Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 2 hrs, 9 minutes

A naive youth leader is appointed to a seat in the senate, intended to be a pawn for other politicians.  When his idealistic plans conflict with a corrupt scheme for personal profit by other senators, Washington DC at large wages war against Jefferson Smith’s character, forcing him to take to the Senate floor to defend himself and speak the truth.

Genre: Political/Comedy/Drama

Rating: Passed

Director: Frank Capra

Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee

Release Date: October 19th, 1939

8.1/10 on IMDb, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73% on Metacritic, 90% of audiences enjoy this movie.

Join us as we take a look at a satirical story about a wide-eyed idealist swamped with corruption from the 1930s!  Welcome to our analysis of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.