Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1936 Wide
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When a car crash ends the life of a fabulously wealthy patron of the arts, the decedent's $20,000,000 fortune is inherited by one Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) of Mandrake Falls, Vermont. Already a reasonably successful local businessman, Deeds doesn't really feel the need for anything extra in his life: he just wants enough time to practice his tuba and compose greeting-card doggerel. When Deeds is convinced to move to New York, hard-boiled newspaper reporter Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) is
Jan 1, 1936 Wide
Feb 15, 2000
Columbia Pictures
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Cast
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Gary Cooper
Longfellow Deeds -
Jean Arthur
Babe Bennett -
George Bancroft
MacWade -
Lionel Stander
Cornelius Cobb -
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Douglas Dumbrille
John Cedar -
Raymond Walburn
Walter -
H.B. Warner
Judge Walker -
Margaret Matzenauer
Madame Pomponi -
Warren Hymer
Bodyguard -
Muriel Evans
Theresa -
Ruth Donnelly
Mabel Dawson -
Spencer Charters
Mal -
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Meredith -
Wryley Birch
Psychiatrist -
Arthur Hoyt
Budington -
Jameson Thomas
Mr. Semple -
Walter Catlett
Morrow -
Margaret Seddon
Jane Faulkner -
Stanley Andrews
James Cedar -
Irving Bacon
Frank -
Billy Bevan
Cabby -
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Harry C. Bradley
Anderson -
Cecil Cunningham
Bit part -
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Ann Doran
Girl on the Bus -
Jay Eaton
Writer -
Bess Flowers
Bit part -
Edward Gargan
2nd Bodyguard -
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George 'Gabby' Hayes
Farmers' Spokesman -
Russell Hicks
Dr. Malcolm -
Harry Holden
Guard -
Paul Hurst
1st Deputy -
Eddie Kane
Henneberry -
Edward Keane
Board member -
Edward J. Le Saint
Dr. Fosdick -
Edwin Maxwell
Douglas -
Margaret McWade
Amy Faulkner -
George Meeker
Brookfield -
James Millican
Interne -
Gene Morgan
Waiter -
Jack Mower
Reporter -
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Franklin Pangborn
Tailor -
Barnett Parker
Butler -
Paul Porcasi
Italian -
Christian Rub
Swenson -
Lee Shumway
Bailiff -
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Dale Van Sickel
Lawyer -
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dr. Emil Von Hallor -
Pierre Watkin
Arthur Cedar -
Charles C. Wilson
Court Clerk -
George Cooper
Bob -
Charles Lane
Hallor -
Dennis O'Keefe
Reporter -
Lillian Ross
Hat Check Girl -
John Picorri
Board member -
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Mary Lou Dix
Shop girl -
John Wray
Farmer -
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (1) | DVD (9)
Mr. Deeds is really a very intelligent and beautiful affair, a film no less charming than Mr. Capra's It Happened One Night at the same time that it is definitely more profound.
Snappy lines, stellar performances, Capra classic.
Capra advocates populism and egalitarianism, underlined by values of Christianity. For him, every person is "God's creation" in his/her own right, evert person possesses some talent and should do his/her best with that gift.
A wonderful Capra vehicle; Cooper is superb; Arthur luminous. A comic movie with heart and a point to make. True Capra-corn, and that is not a criticism. A fine example of populist art.
Essential Capra and one of his best. Cooper and Arthur are luminous.
It's tough enough to film a credible morality play without being laughed out of town. It's altogether mind boggling to do so and provide a grade A romantic comedy to boot.
The tedium of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town outweighs its message of freedom and charity.
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Foreign Titles
- Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt (DE)
- L'Extravagant Mr. Deeds (FR)
