Mr. Deeds goes to town

The Resource Mr. Deeds goes to town

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Mr. Deeds goes to town

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures presents a Frank Capra production ; screenplay by Robert Riskin ; directed by Frank Capra

Title variation

Mister Deeds goes to town

Language

Summary

When small-town innocent Longfellow Deeds (Cooper) heads to New York to collect a $20 million inheritance, he ends up a target of ridicule thanks to Babe Bennett (Arthur), a cynical reporter whose demeaning stories have made him the joke of the city. So when he discovers his sweet and unassuming new girlfriend is actually the hardboiled Bennett in disguise, a disillusioned Deeds decides to give his fortune away, an act of charity his crooked lawyer will stop at nothing to prevent

Awards note

Academy Awards, 1936: Best Directing (Frank Capra)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director, Frank Capra

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue; English, Korean, Portuguese or Japanese subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond Walburn

Runtime

116

Technique

live action

Context

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