Mr Deeds Goes To Town Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 111 mins
- Year produced:
- 1936
- Director:
- Frank Capra
- Cast:
- Jean Arthur
- Gary Cooper
- George Bancroft
A wonderful, life-affirming comedy from much-loved director Frank Capra that earned him an Oscar, the films also features a wonderful turn from star Gary Cooper as Longfellow Deeds, an ordinary Joe who inherits a $20 million fortune. Travelling to New York, Longfellow decides to give the money to the needy – and then finds himself in court having to battle to prove his sanity!
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Fascinating facts
Mr Deeds Goes To Town’s director Frank Capra was born in 1897 on the Italian island of Sicily – in 1903, a week before his sixth birthday, he and his family emigrated to America.