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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Longfellow Deeds leads a simple, small-town life until a relative's death bequeaths him a fortune. He relocates to the big city, quickly becoming an instant target for fame-hungry schemers. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett arrives. When a small-town boy meets a big-city girl, anything can, and does, happen.

Director(s)

Frank Capra

Charles C. Coleman

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Cast & Crew

George Meeker

George Meeker

Henneberry (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

James Cedar (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Strolling Violinist (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

John Cedar

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Bailiff (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Beatle Puss (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

County Hospital Guard (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Anderson (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

Auditor (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Henry Norton

Henry Norton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Party Guest (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Arthur Cedar (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll

Tex Driscoll

Farmer (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Reporter (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Reporter (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Larry Wheat

Clerk (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

Waiter (uncredited)

Thomas A. Curran

Thomas A. Curran

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Policeman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

(uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Adolph Faylauer

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Policeman (uncredited)

John Wray

John Wray

Farmer

William Irving

William Irving

Writer (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Douglas (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Lawyer (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Cabby (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

(uncredited)

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

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Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Budington (uncredited)

Hal Price

Hal Price

Policeman (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Board Member (uncredited)

Al Herman

Al Herman

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Reporter (uncredited)

James Millican

James Millican

Interne (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

(uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Dr. Fosdick (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

1st Deputy (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

Robert Milasch

Farmer (uncredited)

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Mrs. Meredith (uncredited)

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Emile Von Hallor (uncredited)

Margaret McWade

Margaret McWade

Amy Faulkner (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Edwin Mordant

Edwin Mordant

Board Member (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Frank (uncredited)

Joe Bordeaux

Joe Bordeaux

(uncredited)

Charles Herzinger

Charles Herzinger

(uncredited)

Harry Holden

Harry Holden

Courtroom Guard (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

Lillian Lawrence

(uncredited)

John Binns

John Binns

Old Lawyer (uncredited)

Hal Budlong

Hal Budlong

Elevator Man (uncredited)

Richard Powell

Richard Powell

Reporter (uncredited)

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Babe Bennett

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Cornelius Cobb

Vesey O'Davoren

Vesey O'Davoren

Party Guest (uncredited)

James Carlisle

James Carlisle

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Writer (uncredited)

Oliver Eckhardt

Oliver Eckhardt

Dr. Emerson (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon

Jane Faulkner (uncredited)

Boyd Davis

Boyd Davis

Young Lawyer (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Hallor (uncredited)

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Charlie (uncredited)

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Judge May

John T. Murray

John T. Murray

Writer (uncredited)

Christian Rub

Christian Rub

Christian Jenson (uncredited)

Georgie Billings

Georgie Billings

Little Boy (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

(uncredited)

Bess Wade

Bess Wade

(uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

(uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Mal (uncredited)

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Arthur Stuart Hull

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lee Willard

Lee Willard

Businessman (uncredited)

Vera Burnett

Vera Burnett

(uncredited)

Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Farmer (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

John Picorri

John Picorri

Board Member (uncredited)

William Phillips

William Phillips

Cameraman (uncredited)

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Waiter (uncredited)

Muriel Evans

Muriel Evans

Theresa (uncredited)

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper

Georgie Cooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Eddie Kane

Brookfield (uncredited)

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Mabel Dawson

Frank Austin

Frank Austin

George Rankin (uncredited)

George Cooper

George Cooper

Bob (uncredited)

Beatrice Curtis

Beatrice Curtis

Secretary (uncredited)

Ralph McCullough

Ralph McCullough

Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Stafford

Harry Stafford

Board Member (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Walter

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

The Tailor (uncredited)

Jack Montgomery

Jack Montgomery

Farmer (uncredited)

Bobby Dunn

Bobby Dunn

(uncredited)

Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas

Mr. Semple (uncredited)

Charles C. Coleman

Charles C. Coleman

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Pat Somerset

Pat Somerset

(uncredited)

Fay Holderness

Fay Holderness

Nurse (uncredited)

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Morrow

Jack Hatfield

Jack Hatfield

Reporter (uncredited)

Gertrude Pedlar

Gertrude Pedlar

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford

Court Policeman (uncredited)

Gladden James

Gladden James

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Charles Brinley

Charles Brinley

Farmer (uncredited)

Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Longfellow Deeds

Steve Clark

Steve Clark

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles K. French

Charles K. French

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

James B. Leong

James B. Leong

Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited)

Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Butler (uncredited)

Mary Jane Carey

Mary Jane Carey

(uncredited)

Florence Dudley

Florence Dudley

Party Guest (uncredited)

Adrian Rosley

Adrian Rosley

Italian Interpreter (uncredited)

Beth Hartman

Beth Hartman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ky Robinson

Ky Robinson

Deputy (uncredited)

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

MacWade

Frank Holliday

Frank Holliday

Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited)

Louise Bates

Louise Bates

(uncredited)

Mary Lou Dix

Mary Lou Dix

Shop Girl (uncredited)

Mayo Methot

Mayo Methot

Mrs. Semple (uncredited)

John W. Austin

John W. Austin

Party Guest (uncredited)

Bobbie Beal

Bobbie Beal

Chorine (uncredited)

Beatrice Blinn

Beatrice Blinn

Assistant Secretary (uncredited)

Katherine Block

Katherine Block

Nurse (uncredited)

Sammy Blum

Sammy Blum

Reporter (uncredited)

Fred Cady

Fred Cady

Farmer (uncredited)

Rita Donlin

Rita Donlin

(uncredited)

Walter Downing

Walter Downing

Farmer (uncredited)

Adabelle Driver

Adabelle Driver

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Peter Duray

Peter Duray

(uncredited)

Janet Eastman

Janet Eastman

Shop Girl (uncredited)

Carlton Griffin

Carlton Griffin

Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Ellsworth

Robert Ellsworth

Policeman (uncredited)

Juanita Fletcher

Juanita Fletcher

(uncredited)

Octavio Giraud

Octavio Giraud

Farmer (uncredited)

Frank Hammond

Frank Hammond

Information Booth Man (uncredited)

Althea Henley

Althea Henley

(uncredited)

Lew Hicks

Lew Hicks

Chuck Collins (uncredited)

Frederick Lee

Frederick Lee

(uncredited)

Stella LeSaint

Stella LeSaint

Party Guest (uncredited)

Margarete Matzenauer

Margarete Matzenauer

Madame Pomponi (uncredited)

Patricia Monroe

Patricia Monroe

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Peggy Page

Peggy Page

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Ethel Palmer

Ethel Palmer

Governess (uncredited)

George Pauncefort

George Pauncefort

Board Member (uncredited)

Arthur Rankin

Arthur Rankin

Reporter (uncredited)

Frederick Roland

Frederick Roland

Board Member (uncredited)

Lillian Ross

Lillian Ross

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Anne Schaefer

Anne Schaefer

(uncredited)

Harvey Shepherd

Harvey Shepherd

Interne (uncredited)

Antrim Short

Antrim Short

Reporter (uncredited)

S.S. Simon

S.S. Simon

Farmer (uncredited)

Kay Smith

Kay Smith

(uncredited)

Peggy Terry

Peggy Terry

(uncredited)

Pauline Wagner

Pauline Wagner

Phone Operator (uncredited)

Details

GenresComedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime1h 55 mins
Released on09 Apr 1936
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

barrymost

7/10

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.

CinemaSerf

7/10

When a financier dies leaving the enormous sum of $20 millions, the race to find an heir takes us to a tiny hamlet where we meet the pixilated poet “Longfellow Deeds” (Gary Cooper). He’s an honest, slightly flighty, man who hasn’t the foggiest idea what to do with his new fortune except, perhaps, serenade it with his tuba! His rise to fame hasn’t gone unnoticed in the press, and one newspaper decides to send a reporter to ingratiate herself with him, and to write reports ridiculing him and naming him the “Cinderella Man”. She (Jean Arthur) gradually starts to realise that her naive and impressionable mark actually has an heart of gold, but when his grandest scheme of all to spend his money attracts the lawyers who try to certify him, can she do anything to help him fight back? Cooper is great here, and together with Arthur delivers a punchy comedy that shines a light on greed, power and their best counter-measure - decency. There’s a great ensemble cast supporting too, especially his sagely butler (Raymond Walburn) and Walter Catlett’s lively “Morrow”, but it’s really just down to Cooper showing us he has comedy timing, too.

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