Mr. Deeds Goes to Town [80th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town [80th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Frank Capra Cast: Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
, Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
, Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
, George Bancroft
George Bancroft
Frank Capra
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town [80th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town [80th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Frank Capra Cast: Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
, Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
, Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
, George Bancroft
George Bancroft
Frank Capra

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Overview

When a car crash ends the life of a fabulously wealthy patron of the arts, the decedent's $20,000,000 fortune is inherited by one Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) of Mandrake Falls, Vermont. Already a reasonably successful local businessman, Deeds doesn't really feel the need for anything extra in his life: he just wants enough time to practice his tuba and compose greeting-card doggerel. When Deeds is convinced to move to New York, hard-boiled newspaper reporter Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) is dispatched to get the inside scoop on "The Cinderella Man." Babe's stories of Deeds' eccentricities and no-nonsense dealings with phonies and poseurs provide excellent headline fodder; but she begins to regret her actions, having fallen in love with the big lug. Deeds ultimately sets up a foundation to dispense his fortune to the country's neediest souls, on the proviso that the recipients do their best to get back on their feet, a turn of events that leads his lawyer John Cedar (Douglas Dumbrille) to try to have him declared insane. By the end of the sanity hearing, the judge (H. B. Walker) declares: "Not only are you sane, but you're the sanest man who ever walked in this courtroom!" A joyously unadulterated hunk of Frank Capra-corn, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town was adapted by Robert Riskin from Clarence Buddington Kelland's short story "Opera Hat." In addition to the pleasure of watching the country bumpkin outwit city slickers, the movie is a film buff's dream, boasting one of the best character-actor casts ever assembled for a single film. Nominated for four Academy Awards, the film won Frank Capra his second Oscar (out of three) as Best Director.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/04/2017
UPC: 0043396487833
Original Release: 1936
Rating: NR
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:56:00
Sales rank: 20,798

Special Features

Commentary by Frank Capra Jr.; Frank Capra Jr. remembers...Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Vintage advertising gallery; Original theatrical teaser

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Gary Cooper Longfellow Deeds,Bob
Jean Arthur Babe Bennett
George Bancroft Mac Wade
Ruth Donnelly Actor
Lionel Stander Cornelius Cobb
Douglas Dumbrille John Cedar,John Cedar
Raymond Walburn Walter
Margaret Matzenauer Madame Pomponi
H.B. Warner Judge Walker
Warren Hymer Bodyguard
Muriel Evans Theresa
Spencer Charters Mal
Emma Dunn Mrs. Meredith
Wryley Birch Psychiatrist,Psychiatrist
Arthur Hoyt Budington
Stanley Andrews James Cedar
Pierre Watkin Arthur Cedar
John Wray Farmer
Christian Rub Swenson
Jameson Thomas Mr. Semple
Mayo Methot Mrs. Semple
Margaret Seddon Jane Faulkner
Margaret McWade Amy Faulkner
Russell Hicks Dr. Malcolm
Gustav von Seyffertitz Dr. Frazier
Edward Le Saint Dr. Fosdick
Charles Lane Hallor
Irving Bacon Frank
Gene Morgan Waiter
Walter Catlett Morrow
Edward Gargan 2nd Bodyguard
Paul Hurst 1st Deputy
Jay Eaton Writer
Paul Porcasi Italian
Franklin Pangborn Tailor
George "Gabby" Hayes Farmers' Spokesman
Mary Lou Dix Shop Girl
George Meeker Brookfield
Harry Holden Guard
Barnett Parker Butler
Eddie Kane Henneberry
Patricia Monroe Hat Check Girl
Edward Keane Board member
Lillian Ross Hat Check Girl
Peggy Page Cigarette Girl
Janet Eastman Shop Girl
Dennis O'Keefe Reporter
Dale Van Sickel Lawyer
Harry C. Bradley Anderson
James Millican Interne
Edwin Maxwell Douglas
Billy Bevan Cabby
Jack Mower Reporter
Ann Doran Girl on Bus
Cecil Cunningham Actor
Bess Flowers Actor
John Picorri Board member
Beatrice Curtis Actor
Beatrice Blinn Actor
Pauline Wagner Actor
Frank Hammond Actor
Lee Shumway Bailiff
Charles Sullivan Actor
Florence Wix Actor
Hal Budlong Actor
Ethel Palmer Actor
Vesey O'Davoren Actor
Charles Wilson Court Clerk
John Binns l'avocat âgé
John Austin Actor,George Rankin
Bobbie Beal Actor
William Boardway Actor
Georgie Billings le petit garçon
Katherine Block l'infirmière
Sammy Blum le journaliste
Louise Bates Actor
Hank Bell Actor
Joe Bordeaux Actor
Barbara Boudwin Actor
Howard Jackson Composer

Technical Credits
Frank Capra Director,Producer
Robert Riskin Screenwriter
Roy Davidson Special Effects
Clarence Budington Kelland Screenwriter
Edward Bernds Sound Effects
John P. Livadary Sound Effects
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