Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Summary

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's video is recorded as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington trailer (1939).webm^[3].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's image is recorded as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939 poster).jpg^[4].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's director is recorded as Frank Capra^[6].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's screenwriter is recorded as Sidney Buchman^[7].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's screenwriter is recorded as Lewis R. Foster^[8].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin^[9].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's genre is recorded as comedy film^[10].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's genre is recorded as political film^[11].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as James Stewart^[13].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Jean Arthur^[14].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Claude Rains^[15].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Edward Arnold^[16].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Charles Lane^[17].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Thomas Mitchell^[18].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Harry Carey^[19].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Eugene Pallette^[20].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Porter Hall^[21].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Guy Kibbee^[22].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Beulah Bondi^[23].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as H. B. Warner^[24].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Grant Mitchell^[25].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as William Demarest^[26].
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's cast member is recorded as Ann Doran^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's producer is recorded as Frank Capra^[28]. Its director is recorded as Frank Capra^[6]. Screenwriters include Sidney Buchman^[7] and Lewis R. Foster^[8]. Cast members include James Stewart^[13], Jean Arthur^[14], Claude Rains^[15], Edward Arnold^[16], Charles Lane^[17], and Thomas Mitchell^[18].

Publication

Genres include comedy film^[10], political film^[11], and drama film^[12].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington include Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington^[29], a television series episode^[30], directed by Wes Archer^[31] and Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington^[32], a television series episode^[33], directed by Lance Kramer^[34].

Why It Matters

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington^[29], a television series episode^[30], directed by Wes Archer^[31] and Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington^[32], a television series episode^[33], directed by Lance Kramer^[34].