Jolley | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
George F. Kelley | ... | second operative camera (uncredited) |
Al Layter | ... | assistant electrician (uncredited) |
Irving Lippman | ... | photographer: production stills (uncredited) / still photographer (uncredited) |
James Lloyd | ... | head grip (uncredited) |
Enzo A. Martinelli | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Adolph L. Schafer | ... | special portrait art (uncredited) |
Victor Scheurich | ... | first operative camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Forrest T. Butler | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Ray Howell | ... | head of wardrobe (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Roselle Novello | ... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) |
Music Department
Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
R.H. Bassett | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Ben Oakland | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
James D. Preston | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Joseph Sistrom | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Harold Winston | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film A. B. (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Adlon Filmi (1942) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1971) (Finland) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1980) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1982) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1983) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Gaumont-Columbia-RCA (GCR) (1990) (France) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (France) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (France) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Sony Pictures Television (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2001) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Poland) (DVD) (through)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (75th Anniversary Edition)
- Shock Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shock (2015) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Eén (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Shock Entertainment (2016) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shock (2016) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (Netherlands) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (Columbia Classics Collection)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (Columbia Classics collection)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- NHK BS Premium (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK BS1 (1989) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK Kyôiku (1982) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- British Film Institute (BFI) (with appreciation to) (2002 restoration: Library of Congress)
- Chase Productions (sound recording courtesy of) (2002 restoration: Library of Congress)
- Columbia Pictures (sound recording courtesy of) (2002 restoration: Library of Congress)
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- Library of Congress, Motion Picture Conservation Center (restored by) (2002 restoration)
- MTI Film (restoration services)
- Roundabout Entertainment (post-production facilities) (theatrical & HDR mastering)
- Roundabout Entertainment (post-production facilities) (theatrical and HDR mastering)
- Sunset Gower Studios (sound stages)
- The National Film Archive (with appreciation to) (2002 restoration: Library of Congress)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by James Yu |
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Taglines | OUR OPERATOR SAYS.."IT'S GOING TO BE A PLEASURE TO RUN "MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON" 5 DAYS STARTING SUNDAY, NOV.7) (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Cactus Theatre - Lubbock Texas - November 2, 1938 - all caps) See more » |
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Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The scenes where James Stewart wanders around in amazement at the Washington monuments were "stolen", since the US Parks Service had denied the studio permission to film near them. See more » |
Goofs | Under the Standing Rules of the Senate governing debate, Senator Paine would not technically have been allowed to attack Senator Smith's character and accuse him of graft. The rule states: "No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator." See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981). See more » |
Soundtracks | Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean See more » |
Quotes |
Jefferson Smith:
You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. See more » |