Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936
1h 55m
7.5

7.5/10

402 votes • View on IMDb

"Rocking America with laughter!"

Overview

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 9, 1936
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0027996

Cast

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper

Longfellow Deeds

Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur

Babe Bennett

George Bancroft
George Bancroft

MacWade

Lionel Stander
Lionel Stander

Cornelius Cobb

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

John Cedar

Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn

Walter

H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner

Judge May

Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly

Mabel Dawson

Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett

Morrow

John Wray
John Wray

Farmer

Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews

James Cedar (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon

Frank (uncredited)

Key Crew

Frank Capra
Director
Frank Capra
Producer
Robert Riskin
Screenplay