Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Directed by Frank Capra

1h 55m

Comedy

| Drama

| Romance

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.

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

Crew

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Director

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Producer

Robert Riskin

Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Stephen Goosson

Stephen Goosson

Art Direction

Clarence Budington Kelland

Clarence Budington Kelland

Story

Gene Havlick

Gene Havlick

Editor

Howard Jackson

Howard Jackson

Original Music Composer

Joseph Walker

Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Edward Bernds

Edward Bernds

Sound Engineer

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