 mr. smith goes to washington is a 1939 american political comedy-drama film, starring james stewart and jean arthur, about one man's effect on american politics. it was directed by frank capra and written by sidney buchman, based on lewis r. foster's unpublished story."notes." tcm. retrieved: june 26, 2009. mr. smith goes to washington was controversial when it was released, but also successful at the box office, and made stewart a major movie star.brenner, paul. "overview." allmovie. retrieved: june 26, 2009. the film features a bevy of well-known supporting actors and actresses, among them claude rains, edward arnold, guy kibbee, thomas mitchell and beulah bondi. mr. smith goes to washington was nominated for 11 academy awards, winning for best original story.nugent, frank. " mr. smith goes to washington (1939)." the new york times, october 20, 1939. retrieved: june 26, 2009. in 1989, the library of congress added the movie to the united states national film registry, for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".  ==plot== the governor of an unnamed western state, hubert "happy" hopper (guy kibbee), has to pick a replacement for recently deceased u.s. senator sam foley. his corrupt political boss, jim taylor (edward arnold), pressures hopper to choose his handpicked stooge, while popular committees want a reformer, henry hill. the governor's children want him to select jefferson smith (james stewart), the he
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