Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

AA
1h 55m
1936
7.542 /10 (389)

Rocking America with laughter!

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1936-04-09

Top Billed Cast

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 (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Cabby (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Mal (uncredited)

Dora Clement

Party Guest (uncredited)

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