Appointed by the governor of his state to team up with presidential hopeful, Senator Joseph Paine, Jefferson Smith heads to Washington where he discovers the many foibles of the political process. With an earnest goal to establish the Boy Rangers as a national boy’s camp, Smith meets confrontation via corrupt political aficionado Jim Taylor who sets out to undermine Smith every step of the way.

The cast includes: Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, James Stewart, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibee, Eugene Pallatte, and Edward Arnold.

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON was nominated for the 1939 Best Picture award.

Directed by: Frank Capra.