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Classic tale of a young idealist whose journey to Washington D.C. to help out a congressman opens his eyes to the corruption thriving there. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture!
Original Release
10/19/1939
US Release
10/19/1939
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean Arthur | Saunders / Clarissa Saunders |
James Stewart | Jefferson Smith |
Claude Rains | Senator Joseph Paine / Joseph Paine |
Edward Arnold | Jim Taylor |
Guy Kibbee | Governor Hopper |
Thomas Mitchell | Diz Moore |
Eugene Pallette | Chick McGann |
Beulah Bondi | Ma Smith |
H.B. Warner | Senate Majority Leader |
Harry Carey | President of the Senate |
Directors
Writers
Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster, Myles Connolly
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean Arthur | Saunders / Clarissa Saunders |
James Stewart | Jefferson Smith |
Claude Rains | Senator Joseph Paine / Joseph Paine |
Edward Arnold | Jim Taylor |
Guy Kibbee | Governor Hopper |
Thomas Mitchell | Diz Moore |
Eugene Pallette | Chick McGann |
Beulah Bondi | Ma Smith |
H.B. Warner | Senate Majority Leader |
Harry Carey | President of the Senate |
Astrid Allwyn | Susan Paine |
Ruth Donnelly | Mrs. Hopper / Emma Hopper |
Grant Mitchell | Senator MacPherson |
Porter Hall | Senator Monroe |
H.V. Kaltenborn | H.V. Kaltenborn / Radio Broadcaster |
Charles Lane | Nosey |
Pierre Watkin | Senate Minority Leader / Senator Barnes |
Dick Elliott | Carl Cook |
William Demarest | Bill Griffith |
Billy Watson | Hopper Boy / Peter Hopper |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Capra | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1940 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Won |
1940 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring | Nominated |