MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
Gary Cooper stars as Longfellow Deeds, an unassuming man-child in Mandrake Falls, VT, who finds himself at the center of a media storm when he inherits a fortune. Whisked off to New York City, he's beset by scheming lawyers and scandal-mongering journalists — including broadsheet columnist Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur), undercover as meek Mary Dawson to get close to Deeds and dig up some dirt. Shaken by the city slickers' mean spirits, greed and duplicity, Deeds relies on his decency, horse sense and homespun homilies to carry the day. This film earned Frank Capra the second of his three Best Director Oscars®. DIR/PROD Frank Capra; SCR Robert Riskin, from a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. U.S., 1936, b&w, 115 min. NOT RATED
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Run Time: 115 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, May 03, 2024
Genre: Romantic comedy
