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Comedy • Drama
1939
NR
2 hours and 9 minutes
Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.
Release:
October 19, 1939
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
Budget:
1.500.000 $
Revenue:
9.600.000 $
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Crew
Cast
James Stewart
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
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Jean Arthur
Clarissa Saunders
Clarissa Saunders
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Claude Rains
Joseph Paine
Joseph Paine
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Edward Arnold
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor
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Guy Kibbee
Governor Hopper
Governor Hopper
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Thomas Mitchell
Diz Moore
Diz Moore
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Eugene Pallette
Chick McGann
Chick McGann
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Beulah Bondi
Ma Smith
Ma Smith
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H.B. Warner
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Majority Leader
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Harry Carey
President of the Senate
President of the Senate
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Astrid Allwyn
Susan Paine
Susan Paine
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Ruth Donnelly
Emma Hopper
Emma Hopper
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Grant Mitchell
Senator MacPherson
Senator MacPherson
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Porter Hall
Senator Monroe
Senator Monroe
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Pierre Watkin
Senator Barnes
Senator Barnes
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Charles Lane
Nosey
Nosey
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William Demarest
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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Dick Elliott
Carl Cook
Carl Cook
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Billy Watson
Peter Hopper
Peter Hopper
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Delmar Watson
Jimmie Hopper
Jimmie Hopper
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John Russell
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
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Harry Watson
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
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Garry Watson
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
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Larry Simms
Hopper Boy
Hopper Boy
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H.V. Kaltenborn
Radio Broadcaster
Radio Broadcaster
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Russell Simpson
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
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Frances Gifford
Hopper Girl (uncredited)
Hopper Girl (uncredited)
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Colin James Mackey
Narrator (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
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Wilson Benge
Hopper's Butler (uncredited)
Hopper's Butler (uncredited)
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Dickie Jones
Richard Jones (uncredited)
Richard Jones (uncredited)
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Erville Alderson
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Frank Puglia
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Maurice Cass
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Stanley Andrews
Senator Hodges (uncredited)
Senator Hodges (uncredited)
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Al Bridge
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
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Edwin August
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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Edmund Cobb
Senator Gower (uncredited)
Senator Gower (uncredited)
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Sam Ash
Senator Lancaster (uncredited)
Senator Lancaster (uncredited)
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Harry A. Bailey
Senator Hammett (uncredited)
Senator Hammett (uncredited)
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Stanley Mack
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
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Wade Boteler
Family Man (uncredited)
Family Man (uncredited)
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Dorothy Comingore
Woman at Station (uncredited)
Woman at Station (uncredited)
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Chester Conklin
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Gino Corrado
Barber (uncredited)
Barber (uncredited)
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Ann Doran
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett Keane
Editor (uncredited)
Editor (uncredited)
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Matt McHugh
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Kathryn Bates
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Frank Austin
Inventor (uncredited)
Inventor (uncredited)
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William Arnold
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tommy Baker
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Robert Sterling
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Dub Taylor
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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George Chandler
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Porter (uncredited)
Porter (uncredited)
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Jack Carson
Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
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Tommy Bupp
Cheering Boy (uncredited)
Cheering Boy (uncredited)
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Dora Clement
Mrs. McGann (uncredited)
Mrs. McGann (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley
Arthur Kim (uncredited)
Arthur Kim (uncredited)
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Lynton Brent
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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Ed Brewer
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Harlan Briggs
Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
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Harry Burkhardt
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Frederick Burton
Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)
Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)
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Georgia Caine
Third Radio Speaker (uncredited)
Third Radio Speaker (uncredited)
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Ken Carpenter
Announcer (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
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Burr Caruth
Townsend (uncredited)
Townsend (uncredited)
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Allan Cavan
Ragner (uncredited)
Ragner (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Davison Clark
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Richard Clucas
(uncredited)
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Shirley Coates
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
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Eddie Coke
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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Hal Cooke
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Alec Craig
Speaker (uncredited)
Speaker (uncredited)
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Anne Cornwall
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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George Cooper
Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
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Georgie Cooper
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Jack Cooper
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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Nick Copeland
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Vernon Dent
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Maurice Costello
Diggs (uncredited)
Diggs (uncredited)
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Beatrice Curtis
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
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Lew Davis
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
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Dulcie Day
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Wally Dean
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
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Harry Depp
Hat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited)
Hat Salesman / Secretary (uncredited)
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Byron Foulger
Hopper's Secretary (uncredited)
Hopper's Secretary (uncredited)
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Helen Jerome Eddy
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
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Douglas Evans
Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
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Joe Devlin
Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
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Clyde Dilson
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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John Dilson
Secretary (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
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Neal Dodd
Senate Chaplain (uncredited)
Senate Chaplain (uncredited)
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Lester Dorr
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
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Robert Dudley
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Edward Earle
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jack Egan
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Eddie Fetherston
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Mabel Forrest
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Gladys Gale
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Mary Gordon
Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
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June Gittelson
Woman at Station (uncredited)
Woman at Station (uncredited)
