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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

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  • Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Frank Capra

Writer:

Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster, Myles Connolly

Release Date:

Oct 19, 1939

Runtime:

2hr 9m

Synopsis

A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.

Cast

  • Jean Arthur
  • James Stewart
  • Claude Rains
  • Edward Arnold
  • Guy Kibbee
  • Thomas Mitchell
  • Eugene Pallette
  • Beulah Bondi
  • H.B. Warner
  • Harry Carey

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Based on 9 Critics
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USER SCORE (40)

Universal acclaim based on 40 Reviews
100

Demonstrating that the greatest political evil is indifference, this appeal to a world on the verge of war has lost none of its relevance.

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Metacritic review by David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire
100

[Capra] has paced it beautifully and held it in perfect balance, weaving his romance lightly through the political phases of his comedy, flicking a sardonic eye over the Washington scene, racing out to the hinterland to watch public opinion being made and returning miraculously in time to tie all the story threads together into a serious and meaningful dramatic pattern.

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Metacritic review by Frank S. Nugent
Frank S. Nugent
The New York Times
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