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to postpone the appropriations bill and prove his innocence on the Senate floor just before the vote to expel him. In his last chance to prove his innocence, he talks non-stop for about 25 hours, reaffirming the
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about the bill at Senate, the machine in his state — through Paine — accuses Smith of trying to profit from his bill by producing fraudulent evidence that Smith already owns the land in question. Smith is too shocked and angry by Paine's betrayal to defend himself and runs away.
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1631:AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
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1598:James Stewart won the 1939
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1827:The Simpsons
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607:Charles Lane
555:H. B. Warner
549:Beulah Bondi
539:as Diz Moore
519:Claude Rains
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361:Best Picture
359:, including
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315:Claude Rains
301:directed by
290:
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230:Running time
171:Gene Havlick
149:(uncredited)
135:Beulah Bondi
115:Claude Rains
93:(uncredited)
18:
3629:Our Mr. Sun
3558:Other works
3451:Riding High
3170:Filmography
3159:Frank Capra
3108:, ranked #1
2566:oscars.org.
2533:Ninotchka's
2109:www.loc.gov
2043:The Numbers
1937:politician
1854:, starring
1714:Fess Parker
1677:Fess Parker
1556:Winner was
1526:Winner was
1494:Hal C. Kern
1492:Winner was
1458:Winner was
1428:Winner was
1424:Harry Carey
1374:Winner was
1344:Winner was
1314:Winner was
1310:Frank Capra
1284:Winner was
1279:Frank Capra
1144:Frank Hague
1086:The Senator
864:Hays Office
838:Gary Cooper
820:Frank Capra
818:, but once
793:Jack Carson
785:Matt McHugh
762:Cast notes:
735:Gladys Gale
717:Vernon Dent
648:Gary Watson
592:Porter Hall
565:Harry Carey
551:as Ma Smith
509:as Saunders
507:Jean Arthur
329:, based on
307:Jean Arthur
305:, starring
303:Frank Capra
299:satire film
266:$ 9 million
144:Narrated by
110:Jean Arthur
91:Frank Capra
88:Produced by
45:Frank Capra
41:Directed by
3784:Filibuster
3714:1939 films
3708:Categories
3203:Long Pants
3120:0826429777
2830:0498073726
2268:"Overview"
2143:"Overview"
1957:References
1943:Democratic
1939:Jeff Smith
1856:Mel Gibson
1846:premiere "
1805:Jack Benny
1737:Billy Jack
1697:Jane Wyman
1589:Film Daily
1435:Stagecoach
1331:Best Actor
1201:Box office
1058:Harry Cohn
803:Production
789:Dub Taylor
781:Lafe McKee
723:Harry Depp
707:as Speaker
705:Alec Craig
681:Dick Jones
669:Uncredited
662:as himself
531:Guy Kibbee
433:filibuster
371:, winning
369:Best Actor
263:Box office
217:1939-10-17
125:Guy Kibbee
3339:Forbidden
3315:Dirigible
3267:Submarine
2935:24375046M
2891:22165817M
2337:April 18,
2199:April 22,
1982:Citations
1924:" (2013).
1883:post-9/11
1862:episode "
1834:episode "
1727:Producer
1722:Red Foley
1708:, ran on
1691:, called
1681:TV series
1605:In 1989,
1548:Nominated
1518:Nominated
1480:Nominated
1450:Nominated
1413:Nominated
1366:Nominated
1336:Nominated
1306:Nominated
1271:Nominated
1072:, and in
1013:Mussolini
995:Socialist
991:Communist
832:, called
797:Hank Mann
711:Lew Davis
695:as Barber
296:political
164:Edited by
3081:AllMovie
3009:2210262M
3001:89032761
2968:7552265M
2927:79014452
2883:92001311
2857:(1992).
2847:5695450M
2839:70088284
2807:3350492W
2799:72135643
2766:June 11,
2760:archived
2658:June 14,
2632:June 14,
2606:June 14,
2583:AllMovie
2579:"Awards"
2425:Archived
2302:"Trivia"
2147:Allmovie
1941:'s 2004
1935:Missouri
1933:follows
1885:setting.
1739:series,
1488:Al Clark
1175:(1934),
1169:(1933),
1029:Democrat
989:and pro-
609:as Nosey
247:Language
185:Music by
176:Al Clark
98:Starring
73:Based on
3655:Related
3068:at the
3044:at the
3036:website
3032:on the
2600:Variety
2395:(1939)"
2003:at the
1917:Scandal
1745:(1977).
1664:Remakes
1259:Winner
896:, the
836:, with
410:bumpkin
250:English
239:Country
215: (
3550:(1945)
3542:(1944)
3534:(1943)
3526:(1943)
3518:(1943)
3510:(1943)
3502:(1942)
3491:series
3478:(1961)
3470:(1959)
3462:(1951)
3454:(1950)
3446:(1948)
3438:(1946)
3430:(1944)
3422:(1941)
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3398:(1937)
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3326:(1931)
3318:(1931)
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3302:(1930)
3294:(1929)
3291:Flight
3286:(1929)
3278:(1929)
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3254:(1928)
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1256:Result
1090:dubbed
1017:Stalin
1009:Hitler
965:Impact
783:; and
753:
255:Budget
2105:(PDF)
1655:2007
1648:2006
1636:2003
1629:1998
1253:Award
1105:Paris
1076:. In
1046:Neely
985:, as
892:, at
561:Agnew
418:graft
3116:ISBN
3059:IMDb
2997:LCCN
2987:ISBN
2954:ISBN
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2869:ISBN
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2795:LCCN
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2660:2018
2634:2018
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2471:ISBN
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2226:2020
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