Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)






A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.


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Articles on Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Olly Richards, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, in: Empire, nr. 272 (February), 2012 pp. 146-147


Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
United States 1939

Directed by

Cast
John Ince
Lloyd Ingraham
Edmund Mortimer
Frank O'Connor
Charles Sullivan

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Year: 1939
Country: United States
Language: English
 
IMDb: 0031679