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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 1h 55m Frank Capra

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

★ 7.8 IMDb
Drama Comedy Romance
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.
Writer Robert Riskin
Cast Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
DP Joseph Walker
Production Designer Stephen Goosson
Music Howard Jackson
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Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture
Won Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated Academy Award for Best Sound
Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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