Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 film by Frank Capra
Movie film Q866120
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Illustrator unknown; work-for-hire on behalf of Columbia Pictures. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,683 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Frank Capra[3]
  • Screenwriter: Sidney Buchman[4], Lewis R. Foster[5]
  • Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin[6]
  • Genre: comedy film[7], political film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: James Stewart[10], Jean Arthur[11], Claude Rains[12], Edward Arnold[13], Charles Lane[14], Thomas Mitchell[15], Harry Carey[16], Eugene Pallette[17], Porter Hall[18], Guy Kibbee[19], Beulah Bondi[20], H. B. Warner[21], Grant Mitchell[22], William Demarest[23]
  • Producer: Frank Capra[24]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington include Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington[25], a television series episode[26], directed by Wes Archer[27] and Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington[28], a television series episode[29], directed by Lance Kramer[30].

Why It Matters

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington[25], a television series episode[26], directed by Wes Archer[27] and Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington[28], a television series episode[29], directed by Lance Kramer[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Akela · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iszdb film id → 8128
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1338103
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