Country
United States
Date
Apr 08, 1936
Note
Memphis, Tennessee
Rocking America with laughter!
1h 55min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ruth Donnelly | Mabel Dawson |
| Walter Catlett | Morrow |
| John Wray | Farmer |
| Stanley Andrews | James Cedar (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Frank (uncredited) |
| Hank Bell | Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) |
| Billy Bevan | Cabby (uncredited) |
| Spencer Charters | Mal (uncredited) |
| Dora Clement | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Strolling Violinist (uncredited) |
| George Cooper | Bob (uncredited) |
| Cecil Cunningham | (uncredited) |
| Emma Dunn | Mrs. Meredith (uncredited) |
| Mary Lou Dix | Shop Girl (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Girl on Bus (uncredited) |
| Muriel Evans | Theresa (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | (uncredited) |
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| Charles K. French | Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Budington (uncredited) |
| Paul Hurst | 1st Deputy (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Hallor (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Dr. Fosdick (uncredited) |
| Warren Hymer | Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Edwin Maxwell | Douglas (uncredited) |
| Lafe McKee | Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| George Meeker | Henneberry (uncredited) |
| Mayo Methot | Mrs. Semple (uncredited) |
| James Millican | Interne (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bud Osborne | Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) |
| Franklin Pangborn | The Tailor (uncredited) |
| Barnett Parker | Butler (uncredited) |
| William Phillips | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited) |
| Christian Rub | Christian Jenson (uncredited) |
| Hal Price | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charles C. Wilson | County Hospital Guard (uncredited) |
| Steve Clark | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | Arthur Cedar (uncredited) |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Emile Von Hallor (uncredited) |
| Jameson Thomas | Mr. Semple (uncredited) |
| John Tyrrell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Frank Austin | George Rankin (uncredited) |
| John W. Austin | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Louise Bates | (uncredited) |
| Bobbie Beal | Chorine (uncredited) |
| Georgie Billings | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| John Binns | Old Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Wyrley Birch | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Blinn | Assistant Secretary (uncredited) |
| Katherine Block | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Sammy Blum | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joe Bordeaux | (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley | Anderson (uncredited) |
| Charles Brinley | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Hal Budlong | Elevator Man (uncredited) |
| Vera Burnett | (uncredited) |
| Fred Cady | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Mary Jane Carey | (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Cheatham | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Court Policeman (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Auditor (uncredited) |
| Georgie Cooper | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Thomas A. Curran | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Curtis | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Boyd Davis | Young Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Rita Donlin | (uncredited) |
| Walter Downing | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Adabelle Driver | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Florence Dudley | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bobby Dunn | (uncredited) |
| Peter Duray | (uncredited) |
| Janet Eastman | Shop Girl (uncredited) |
| Oliver Eckhardt | Dr. Emerson (uncredited) |
| Jay Eaton | Writer (uncredited) |
| Carlton Griffin | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Adolph Faylauer | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Robert Ellsworth | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Juanita Fletcher | (uncredited) |
| Octavio Giraud | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Jack Hatfield | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | Charlie (uncredited) |
| Frank Hammond | Information Booth Man (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Beth Hartman | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ralph McCullough | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Althea Henley | (uncredited) |
| Al Herman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Holden | Courtroom Guard (uncredited) |
| Charles Herzinger | (uncredited) |
| Lew Hicks | Chuck Collins (uncredited) |
| Fay Holderness | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Frank Holliday | Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited) |
| Gladden James | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Eddie Kane | Brookfield (uncredited) |
| William Irving | Writer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Frederick Lee | (uncredited) |
| Stella LeSaint | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James B. Leong | Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lillian Lawrence | (uncredited) |
| Ann Kunde | (uncredited) |
| Margarete Matzenauer | Madame Pomponi (uncredited) |
| Margaret McWade | Amy Faulkner (uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Patricia Monroe | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| Gene Morgan | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Edwin Mordant | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Jack Montgomery | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John T. Murray | Writer (uncredited) |
| Henry Norton | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Broderick O'Farrell | (uncredited) |
| Peggy Page | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| Ethel Palmer | Governess (uncredited) |
| George Pauncefort | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Pedlar | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John Picorri | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Richard Powell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Arthur Rankin | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ky Robinson | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Frederick Roland | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Adrian Rosley | Italian Interpreter (uncredited) |
| Lillian Ross | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| Anne Schaefer | (uncredited) |
| Margaret Seddon | Jane Faulkner (uncredited) |
| Harvey Shepherd | Interne (uncredited) |
| Antrim Short | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| S.S. Simon | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Kay Smith | (uncredited) |
| Pat Somerset | (uncredited) |
| Harry Stafford | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Beatle Puss (uncredited) |
| Peggy Terry | (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bess Wade | (uncredited) |
| Pauline Wagner | Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| Larry Wheat | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Lee Willard | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Jack Wise | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | (uncredited) |
| Vesey O'Davoren | Party Guest (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Columbia Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 9 aprile 1936 |
| Producer | Frank Capra |
| Writer | Robert Riskin, Clarence Budington Kelland |
| Editors | Gene Havlick |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker, Irving Lippman |
| Asst. Directors | Charles C. Coleman, Frank Capra |
| Camera Operators | Joseph Walker, Irving Lippman |
| Add. Photography | Joseph Walker, Irving Lippman |
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| Production Design | Stephen Goosson |
| Art Direction | Stephen Goosson |
| Set Decoration | Stephen Goosson |
| Visual Effects | Roy Davidson |
| Composer | Howard Jackson, Louis Silvers, Edward Bernds, John P. Livadary |
| Sound | Howard Jackson, Edward Bernds, John P. Livadary, Louis Silvers |
| Costume Design | Samuel Lange |
| Makeup | Samuel Lange |
| Hairstyling | Samuel Lange |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 12, 1936
Certification
NR
Country
Germany
Date
May 18, 1936
Certification
0
Country
Denmark
Date
May 20, 1936
Country
Japan
Date
May 20, 1936
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Country
Mexico
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Country
Brazil
Date
Jun 12, 1936
Country
France
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 31, 1936
Certification
Btl
Country
Hungary
Date
Dec 22, 1937
Certification
KN
Country
Austria
Date
Mar 28, 1947
Certification
AA
Country
Russia
Date
Jan 01, 1951
Digital
Country
France
Date
Jul 05, 2021
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Feb 24, 1993
Note
VHS
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 14, 2006
Certification
L
Note
VHS / DVD
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