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Mr. Deeds Goes To Town

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Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)

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Reviews Counted:96

Fresh:87

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When a rich eccentric decides to give away his money -- all $20 million of it -- no one believes he can possibly be sane. Soon he's facing a hearing to determine whether he's mentally competent.... When a rich eccentric decides to give away his money -- all $20 million of it -- no one believes he can possibly be sane. Soon he's facing a hearing to determine whether he's mentally competent. But the wealthy, wily man may just be the one who has his head screwed on right. [More]

Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander

Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond Walburn, Margaret Matzenauer, H.B. Warner, Warren Hymer

Director: Frank Capra

Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra Jr.
Composer: Howard Jackson

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Dec 9, 2008

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  • When a small-town idealist (Gary Cooper) goes to New York to collect a twenty million dollar inheritance, he finds romance with wisecracking journalist Jean Arthur, becomes the target of ruthless businessmen and relatives, and finally decides to give his fortune away because it's so much trouble. This milestone film is one of the most charming and best-loved romantic comedies ever made.
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