Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
1h 55m | PG-13
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.
Director: Frank Capra
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
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
Reviews
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 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.