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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
“Rocking America with laughter!”
7.5 / 10• 1936• 1h 55m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Gary Cooper
Longfellow Deeds
Lead
Jean Arthur
Babe Bennett
George Bancroft
MacWade
Lionel Stander
Cornelius Cobb
Douglass Dumbrille
John Cedar
Raymond Walburn
Walter
H.B. Warner
Judge May
Ruth Donnelly
Mabel Dawson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Capra's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
