Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · directed by Frank Capra
- Rating
- 82/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), directed by Frank Capra, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gary Cooper
- Jean Arthur
- George Bancroft
- Lionel Stander
- Douglass Dumbrille
- Raymond Walburn
- H.B. Warner
- Ruth Donnelly
- Walter Catlett
- John Wray
Crew
- Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
- Gene Havlick — Editor
- Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer
- Robert Riskin — Screenplay
More from Frank Capra
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
- It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
- Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
- The Miracle Woman (1931) — 82/100 · hit
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