Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - (Movie Clip) Senator Foley Dead

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - (Original Trailer)

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939), Frank Capra's masterpiece about a naive young senator (James Stewart) who uncovers political corruption.

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) The Man On The Front Page

After bad press and a hazing by reporters, appointed senator Jeff (James Stewart) visits mentor Paine (Claude Rains), who offers advice and his daughter (Astrid Allwyn), director Frank Capra providing a famous routine with a hat, in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) Daniel Boone's Lost

Chick (Eugene Pallette) informs Saunders (Jean Arthur, her first scene) that the new senator (James Stewart) has gone missing in the capital, launching director Frank Capra's thundering montage, in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Not A Bad Desk

Saunders (Jean Arthur) delivers appointee Jeff (James Stewart) to the U.S. Senate session where he'll be sworn in, a page (Dickie Jones) and Senator Paine (Claude Rains) assisting, in Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.

American Politics in the Movies -- (TCM Promo)

TCM's original promo for "American Politics in the Movies," featuring Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Candidate, The Great McGinty, and All the King's Men among the 22 movies, Wednesday nights in September, 2008.

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) Senator Jefferson Smith!

The governor (Guy Kibbee) introduces Senate appointee Jeff Smith (James Stewart, in his first scene), who praises Senator Paine (Claude Rains), surprised to learn the supposed stooge is the son of an old ally, in Frank Çapra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington -- (Movie Clip) The Prize Dummy

Girl-Friday in-waiting Saunders (Jean Arthur) and reporter pal Diz (Thomas Mitchell) caught off guard when the new-in-town appointed senator Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) arrives after a spontaneous tour, in Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939.