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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 film by Frank Capra.

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Producer

Frank Capra

Cast Member

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James Stewart
Jean Arthur
Claude Rains
Edward Arnold
Charles Lane
Thomas Mitchell
Harry Carey
Eugene Pallette
Porter Hall
Guy Kibbee
Beulah Bondi
H. B. Warner
Grant Mitchell
William Demarest
Ann Doran
Anne Cornwall
Astrid Allwyn
Frank Puglia
Gino Corrado
John Russell
Russell Simpson
Ruth Donnelly
Vera Lewis
Walter Sande
Wyndham Standing
Maurice Costello
Alec Craig
Jack Carson
Lloyd Ingraham
Dorothy Comingore
Lorna Gray
Craig Stevens
Chester Conklin
Robert Sterling
Charles Sullivan
Philo McCullough
Lester Dorr
Mary Gordon
George Chandler
Edmund Cobb
Lafe McKee
Pierre Watkin
Harry Tenbrook
Edward Earle
William Worthington
Sam Ash
Harry Hayden
James Millican
Stanley Andrews
Ferris Taylor
Harry C. Bradley
Wade Boteler
Frederick Vroom
Emma Tansey
Frank O'Connor
Brooks Benedict
Bert Moorhouse
Frances Gifford
Hank Mann
John Dilson
Eddy Chandler
Eddie Kane
Florence Wix
Erville Alderson
Wilfred Lucas
Frederick Burton
George Cooper
Byron Foulger
Dick Jones

Instance Of

Film

Screenwriter

Sidney Buchman
Lewis R. Foster

Original Language of Film or TV Show

American English

Narrative Location

Washington, D.C.

Publication Date

10/19/1939
Place of Publication
:
United States
10/21/1939
Place of Publication
:
Canada

Country of Origin

United States

Award Received

Academy Award for Best Story
 (2/29/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Winner
:
Lewis R. Foster
Point in Time
: 2/29/1940
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Genre

Comedy Film
Political Film
Drama Film

Distributed By

Columbia Pictures
Netflix
Fandango at Home

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Composer

Dimitri Tiomkin

Production Company

Columbia Pictures

Title

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Nominated For

11 items
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Harry Carey
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Claude Rains
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Actor
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
James Stewart
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Frank Capra
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Story
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Lewis R. Foster
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Gene Havlick
Nominee
:
Al Clark
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Sidney Buchman
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Picture
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Production Design
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Lionel Banks
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Dimitri Tiomkin
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Sound
 (2/11/1940)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
John P. Livadary
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940

Filming Location

Washington, D.C.

Image

Color

Black-and-White

Main Subject

Idealism

Distribution Format

Video on Demand

Assessment

Bechdel Test
Assessment Outcome
:
Fails
Criterion Used
:
Considering Named Characters Only

Review Score

8.2/10 (10/6/2021)
Review Score By
:
Rotten Tomatoes
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/6/2021
97% (8/14/2024)
Review Score By
:
Rotten Tomatoes
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 8/14/2024
Number of Reviews/Ratings
: 100 critic review
73/100 (8/30/2025)
Review Score By
:
Metacritic
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 8/30/2025
Number of Reviews/Ratings
: 9 critic review

Part Of

National Film Registry
 (1989 - )
Start Time
: 1989

Aspect Ratio (W:H)

Academy Ratio
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