Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

1936 · Feature film · 115 min · dir. Frank Capra

Rocking America with laughter!

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Frank Capra

Writer

Robert Riskin

Composer

Howard Jackson

Cinematography

Joseph Walker

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Released

1936-04-09

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 7 nominations total

Running time

115 minutes

Cast & crew

• Frank Capra Director
• Gary Cooper
• Jean Arthur
• George Bancroft
• Lionel Stander
• Douglass Dumbrille
• Raymond Walburn
• H.B. Warner
• Ruth Donnelly

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