Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.
Director:
Frank Capra
Writer:
Sidney Buchman
James Stewart Jefferson Smith |
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Jean Arthur Clarissa Saunders |
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Claude Rains Joseph Paine |
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Edward Arnold Jim Taylor |
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Guy Kibbee Governor Hopper |
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Thomas Mitchell Diz Moore |
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Eugene Pallette Chick McGann |
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Beulah Bondi Ma Smith |
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H.B. Warner Senate Majority Leader |
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Harry Carey President of the Senate |
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Astrid Allwyn Susan Paine |
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Ruth Donnelly Emma Hopper |
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Grant Mitchell Senator MacPherson |
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Porter Hall Senator Monroe |
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Pierre Watkin Senator Barnes |
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Charles Lane Nosey |
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William Demarest Bill Griffith |
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Dick Elliott Carl Cook |
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Billy Watson Peter Hopper |
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Delmar Watson Jimmie Hopper |
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John Russell Hopper Boy |
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Harry Watson Hopper Boy |
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Garry Watson Hopper Boy |
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Larry Simms Hopper Boy |
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H.V. Kaltenborn Radio Broadcaster |
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Russell Simpson Kenneth Allen (uncredited) |
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Frances Gifford Hopper Girl (uncredited) |
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Colin James Mackey Narrator (uncredited) |
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Wilson Benge Hopper's Butler (uncredited) |
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Dickie Jones Richard Jones (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson Handwriting Expert (uncredited) |
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Frank Puglia Handwriting Expert (uncredited) |
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Maurice Cass Handwriting Expert (uncredited) |
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Stanley Andrews Senator Hodges (uncredited) |
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Al Bridge Senator Dwight (uncredited) |
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Edwin August Senator (uncredited) |
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Edmund Cobb Senator Gower (uncredited) |
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Sam Ash Senator Lancaster (uncredited) |
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Harry A. Bailey Senator Hammett (uncredited) |
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Stanley Mack Senator (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict Senate Clerk (uncredited) |
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Wade Boteler Family Man (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Comingore Woman at Station (uncredited) |
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Chester Conklin Reporter (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado Barber (uncredited) |
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Ann Doran Paine's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett Keane Editor (uncredited) |
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Matt McHugh Reporter (uncredited) |
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Kathryn Bates Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Frank Austin Inventor (uncredited) |
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William Arnold Reporter (uncredited) |
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Tommy Baker Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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Robert Sterling Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Dub Taylor Reporter (uncredited) |
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George Chandler Reporter (uncredited) |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Porter (uncredited) |
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Jack Carson Sweeney Farrell (uncredited) |
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Tommy Bupp Cheering Boy (uncredited) |
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Dora Clement Mrs. McGann (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse Man in Senate Building (uncredited) |
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Harry C. Bradley Arthur Kim (uncredited) |
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Lynton Brent Photographer (uncredited) |
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Ed Brewer Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Harlan Briggs Mr. Edwards (uncredited) |
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Harry Burkhardt Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Frederick Burton Senator Dearhorn (uncredited) |
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Georgia Caine Third Radio Speaker (uncredited) |
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Ken Carpenter Announcer (uncredited) |
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Burr Caruth Townsend (uncredited) |
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Allan Cavan Ragner (uncredited) |
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Eddy Chandler Reporter (uncredited) |
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Davison Clark Committeeman (uncredited) |
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Richard Clucas (uncredited) |
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Shirley Coates Assistant Bartender (uncredited) |
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Eddie Coke Photographer (uncredited) |
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Hal Cooke Reporter (uncredited) |
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Alec Craig Speaker (uncredited) |
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Anne Cornwall Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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George Cooper Waiter (uncredited) |
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Georgie Cooper Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Jack Cooper Photographer (uncredited) |
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Nick Copeland Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Vernon Dent Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Maurice Costello Diggs (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Curtis Paine's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Lew Davis Senate Clerk (uncredited) |
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Dulcie Day Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Wally Dean Paine's Friend (uncredited) |
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Harry Depp Hat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger Hopper's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Helen Jerome Eddy Paine's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Douglas Evans Francis Scott Key (uncredited) |
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Joe Devlin Waiter (uncredited) |
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Clyde Dilson Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Dilson Secretary (uncredited) |
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Neal Dodd Senate Chaplain (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr Taylor's Stooge (uncredited) |
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Robert Dudley Reporter (uncredited) |
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Edward Earle Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jack Egan Reporter (uncredited) |
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Eddie Fetherston Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mabel Forrest Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Gladys Gale Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Jack Gardner Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mary Gordon Woman (uncredited) |
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June Gittelson Woman at Station (uncredited) |
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Lorna Gray Woman at Station (uncredited) |
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Harry Hayden First Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Louis Jean Heydt Soapbox Speaker (uncredited) |
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John Ince Senator Fernwick (uncredited) |
