Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
ComedyDramagovernorwashington dc, usasenatesenatorsightseeingpoliticianidealistdamcampconservativeblack and whitedisillusionment
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, resolved and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- James StewartJefferson Smith
- Jean ArthurClarissa Saunders
- Claude RainsJoseph Paine
- Edward ArnoldJim Taylor
- Guy KibbeeGovernor Hopper
- Thomas MitchellDiz Moore
- Eugene PalletteChick McGann
- Beulah BondiMa Smith
- H.B. WarnerSenate Majority Leader
- Harry CareyPresident of the Senate
Crew
- Frank CapraDirector
- Sidney BuchmanScreenplay
- Joseph WalkerDirector of Photography
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Gene HavlickEditor
- Al ClarkEditor
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