Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936· NR· 1h 55m· Comedy· Drama· Romance
“Rocking America with laughter!”
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
1936-04-09
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Key Crew
DirectorFrank Capra
ScreenplayRobert Riskin
ProducerFrank Capra
Director of PhotographyJoseph Walker
Original Music ComposerHoward Jackson
EditorGene Havlick
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 18 crew)
Details
Released1936-04-09
Runtime1h 55m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosColumbia Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.5/10 · 409 votes
Original languageen
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