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- A: No, “Mr. Deeds” is not based on a true story. It is a fictional comedy film that was inspired by the 1936 film “ Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
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Although the latter's screenplay was actually based on an unpublished story, The Gentleman from Montana, [ 20] the film was, indeed, meant to be a sequel to Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, with Gary Cooper reprising his role as Longfellow Deeds.
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5. Is Mr. Deeds Goes To Town based on a book? Yes, the movie is based on the short story “Opera Hat” by Clarence Budington Kelland. 6. Did Mr. Deeds Goes To Town receive any awards? Yes, the film won the Academy Award for Best Director and was nominated for Best Picture. 7. How is the film received by critics?
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.
- Frank Capra, C. C. Coleman
- Gary Cooper
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Frank Capra and produced by Frank Capra. The film was based on the serial story Opera Hat written by Clarence Budington Kelland published in American Magazine from April-Sept 1935.
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- Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
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 Cedar (Douglas Dumbrille...
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Background. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) is another lighthearted classic Frank Capra screwball romantic-comedy regarding the broader philosophical themes of individual innocence and big-city corruption, and the power of a small-town hero/common man as a citizen in a democracy.