UNITED STATES · 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Frank Capra
Classical Hollywood small-town values vs big-city corruption sudden wealth and fortune romance across social divides innocence tested by greed class conflict
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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.

Year1936
CountryUnited States
DirectorFrank Capra
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Mr. Deeds Goes to TownUnited States · 1936
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