Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 55min
- Comedy, Drama
- 12 Apr 1936 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Gary Cooper | ... |
Longfellow Deeds Semple
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| Jean Arthur | ... |
Louise 'Babe' Bennett, a) Mary Dawson
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| George Bancroft | ... |
MacWade
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| Lionel Stander | ... |
Cornelius Cobb 'Corny'
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| Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
John Cedar
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| Raymond Walburn | ... |
Walter
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| H.B. Warner | ... |
Judge May
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| Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Mabel Dawson
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| Walter Catlett | ... |
Morrow
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| John Wray | ... |
Farmer
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
James Cedar (uncredited)
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| Frank Austin | ... |
George Rankin (uncredited)
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John W. Austin | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Frank (uncredited)
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| Louise Bates | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bobbie Beal | ... |
Chorine (uncredited)
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| Hank Bell | ... |
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
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| Billy Bevan | ... |
Cabby (uncredited)
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Georgie Billings | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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Edgar Bingham | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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John Binns | ... |
Old Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Wyrley Birch | ... |
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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| Beatrice Blinn | ... |
Assistant Secretary (uncredited)
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Katherine Block | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Sammy Blum | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| William A. Boardway | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Joe Bordeaux | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Barbara Boudwin | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Anderson (uncredited)
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| Charles Brinley | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Hal Budlong | ... |
Elevator Man (uncredited)
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| James Burke | ... |
Third bodyguard (uncredited)
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Vera Burnett | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Fred Cady | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Mary Jane Carey | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Mal (uncredited)
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| Jack Cheatham | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Steve Clark | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Dora Clement | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Jack Rube Clifford | ... |
Court Policeman (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Auditor (uncredited)
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Kathryn Connolly | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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Charles Conrad | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| George Cooper | ... |
Bob (uncredited)
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Georgie Cooper | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Cecil Cunningham | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Thomas A. Curran | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Beatrice Curtis | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Boyd Davis | ... |
Young Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Helen Dickson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Mary Lou Dix | ... |
Shop Girl (uncredited)
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Rita Donlin | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Ann Doran | ... |
Girl on Bus (uncredited)
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Walter Downing | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Tex Driscoll | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Adabelle Driver | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Florence Dudley | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Bobby Dunn | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Emma Dunn | ... |
Mrs. Meredith (uncredited)
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Georgia Dunn | ... |
Mandrake Falls spinster (uncredited)
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Peter Duray | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Janet Eastman | ... |
Shop Girl (uncredited)
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| Jay Eaton | ... |
Writer (uncredited)
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| Oliver Eckhardt | ... |
Dr. Emerson (uncredited)
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Robert Ellsworth | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Muriel Evans | ... |
Theresa (uncredited)
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| Paul Everton | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Adolph Faylauer | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Juanita Fletcher | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Charles K. French | ... |
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Otto Gervice | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Octavio Giraud | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Carlton Griffin | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Frank Hammond | ... |
Information Booth Man (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Beth Hartman | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Hatfield | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| George 'Gabby' Hayes | ... |
Farmers' Spokesman (uncredited)
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| Althea Henley | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Al Herman | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Charles Herzinger | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lew Hicks | ... |
Chuck Collins (uncredited)
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| Russell Hicks | ... |
Dr. Malcolm (uncredited)
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Harry Holden | ... |
Courtroom Guard (uncredited)
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Fay Holderness | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Frank Holliday | ... |
Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited)
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| Arthur Hoyt | ... |
Budington (uncredited)
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| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
1st Deputy (uncredited)
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| Warren Hymer | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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| William Irving | ... |
Writer (uncredited)
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| Gladden James | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| Eddie Kane | ... |
Brookfield (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Barbara Knox | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Anne Kunde | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Sample's sollicitor (uncredited)
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Lillian Lawrence | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Frederick Lee | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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James B. Leong | ... |
Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Edward LeSaint | ... |
Dr. Fosdick (uncredited)
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Stella LeSaint | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Vera Lewis | ... |
Mandrake Falls spinster (uncredited)
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| Alphonse Martell | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Margarete Matzenauer | ... |
Madame Pomponi (uncredited)
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| Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Douglas (uncredited)
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Ralph McCullough | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Lafe McKee | ... |
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
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| Frank McLure | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Margaret McWade | ... |
Amy Faulkner (uncredited)
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| George Meeker | ... |
Henneberry (uncredited)
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James Mendelson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Mayo Methot | ... |
Mrs. Semple (uncredited)
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| Robert Milasch | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| James Millican | ... |
Interne (uncredited)
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Jack Minton | ... |
Young Lawyer (uncredited)
