After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
James Stewart
as Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur
as Clarissa Saunders
Claude Rains
as Joseph Paine
Edward Arnold
as Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee
as Governor Hopper
Thomas Mitchell
as Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette
as Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi
as Ma Smith
H.B. Warner
as Senate Majority Leader
Harry Carey
as President of the Senate
Astrid Allwyn
as Susan Paine
Ruth Donnelly
as Emma Hopper