Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Rocking America with laughter!
1936 | 115m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Frank Capra |
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| Writer: | Clarence Budington Kelland, Robert Riskin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 09, 1936 |
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| Director: | Frank Capra |
| Writer: | Clarence Budington Kelland, Robert Riskin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, newspaper, small town, postcard, money, lawyer, reporter, black and white, vermont, heir, tuba, tuba player, damsel in distress |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Cooper | Longfellow Deeds |
| Jean Arthur | Babe Bennett |
| George Bancroft | MacWade |
| Lionel Stander | Cornelius Cobb |
| Douglass Dumbrille | John Cedar |
| Raymond Walburn | Walter |
| H.B. Warner | Judge May |
| Ruth Donnelly | Mabel Dawson |
| Walter Catlett | Morrow |
| John Wray | Farmer |
| Stanley Andrews | James Cedar (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Frank (uncredited) |
| Hank Bell | Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Billy Bevan | Cabby (uncredited) |
| Spencer Charters | Mal (uncredited) |
| Dora Clement | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Strolling Violinist (uncredited) |
| George Cooper | Bob (uncredited) |
| Cecil Cunningham | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Emma Dunn | Mrs. Meredith (uncredited) |
| Mary Lou Dix | Shop Girl (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Girl on Bus (uncredited) |
| Muriel Evans | Theresa (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Charles K. French | Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Budington (uncredited) |
| Paul Hurst | 1st Deputy (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Hallor (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Dr. Fosdick (uncredited) |
| Warren Hymer | Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Edwin Maxwell | Douglas (uncredited) |
| Lafe McKee | Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| George Meeker | Henneberry (uncredited) |
| Mayo Methot | Mrs. Semple (uncredited) |
| James Millican | Interne (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bud Osborne | Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Franklin Pangborn | The Tailor (uncredited) |
| Barnett Parker | Butler (uncredited) |
| William Phillips | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited) |
| Christian Rub | Christian Jenson (uncredited) |
| Hal Price | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charles C. Wilson | County Hospital Guard (uncredited) |
| Steve Clark | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | Arthur Cedar (uncredited) |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Dr. Emile Von Hallor (uncredited) |
| Jameson Thomas | Mr. Semple (uncredited) |
| John Tyrrell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Frank Austin | George Rankin (uncredited) |
| John W. Austin | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Louise Bates | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Bobbie Beal | Chorine (uncredited) |
| Georgie Billings | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| John Binns | Old Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Wyrley Birch | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Blinn | Assistant Secretary (uncredited) |
| Katherine Block | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Sammy Blum | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joe Bordeaux | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley | Anderson (uncredited) |
| Charles Brinley | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Hal Budlong | Elevator Man (uncredited) |
| Vera Burnett | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Fred Cady | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Mary Jane Carey | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Cheatham | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Court Policeman (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Auditor (uncredited) |
| Charles Conrad | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Georgie Cooper | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Thomas A. Curran | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Curtis | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Boyd Davis | Young Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Rita Donlin | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Walter Downing | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Adabelle Driver | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Florence Dudley | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bobby Dunn | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Peter Duray | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Janet Eastman | Shop Girl (uncredited) |
| Oliver Eckhardt | Dr. Emerson (uncredited) |
| Jay Eaton | Writer (uncredited) |
| Carlton Griffin | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Adolph Faylauer | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Robert Ellsworth | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Juanita Fletcher | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Octavio Giraud | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Jack Hatfield | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | Charlie (uncredited) |
| Frank Hammond | Information Booth Man (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Beth Hartman | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ralph McCullough | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Althea Henley | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Al Herman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Holden | Courtroom Guard (uncredited) |
| Charles Herzinger | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Lew Hicks | Chuck Collins (uncredited) |
| Fay Holderness | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Frank Holliday | Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited) |
| Gladden James | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Eddie Kane | Brookfield (uncredited) |
| William Irving | Writer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Frederick Lee | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Stella LeSaint | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James B. Leong | Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lillian Lawrence | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ann Kunde | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Margarete Matzenauer | Madame Pomponi (uncredited) |
| Margaret McWade | Amy Faulkner (uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Patricia Monroe | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| Gene Morgan | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Edwin Mordant | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Jack Montgomery | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John T. Murray | Writer (uncredited) |
| Henry Norton | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Peggy Page | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| Ethel Palmer | Governess (uncredited) |
| George Pauncefort | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Pedlar | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John Picorri | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Richard Powell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Arthur Rankin | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ky Robinson | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Frederick Roland | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Adrian Rosley | Italian Interpreter (uncredited) |
| Lillian Ross | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| Anne Schaefer | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Margaret Seddon | Jane Faulkner (uncredited) |
| Harvey Shepherd | Interne (uncredited) |
| Antrim Short | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| S.S. Simon | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Kay Smith | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Pat Somerset | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Harry Stafford | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Beatle Puss (uncredited) |
| Peggy Terry | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bess Wade | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Pauline Wagner | Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| Larry Wheat | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Lee Willard | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Jack Wise | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Vesey O'Davoren | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank Capra | Director |
| Edward Bernds | Sound Engineer |
| Gene Havlick | Editor |
| Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Joseph Walker | Director of Photography |
| Samuel Lange | Costume Design |
| John P. Livadary | Sound Director |
| Howard Jackson | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Slim Talbot | Stand In |
| Clarence Budington Kelland | Story |
| Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Irving Lippman | Still Photographer |
| Frances Morris | Stand In |
| Roy Davidson | Visual Effects |
| Louis Silvers | Music |
| Robert Riskin | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank Capra | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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barrymost
7.0
An unassuming poet from a small town called Mandrake Falls who suddenly inherits twenty million dollars is certainly fair game for every swindler, crooked businessman, and reporter in New York. Especially one very clever and witty newswoman named Babe Bennett, played by the great Jean Arthur. I mu ... st admit, I'm still rather indifferent towards Gary Cooper, but his performance in this wasn't bad, and I'm sure would please his fans. But Jean Arthur is consistently wonderful in every movie I've seen her in. The script is full of witty, intelligent dialogue, as well as the usual trademark Capra themes. The courtroom scenes in the last half of the movie are the best part. Far from my favorite Frank Capra film, but still enjoyable. Would I recommend? Yes, for the most part. Just didn't fully "click" with me personally, though.
Jun 23, 2021