Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Comedy 1936 1 hr 55 min

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.

Comedy 1936 1 hr 55 min

NR

Starring Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft

Director Frank Capra

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Gary Cooper

Longfellow Deeds
Jean Arthur

Louise 'Babe' Bennett
George Bancroft

MacWade
Lionel Stander

Cornelius 'Corny' Cobb
Douglas Dumbrille

John Cedar

About

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

COMEDY

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.

Snappy lines, stellar performances, Capra classic.

Average 8.4
Reviews 22
Fresh 20
Rotten 2

Information

Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Released: 1936
Run Time: 1 hr 55 min
Rated: NR
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.