TY - GEN AU - Capra,Frank AU - Arthur, Jean. AU - James Stewart AU - Claude Rains AU - Edward Arnold AU - Guy Kibbee AU - Thomas Mitchell AU - Eugene Pallette AU - Beulah Bondi AU - HB Warner AU - Harry Carey AU - Astrid Allwyn AU - Ruth Donnelly AU - Grant Mitchell AU - Porter Hall AU - Pierre Watkin TI - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington AV - AMR DVD 000055 PY - 1939/// CY - USA PB - Columbia Pictures Corporation KW - Drama KW - Comedy KW - American Corner N1 - Capra at his greatest! N2 - 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 state's 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 UR - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679 ER -