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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 19, 1939
Box Office
$9.6M
Budget
$1.5M
Return
6.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 22, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Quotes
See all →Heartfelt American Storytelling in Film
Taglines
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak ... created out of the very heart and soil of America ... by a great director and cast!
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The Power of Entertainment and the People
Taglines
Entertainment As Powerful As the Strength of the People! As Great As the Genius of Capra!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
James Stewart
Jefferson Smith
J
Jean Arthur
Clarissa Saunders
C
Claude Rains
Joseph Paine
E
Edward Arnold
Jim Taylor
G
Guy Kibbee
Governor Hopper
T
Thomas Mitchell
Diz Moore
E
Eugene Pallette
Chick McGann
B
Beulah Bondi
Ma Smith
H
H.B. Warner
Senate Majority Leader
H
Harry Carey
President of the Senate
A
Astrid Allwyn
Susan Paine
R
Ruth Donnelly
Emma Hopper
G
Grant Mitchell
Senator MacPherson
P
Porter Hall
Senator Monroe
P
Pierre Watkin
Senator Barnes
C
Charles Lane
Nosey
W
William Demarest
Bill Griffith
D
Dick Elliott
Carl Cook
B
Billy Watson
Peter Hopper
D
Delmar Watson
Jimmie Hopper
