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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role.
A comedy drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper as a simple-minded poet who inherits a fortune and moves to New York. He meets a reporter who pretends to be a damsel in distress and falls in love with him, but faces many challenges and enemies in the city.
- (23K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Frank Capra
- 1936-04-12
When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow picks up his tuba and moves to the big city, where he becomes an instant target for everyone from the greedy opera committee to the sensationalist daily newspaper. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along.
A classic comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Longfellow Deeds, a simple Vermont farmer, inherits a fortune and faces the challenges of New York City and a scheming reporter.
- (23)
- Gary Cooper
- Frank Capra
- Comedy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) was based on a book called Opera Hat, about a simple country boy named Longfellow Deeds who inherits $20 million and an opera house in New York. Deeds goes to the city to pick up his inheritance, only to be badgered by various sharks who all want a piece of the inheritance.
- Frank Capra, C. C. Coleman
- Gary Cooper
Sep 11, 2023 · A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take...
- 116 min
- 3.6K
- Hollywood Classic Movies
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town: With Monte Markham, Pat Harrington Jr., Herb Voland, Ivor Barry. Longfellow Deeds is a small town guy who is editor of the local newspaper. He unexpectedly inherits a fortune and a corporation, bringing his simple, honest ways to the cynical big city.
