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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Gary Cooper | ... | Longfellow Deeds | |
| Jean Arthur | ... | Babe Bennett | |
| George Bancroft | ... | MacWade | |
| Lionel Stander | ... | Cornelius Cobb | |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | John Cedar | |
| Raymond Walburn | ... | Walter | |
| H.B. Warner | ... | Judge May | |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | Mabel Dawson | |
| Walter Catlett | ... | Morrow | |
| John Wray | ... | Farmer | |
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Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life - including playing the tuba in the town band. 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 sensationist daily newspaper. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. Babe is a hot-shot reporter who figures the best way to get close to Deeds is to pose as a damsel in distress. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen. Written by A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>
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breadline | nickname | screwball comedy | shaking one's head no | longfellow deeds character |Taglines:
Rocking America with laughter!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town See more »Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAEdit
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$800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Played by a band at the train station, including Mr. Deeds on tuba
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Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. See more »Goofs
When waking up from his bender, Deeds' hair changes. See more »Quotes
Morrow: Oh, what a magnificent deflation of smug-glers. Pal, you've added ten years to me life. A poet with a straight left and a right hook. Delicious. Delicious! You're my guest from now on - forever and a day - even unto eternity!See more »
Crazy Credits
Winthrop Oliver Warner (a studio musician) actually played the tuba for the film. See more »Soundtracks
Auld Lang Syne(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Played by a band at the train station, including Mr. Deeds on tuba
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Thank you Library of Congress for restoring this wonderful film. Initially, I expected this Frank Capra flick to overwhelm me with sentimentality and false, overly contrived setups. Well, yes and yes with two huge buts: Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. The acting is so good, so right in tone, humor, pace -- it makes everything believable (even the silly court scene at the end). It's a feel-good movie that still has a bitter-sweet message. Jean Arthur's acting is beyond anything I've recently seen -- every emotion is perfectly telegraphed with just the right intonation. Gary Cooper (who was nominated for best actor) sprinkles his complex role with the necessary amount of macho pixie dust. Highly recommended. Can't wait to see Mr. Smith goes to Washington.