Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama
Release Year: 1939
Country: USA
Runtime: 129
Rating: 3.2 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Frank Capra
Sound: Mono
Taglines:

Capra at his greatest!

Stirring - In the seeing! Precious - In the remembering!

Capras Greatest Hit --- The Screen At Its Most Inspired!

Entertainment As Powerful As the Strength of the People! As Great As the Genius of Capra!

Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak ... created out of the very heart and soil of America ... by a great director and cast!

Writing by: Lewis R. Foster - (story)
Sidney Buchman - (screenplay)

Produced by: Frank Capra - producer

Cast: Jean Arthur - Clarissa Saunders
James Stewart - Jefferson Smith
Claude Rains - Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
Edward Arnold - Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee - Gov. Hubert Happy Hopper
Thomas Mitchell - Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette - Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi - Ma Smith
H.B. Warner - Sen. Agnew (Senate Majority Leader)
Harry Carey - President of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn - Susan Paine

Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
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Plot Outline: A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesnt back down.
Plot: 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 states 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.

Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Outtakes are shown during the first portion of the closing credits.

Goofs: We know about 2 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Revealing mistakes: When Smith arrives in Washington on the train, hes seen walking towards the exit with a porter behind him carrying his bags. The next shot shows the same porter coming into the station carrying someone elses bags.

Trivia: There are 23 entries in the trivia list - like these:

• Bitterly denounced by Washington insiders angry at its allegations of corruption, yet banned by fascist states in Europe who were afraid it showed that democracy works.
• To make his voice hoarse for the filibuster scene, James Stewart dried out his throat with bicarbonate of soda.
• Originally, the ending was much, much longer. It included scenes such as Mr. Smith going back to his home state and given a parade (with Saunders); the Taylor machine being crushed; Smith on a motorcycle and stopping to see Senator Paine; forgiving him and everyone going to see Smiths mother. It was cut after a preview audiences response. Some of the footage can be seen in the theatrical trailer.

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