Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Synopsis
Frank Capra satire about a Thoreau-quoting, tuba-playing small-town poet who inherits $20 million and, disillusioned with wealth, decides to give it all away, prompting his lawyer to have him declared insane. Capra's direction won an Oscar for this Best Picture nominee, and nominations also went to titular star Gary Cooper and screenwriter Robert Riskin.
Directors
Frank Capra, Dimitri Tiomkin, Frank Capra, Robert Riskin, Samuel Lange, Edward Bernds, Howard Jackson
Production year
1936
Rating
TV-G
Studio
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
Runtime
115 minutes
Cast
Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Ruth Donnelly, Lionel Stander