Rating:
7.5/10 by 353 users
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
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.
Directing:
- Frank Capra
- Charles C. Coleman
- Robert Riskin
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Release Date:
Thu, Apr 09, 1936
Rating: 7.5/10 by 353 users
Alternative Title:
O Galante Mr. Deeds - BR
El secreto de vivir - AR
Mister Deeds geht in die Stadt - AT
De wonderlijke Mr. Deeds - BE
Г-н Дийдс отива в града - BG
Úzasná událost - CZ
En gentleman kommer til byen - DK
Mr. Deeds tulee kaupunkiin - FI
L'extravagant Mr Deeds - FR
O prigips ton dollarion - GR
디즈 씨 도시로 가다 - KR
천금을 마다한 사나이 - KR
Во власти доллара - SU
En gentleman kommer till stan - SE
Містер Дідс переїжджає до міста - UA
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 55 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new york city, newspaper, small town, postcard, money, lawyer, reporter, black and white, vermont, heir, tuba, tuba player, damsel in distress
Rating: 7.5/10 by 353 users
Alternative Title:
O Galante Mr. Deeds - BR
El secreto de vivir - AR
Mister Deeds geht in die Stadt - AT
De wonderlijke Mr. Deeds - BE
Г-н Дийдс отива в града - BG
Úzasná událost - CZ
En gentleman kommer til byen - DK
Mr. Deeds tulee kaupunkiin - FI
L'extravagant Mr Deeds - FR
O prigips ton dollarion - GR
디즈 씨 도시로 가다 - KR
천금을 마다한 사나이 - KR
Во власти доллара - SU
En gentleman kommer till stan - SE
Містер Дідс переїжджає до міста - UA
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 55 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new york city, newspaper, small town, postcard, money, lawyer, reporter, black and white, vermont, heir, tuba, tuba player, damsel in distress
Gary Cooper
Longfellow Deeds
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
Walter Catlett
Morrow
John Wray
Farmer
Stanley Andrews
James Cedar (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Frank (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Cabby (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Mal (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Strolling Violinist (uncredited)
George Cooper
Bob (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Minor Role (uncredited)
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Meredith (uncredited)
Mary Lou Dix
Shop Girl (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Muriel Evans
Theresa (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles K. French
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Bodyguard (uncredited)
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Budington (uncredited)
Paul Hurst
1st Deputy (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Hallor (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Dr. Fosdick (uncredited)
Warren Hymer
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
Douglas (uncredited)
Lafe McKee
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Meeker
Henneberry (uncredited)
Mayo Methot
Mrs. Semple (uncredited)
James Millican
Interne (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Reporter (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Waiter (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Bud Osborne
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
The Tailor (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
Butler (uncredited)
William Phillips
Cameraman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited)
Christian Rub
Christian Jenson (uncredited)
Hal Price
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Steve Clark
Reporter (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dr. Emile Von Hallor (uncredited)
Jameson Thomas
Mr. Semple (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Austin
George Rankin (uncredited)
John W. Austin
Party Guest (uncredited)
Louise Bates
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bobbie Beal
Chorine (uncredited)
Georgie Billings
Little Boy (uncredited)
John Binns
Old Lawyer (uncredited)
Wyrley Birch
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn
Assistant Secretary (uncredited)
Katherine Block
Nurse (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Anderson (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Farmer (uncredited)
Hal Budlong
Elevator Man (uncredited)
Vera Burnett
Minor Role (uncredited)
Fred Cady
Farmer (uncredited)
Mary Jane Carey
Minor Role (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Court Policeman (uncredited)
James Conaty
Auditor (uncredited)
Charles Conrad
Reporter (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Party Guest (uncredited)
Thomas A. Curran
Party Guest (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
Secretary (uncredited)
Boyd Davis
Young Lawyer (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rita Donlin
Minor Role (uncredited)
Walter Downing
Farmer (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Farmer (uncredited)
Adabelle Driver
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Everton
Farmer (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Duray
Minor Role (uncredited)
Janet Eastman
Shop Girl (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt
Dr. Emerson (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Writer (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Party Guest (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Robert Ellsworth
Policeman (uncredited)
Juanita Fletcher
Minor Role (uncredited)
Octavio Giraud
Farmer (uncredited)
Jack Hatfield
Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Charlie (uncredited)
Frank Hammond
Information Booth Man (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Beth Hartman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough
Reporter (uncredited)
Althea Henley
Minor Role (uncredited)
Al Herman
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Holden
Courtroom Guard (uncredited)
Charles Herzinger
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lew Hicks
Chuck Collins (uncredited)
Fay Holderness
Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Holliday
Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited)
Gladden James
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Brookfield (uncredited)
William Irving
Writer (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Frederick Lee
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stella LeSaint
Party Guest (uncredited)
James B. Leong
Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Reporter (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Minor Role (uncredited)
Margarete Matzenauer
Madame Pomponi (uncredited)
Margaret McWade
Amy Faulkner (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Farmer (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Patricia Monroe
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Waiter (uncredited)
Edwin Mordant
Board Member (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Farmer (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest (uncredited)
John T. Murray
Writer (uncredited)
Henry Norton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Vessey O'Davoren
Party Guest (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peggy Page
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Ethel Palmer
Governess (uncredited)
George Pauncefort
Board Member (uncredited)
Gertrude Pedlar
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Picorri
Board Member (uncredited)
Richard Powell
Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin
Reporter (uncredited)
Ky Robinson
Deputy (uncredited)
Frederick Roland
Board Member (uncredited)
Adrian Rosley
Italian Interpreter (uncredited)
Lillian Ross
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Anne Schaefer
Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Seddon
Jane Faulkner (uncredited)
Harvey Shepherd
Interne (uncredited)
Antrim Short
Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Bailiff (uncredited)
S.S. Simon
Farmer (uncredited)
Kay Smith
Minor Role (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Stafford
Board Member (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Beatle Puss (uncredited)
Peggy Terry
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Lawyer (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Minor Role (uncredited)
Pauline Wagner
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Clerk (uncredited)
Lee Willard
Businessman (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Minor Role (uncredited)
An unassuming poet from a small town called Mandrake Falls who suddenly inherits twenty million dollars is certainly fair game for every swindler, crooked businessman, and reporter in New York. Especially one very clever and witty newswoman named Babe Bennett, played by the great Jean Arthur. I must admit, I'm still rather indifferent towards Gary Cooper, but his performance in this wasn't bad, and I'm sure would please his fans. But Jean Arthur is consistently wonderful in every movie I've seen her in. The script is full of witty, intelligent dialogue, as well as the usual trademark Capra themes. The courtroom scenes in the last half of the movie are the best part. Far from my favorite Frank Capra film, but still enjoyable. Would I recommend? Yes, for the most part. Just didn't fully "click" with me personally, though.
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