Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 English-language Comedy Drama film written by Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster and Myles Connolly. The movie is directed by Frank Capra and produced by Frank Capra under the banner of Columbia Pictures. A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Mr. smith goes to washington stars Jean Arthur in the title role along with an ensemble cast including James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell and Eugene Pallette. The screenplay is written by Sidney Buchman and Myles Connolly which is inspired from The Gentleman from Montana by Lewis R. Foster. The music was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin. Cinematography was done by Joseph Walker and editing by Gene Havlick and Al Clark. The movie has a running time of 125-126 or 130 minutes. It was released on 17th October 1939 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was made on a budget of $1 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Columbia Pictures. At the 1940 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Writing, Original Story.