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Lorna Gray
Woman at Station (uncredited)
Woman at Station (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden
First Radio Announcer (uncredited)
First Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Louis Jean Heydt
Soapbox Speaker (uncredited)
Soapbox Speaker (uncredited)
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John Ince
Senator Fernwick (uncredited)
Senator Fernwick (uncredited)
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Frank Jaquet
Senator Byron (uncredited)
Senator Byron (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough
Senator Albert (uncredited)
Senator Albert (uncredited)
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Wright Kramer
Senator Carlton (uncredited)
Senator Carlton (uncredited)
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Henry Hebert
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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Fred Hoose
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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Richard Kipling
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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Roger Haliday
Senate Guard (uncredited)
Senate Guard (uncredited)
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Wilfred Hari
House Boy (uncredited)
House Boy (uncredited)
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Philip Hurlic
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten
Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
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Lloyd Ingraham
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Mitchell Ingraham
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
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Dick Jensen
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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John Lester Johnson
Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
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Eddie Kane
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Milton Kibbee
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Joe King
Summers (uncredited)
Summers (uncredited)
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Evalyn Knapp
Reporter (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Bobby Larson
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Billy Lechner
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Jackie Lowe
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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P.H. Levy
Rabbi (uncredited)
Rabbi (uncredited)
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Vera Lewis
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
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Jack Lindquist
Chorus Member (uncredited)
Chorus Member (uncredited)
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George Lloyd
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Arthur Loft
Chief Clerk (uncredited)
Chief Clerk (uncredited)
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Jack Low
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Jimmie Lucas
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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Mary MacLaren
Head Sister (uncredited)
Head Sister (uncredited)
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Hank Mann
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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Margaret Mann
Nun (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
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Eric Mayne
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
Man in Senate Building (uncredited)
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Ralph McCullough
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
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George McKay
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Lafe McKee
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
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Ben Taggart
Pompous Man (uncredited)
Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Field Norton
Pompous Man (uncredited)
Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Wilfred Lucas
Pompous Man (uncredited)
Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Sammy McKim
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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James McNamara
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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William Newell
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Middlemass
Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
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James Millican
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
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Charles R. Moore
Porter (uncredited)
Porter (uncredited)
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Gene Morgan
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Robert Morgan
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
Senate Clerk (uncredited)
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Ray Nichols
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Alex Novinsky
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
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Frank Otto
Fisk (uncredited)
Fisk (uncredited)
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Joe Palma
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Spencer Quinn
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Tom Quinn
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Ed Randolph
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Regan
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Jack Rice
Lang (uncredited)
Lang (uncredited)
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Wyndham Standing
Senator Ashman (uncredited)
Senator Ashman (uncredited)
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Ferris Taylor
Senator Carlisle (uncredited)
Senator Carlisle (uncredited)
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Jack Richardson
Senator Manchester (uncredited)
Senator Manchester (uncredited)
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Walter Soderling
Senator Pickett (uncredited)
Senator Pickett (uncredited)
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Harry Stafford
Senator Atwater (uncredited)
Senator Atwater (uncredited)
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Victor Travis
Senator Grainger (uncredited)
Senator Grainger (uncredited)
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Carl Stockdale
Senator Burdette (uncredited)
Senator Burdette (uncredited)
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Bob Walker
Senator Holland (uncredited)
Senator Holland (uncredited)
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Henry Roquemore
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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Craig Stevens
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
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Paul Stanton
Flood a Newsman (uncredited)
Flood a Newsman (uncredited)
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Johnny Russell
Otis Hopper (uncredited)
Otis Hopper (uncredited)
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Walter Sande
Newspaperman with Pipe (uncredited)
Newspaperman with Pipe (uncredited)
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Frank M. Thomas
Hendricks (uncredited)
Hendricks (uncredited)
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Harry Strang
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Dave Willock
Senate Guard (uncredited)
Senate Guard (uncredited)
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Lloyd Whitlock
Schultz (uncredited)
Schultz (uncredited)
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John Tyrrell
(uncredited)
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Frederick Vroom
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
Paine's Friend (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Arthur Thalasso
Doorman (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
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Edward Thomas
Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
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Laura Treadwell
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
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Layne Tom Jr.
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
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Myonne Walsh
Jane Hopper (uncredited)
Jane Hopper (uncredited)
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Billy Wayne
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
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Max Waizmann
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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John Ward
Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
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Jane Loofbourrow
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Blanche Payson
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Emma Tansey
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Bess Wade
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Florence Wix
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Eleanor Wood
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Committeewoman (uncredited)
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Jesse Graves
Black Committeeman (uncredited)
Black Committeeman (uncredited)
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Gus Glassmire
Angry Committee Member (uncredited)
Angry Committee Member (uncredited)
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Larry Steers
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Landers Stevens
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
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William Worthington
Committeeman (uncredited)
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Edward Biby
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
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Count Stefenelli
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
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David Wade
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Frank McLure
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
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