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Patricia Monroe | ... |
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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| Jack Montgomery | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Edwin Mordant | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Gene Morgan | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Ed Mortimer | ... |
Party guest (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Jack Mower | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| John T. Murray | ... |
Writer (uncredited)
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| Louis Natheaux | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Vessey O'Davoren | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Dennis O'Keefe | ... |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
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| Bud Osborne | ... |
Unemployed Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Peggy Page | ... |
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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Ethel Palmer | ... |
Governess (uncredited)
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| Franklin Pangborn | ... |
The Tailor (uncredited)
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| Barnett Parker | ... |
Butler Arthur (uncredited)
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George Pauncefort | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Esther Peck | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gertrude Pedlar | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| William 'Bill' Phillips | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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| John Picorri | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Paul Porcasi | ... |
Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited)
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Richard Powell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Hal Price | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Arthur Rankin | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Stella Razeto | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Susan Rhoades | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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Ky Robinson | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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| Frederick Roland | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Adrian Rosley | ... |
Italian Interpreter (uncredited)
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Lillian Ross | ... |
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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| John Roy | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Christian Rub | ... |
Christian Swenson (uncredited)
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| Anne Schaefer | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Margaret Seddon | ... |
Jane Faulkner (uncredited)
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Harvey Shepherd | ... |
Interne (uncredited)
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| Antrim Short | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Lee Shumway | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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S.S. Simon | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Kay Smith | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Pat Somerset | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Harry Stafford | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Mary Starling | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Henry Stockbridge | ... |
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
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| Brick Sullivan | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Beatle Puss - Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Ced Talbot | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Peggy Terry | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Jameson Thomas | ... |
Mr. Semple (uncredited)
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| John Tyrrell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... |
Dr. Emile Von Hallor (uncredited)
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Bess Wade | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Pauline Wagner | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Arthur Cedar (uncredited)
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Don Wayson | ... |
Intern (uncredited)
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| Larry Wheat | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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| Lee Willard | ... |
Businessman (uncredited)
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| Charles C. Wilson | ... |
County Hospital Guard (uncredited)
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Jack Wise | ... |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
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| Florence Wix | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank Capra | ||
Written by
| Robert Riskin | ... | (screen play) |
| Clarence Budington Kelland | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Frank Capra | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Howard Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph Walker | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Gene Havlick | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Stephen Goosson | ||
Costume Design by
| Samuel Lange | ... | (costumes) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Edward Bernds | ... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) |
| John P. Livadary | ... | sound director (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Roy Davidson | ... | special camera effects (as E. Roy Davidson) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Irving Lippman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Howard Jackson | ... | musical director |
| Louis Silvers | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Harry Cohn | ... | president: Columbia Pictures Corp. of Calif. Ltd. |
| Hyatt Daab | ... | press agent (uncredited) |
| Stewart East | ... | stand-in: Lionel Stander (uncredited) |
| Frank Hill | ... | stand-in: George Bancroft (uncredited) |
| Frances Morris | ... | stand-in: Jean Arthur (uncredited) |
| Jim Priest | ... | stand-in: Douglass Dumbrille (uncredited) |
| Slim Talbot | ... | stand-in: Gary Cooper (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents) (A Frank Capra Production)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1936) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Columbia Production)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1936) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1936) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Loet C. Barnstijn's Standaard Films (1936) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kosmos-Filmi (1936) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1968) (Finland) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1975) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1981) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Emerald (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Emerald (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2016) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Wild Side Vidéo (2022) (France) (Blu-ray)
- ARTE (2023) (France) (tv)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1947) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia (1936) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (United States) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- NHK BS1 (1989) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK BS4K (2019) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK Kyôiku (1978) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved: certificate no. 1966)
- Sunset Gower Studios (sound stages)
- Western Electric (noiseless sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town and leads a small-town kind of life, including playing the tuba in the town band. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow picks up his tuba and moves to the big city, where he becomes an instant target for everyone from the greedy opera committee to the sensationalist daily newspaper. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. Babe is a hot-shot reporter who figures that the best way to get close to Deeds is to pose as a damsel in distress. When small-town boy meets big-city girl, anything can, and does, happen.
Written by A.L.Beneteau |
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| Taglines | Meet Gary as Mr. Deeds- and fall in love with him -as he panics Broadway with the audacity of his adventures-strikes back at his enemies in the most startling climax ever seen upon the screen! (Print Ad- Albany Times-Union, ((Albany NY)) 22 April 1936) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie marks the entry of the verb doodle (in the sense of absent-minded scribbling) into the English language. The word was coined for the movie by screenwriter Robert Riskin. See more » |
| Goofs | When Mr. Deeds is playing the tuba, the acting is out of synchronization with the sound. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981). See more » |
| Soundtracks | For He's a Jolly Good Fellow See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Winthrop Oliver Warner (a studio musician) actually played the tuba for the film. See more » |
| Quotes |
Longfellow Deeds:
People here are funny. They work so hard at living they forget how to live. See more » |