Gary Cooper
Longfellow Deeds/Cinderella Man
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role.
With Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander. A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
- (23K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Frank Capra
- 1936-04-12
Sep 22, 2021 · The film offers a delightful blend of humor, romance, and social commentary, as Deeds navigates the complexities of wealth, fame, and the pursuit of happiness. Director Frank Capra's masterful ...
- 111 min
- 21.8K
- At the Movies
Sep 11, 2023 · A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him....
- 116 min
- 3.6K
- Hollywood Classic Movies
Longfellow Deeds lives a simple, quiet life in the small town of Mandrake Falls. He has never traveled, and he makes a living writing little ditties for greeting cards and the like. When his rich uncle dies, he learns that he has inherited $20 million.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper), a resident of small-town Vermont, leads a simple life until he inherits a vast fortune from a late uncle. Soon, unscrupulous lawyer John ...
- (23)
- Comedy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) was based on a book called Opera Hat, about a simple country boy named Longfellow Deeds who inherits $20 million and an opera house in New York. Deeds goes to the city to pick up his inheritance, only to be badgered by various sharks who all want a piece of the inheritance.