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Frank Jaquet Senator Byron (uncredited) |
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Philo McCullough Senator Albert (uncredited) |
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Wright Kramer Senator Carlton (uncredited) |
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Henry Hebert Senator (uncredited) |
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Fred Hoose Senator (uncredited) |
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Richard Kipling Senator (uncredited) |
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Roger Haliday Senate Guard (uncredited) |
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Wilfred Hari House Boy (uncredited) |
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Philip Hurlic Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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Olaf Hytten Butler (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Ingraham Committeeman (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Ingraham (uncredited) |
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Dick Jensen Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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John Lester Johnson Butler (uncredited) |
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Eddie Kane Reporter (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr Reporter (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Joe King Summers (uncredited) |
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Evalyn Knapp Reporter (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Bobby Larson Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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Billy Lechner Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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Jackie Lowe Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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P.H. Levy Rabbi (uncredited) |
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Vera Lewis Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) |
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Jack Lindquist Chorus Member (uncredited) |
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George Lloyd Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Arthur Loft Chief Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jack Low Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Lucas Photographer (uncredited) |
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Mary MacLaren Head Sister (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann Photographer (uncredited) |
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Margaret Mann Nun (uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne Man in Senate Building (uncredited) |
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Ralph McCullough Assistant Bartender (uncredited) |
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George McKay Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lafe McKee Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited) |
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Ben Taggart Pompous Man (uncredited) |
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Field Norton Pompous Man (uncredited) |
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Wilfred Lucas Pompous Man (uncredited) |
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Sammy McKim Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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James McNamara Reporter (uncredited) |
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William Newell Reporter (uncredited) |
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Robert Middlemass Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited) |
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James Millican Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Howard M. Mitchell Shoe Salesman (uncredited) |
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Charles R. Moore Porter (uncredited) |
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Gene Morgan Reporter (uncredited) |
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Robert Morgan Senate Clerk (uncredited) |
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Ray Nichols Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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Alex Novinsky Foreign Diplomat (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor Senator Alfred (uncredited) |
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Frank Otto Fisk (uncredited) |
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Joe Palma Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Spencer Quinn (uncredited) |
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Tom Quinn Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Ed Randolph Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Charles Regan Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Jack Rice Lang (uncredited) |
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Wyndham Standing Senator Ashman (uncredited) |
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Ferris Taylor Senator Carlisle (uncredited) |
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Jack Richardson Senator Manchester (uncredited) |
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Walter Soderling Senator Pickett (uncredited) |
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Harry Stafford Senator Atwater (uncredited) |
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Victor Travis Senator Grainger (uncredited) |
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Carl Stockdale Senator Burdette (uncredited) |
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Bob Walker Senator Holland (uncredited) |
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Henry Roquemore Senator (uncredited) |
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Craig Stevens Senate Reporter (uncredited) |
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Paul Stanton Flood a Newsman (uncredited) |
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Johnny Russell Otis Hopper (uncredited) |
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Walter Sande Newspaperman with Pipe (uncredited) |
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Frank M. Thomas Hendricks (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Dave Willock Senate Guard (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Whitlock Schultz (uncredited) |
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John Tyrrell (uncredited) |
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Frederick Vroom Paine's Friend (uncredited) |
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Charles Sullivan Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Arthur Thalasso Doorman (uncredited) |
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Edward Thomas Butler (uncredited) |
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Laura Treadwell Mrs. Taylor (uncredited) |
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Layne Tom Jr. Boy Ranger (uncredited) |
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Myonne Walsh Jane Hopper (uncredited) |
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Billy Wayne Reporter (uncredited) |
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Max Waizmann Photographer (uncredited) |
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John Ward Photographer (uncredited) |
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Jane Loofbourrow Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Blanche Payson Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Emma Tansey Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Bess Wade Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Florence Wix Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Eleanor Wood Committeewoman (uncredited) |
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Jesse Graves Black Committeeman (uncredited) |
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Gus Glassmire Angry Committee Member (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers Committeeman (uncredited) |
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Landers Stevens Committeeman (uncredited) |
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William Worthington Committeeman (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby Foreign Diplomat (uncredited) |
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Count Stefenelli Foreign Diplomat (uncredited) |
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David Wade (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure Senator (uncredited) |
Directing | Frank Capra | Director |
Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Joseph Walker | Director of Photography |
Editing | Gene Havlick | Editor |
Writing | Lewis R. Foster | Story |
Writing | Sidney Buchman | Screenplay |
Art | Lionel Banks | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
Editing | Al Clark | Editor |
Visual Effects | Slavko Vorkapich | Visual Effects |
Directing | Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |