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.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Frank Capra, released on April 9, 1936 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft and Lionel Stander. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 414 ratings.
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Gary Cooper
as Longfellow Deeds
Jean Arthur
as Babe Bennett
George Bancroft
as MacWade
Lionel Stander
as Cornelius Cobb
Douglass Dumbrille
as John Cedar
Raymond Walburn
as Walter
H.B. Warner
as Judge May
Ruth Donnelly
as Mabel Dawson
Walter Catlett
as Morrow
John Wray
as Farmer
Stanley Andrews
as James Cedar (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
as Frank (uncredited)
Directed by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin and Clarence Budington Kelland, produced by Frank Capra.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 414 ratings.
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 must admit, I'm still rather indifferent towards Gary Cooper, but his performance in this wasn't bad, and I'm sure would…
Reviewed on October 16, 2019
When a financier dies leaving the enormous sum of $20 millions, the race to find an heir takes us to a tiny hamlet where we meet the pixilated poet “Longfellow Deeds” (Gary Cooper). He’s an honest, slightly flighty, man who hasn’t the foggiest idea what to do with his new fortune except, perhaps, serenade it with his tuba! His rise to fame hasn’t gone unnoticed in the press, and one newspaper decides to send a…
Reviewed on August 7, 2025
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) includes Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander and Douglass Dumbrille. The film was directed by Frank Capra. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town was released on April 9, 1936 and runs for 1h 55m.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 414 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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