Senator Joseph Paine

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United States senator (fictional) fictional character film character

Senator Joseph Paine is a fictional, influential U.S. senator and key antagonist in the classic 1939 film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

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Label Occurrences
Senator Joseph Paine canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator (fictional) ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
affiliation political machine (fictional) ⓘ
appearsIn Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
influential ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Lewis R. Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sidney Buchman ⓘ
createdFor Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork Frank Capra ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Jefferson Smith ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeFunction corrupt politician ⓘ
mentor-turned-opponent ⓘ
notableFor depiction of political corruption in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
occupation U.S. senator ⓘ
partOf Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Hollywood Golden Age cinema
portrayedBy Claude Rains ⓘ
productionCompanyOfWork Columbia Pictures ⓘ
releaseDateOfWork 1939-10-19 ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist ⓘ
setting United States Senate ⓘ
workGenre drama film ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
yearOfWork 1939 ⓘ

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Earl of Hertford – Claude Rains → portrayedCharacter → Senator Joseph Paine ⓘ
subject surface form: Claude Rains
William Claude Rains → playedCharacter → Senator Joseph Paine ⓘ