Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. An average Joe becomes a senator in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" to help out the Boy Rangers. Who plays Mr. Smith?"
...1. Cary Grant 2. Rod Steiger 3. Gregory Peck 4. James Stewart Jean Arthur is his co-star. After the film's premiere, some people in the government claimed the film was anti-American for its portrayal of Congress. Capra's motivation was to show what an impact a single person can make. This movie was banned in Nazi Germany and the USSR.