Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Movie Review 1936

Typical Capra fare offers Cooper as small town Vermonter and philanthropic fellow Longfellow Deeds, who inherits $20 million and promptly donates it to the needy, which leads to a courtroom hearing on his sanity. He also manages to find time to fall in love with beautiful reporter and tough cookie, Babe Bennett (Arthur), who's determined to fathom the good guy's motivation. Superior entertainment. Based on Clarence Budington Kelland's story "Opera Hat."

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Adapted from a Story, Kindness of Strangers, Sanity Check, Front Page, Order in the Court, Inheritance

Screenplay

Robert Riskin

Cast

Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Lionel Stander, George Bancroft, H.B. Warner, Ruth Donnelly, Douglass Dumbrille, Margaret Seddon, Margaret McWade

Cinematography

Joseph Walker

Director

Frank Capra

Awards

Oscars 1936: Director (Capra); N.Y. Film Critics 1936: Film.