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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Directed by Frank Capra
1936•1h 55m•NR•★ 7.5
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Synopsis
A wholesome small-town greeting card poet from Vermont inherits a $20 million fortune and moves to New York, where an undercover cynical female reporter mocks his eccentric generosity until his plan to distribute farms to dispossessed farmers results in a sanity trial. Frank Capra's Oscar-winning populist triumph starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorFrank Capra
WriterRobert Riskin
CinematographyJoseph Walker
MusicHoward JacksonLouis Silvers
Principal Cast
Gary CooperLongfellow Deeds
Jean ArthurBabe Bennett
George BancroftMacWade
Lionel StanderCornelius Cobb
Douglass DumbrilleJohn Cedar
Raymond WalburnWalter
H.B. WarnerJudge May
Ruth DonnellyMabel Dawson
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 55m (115 mins)
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DirectorFrank Capra
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioColumbia Pictures
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