Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Seen it?1936 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Breakfast at Tiffany's, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1936: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Director. Won 1 Venice award: Venice Film Festival: Mussolini Cup for Best Foreign Film. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars. Plus 2 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 79K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frank Capra
- Gary CooperLongfellow Deeds
- Jean ArthurBabe Bennett
- George BancroftMacWade
- Lionel StanderCornelius Cobb
- Douglass DumbrilleJohn Cedar
- Raymond WalburnWalter
- H.B. WarnerJudge May
- Ruth DonnellyMabel Dawson
- Walter CatlettMorrow
- John WrayFarmer