Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Rocking America with laughter!
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.
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
How Mr. Deeds Goes to Town actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Apr 9, 1936
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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