Story Line
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.
“Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!”
Top Cast
James Stewart
Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold
Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
Governor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
Diz Moore
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Rating
7.8/ 10
Release Date
1939-10-19
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
ComedyDrama
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User Reviews (3)
Andres Gomez
8/10
•9/12/2013Fun movie with an interesting story and characters but with an extremely naïve ending.
In any case, I must to be seen by Frank Capra and a young James Stewart.
CinemaSerf
8/10
•3/6/2024There's an interview somewhere with Bette Davis enthusing about the skills of Claude Rains, and I think this is an example of just what she meant. He is the established senator ("Paine") who has taken the rather stoic view that representing big busin...
Filipe Manuel Neto
7/10
•4/4/2024**A strangely current film that, using comedy, shows us well the problems that affect our democratic system.**
I only discovered this film a few days ago. It is quite evident that it has fallen into total oblivion and few people remember it. Howev...