A simple, small town man inherits a massive fortune, making him the target for scammers and publicity-seekers. Overwhelmed by the turn his life has taken, and awoken to another use for his new-found fortune, he makes a momentous decision.
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Title: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
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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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Rocking America with laughter!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El secreto de vivir See more »Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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MacWade: "At two o'clock this morning, Mr. Deeds held up traffic while he fed a bagful of doughnuts to a horse. When asked why he was doing it, he replied, 'I just wanted to see how many doughnuts this horse would eat before he asked for a cup of coffee.'"
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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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Columbia head Harry Cohn was set against Jean Arthur being cast as the female lead. Frank Capra was finally able to persuade him by insisting that Cohn listen to her voice, not study her face. See more »Goofs
When Longfellow Deeds is preparing for his "engagement" lunch, he has a pipe in his hands or mouth throughout (sliding down the banister, discussing the utensils, flowers, etc.). But after he "practices" the seating with the butler, he gets up and leaves and the pipe has disappeared. See more »Quotes
[reading Babe's first column about Deeds]MacWade: "At two o'clock this morning, Mr. Deeds held up traffic while he fed a bagful of doughnuts to a horse. When asked why he was doing it, he replied, 'I just wanted to see how many doughnuts this horse would eat before he asked for a cup of coffee.'"
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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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Just a wholesome, thought-provoking expose on the weirdness of typical American city thinking and behavior, being brought to light by a naïve young man who has down-to-earth small-town common sense!
From the IMDB age-bracket reviews, it seems this movie might not appeal to the younger, especially girls under 18 (go figure).
A great Frank Capra-directed film. I also really like "You can't take it with you", but that film is more off-beat and goofy.
Enjoy this film when you're in the mood for something to remind you of "goodness". Whatever that is!