Cinematic background from 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.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Comedy, Drama

Directors:
Frank Capra
Writers:
Sidney Buchman, Myles Connolly, Lewis R. Foster
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Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man in a suit and tie holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An older woman holding a glass in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman on the phone and a man in a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man with wet hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie standing in front of a podium; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An older man in a suit sitting in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man with wet hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man wearing a suit and tie in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A woman in a suit sitting in front of other people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a young boy in suits and ties; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman and a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of cars driving down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A young boy in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man in a suit and tie in front of a court room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man standing at a podium; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man saluting in front of a newspaper article; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man walking down a sidewalk in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman in a business suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man helping another man put on a bow tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A woman talking on a phone while standing in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A group of people sitting in front of a large clock; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle