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.
Directed by Frank Capra
new york city
newspaper
small town
postcard
money
lawyer
reporter
black and white
vermont
heir
tuba
tuba player
damsel in distress
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Cast
Gary Cooper
Longfellow Deeds
Jean Arthur
Babe Bennett
George Bancroft
MacWade
Lionel Stander
Cornelius Cobb
Douglass Dumbrille
John Cedar
Raymond Walburn
Walter
H.B. Warner
Judge May
Ruth Donnelly
Mabel Dawson
Walter Catlett
Morrow
John Wray
Farmer
Stanley Andrews
James Cedar (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Frank (uncredited)
Crew
Frank Capra
Director
Robert Riskin
Screenplay
Frank Capra
Producer
Edward Bernds
Sound Engineer
Frances Morris
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Popular Reviews
55 reviews
Jibbe
7.0★ · 05/05/26
meer mensen moeten longfellowmaxxen
meer mensen moeten longfellowmaxxen
Paulina
7.0★ · 04/29/26
gary cooper is so….well…kinda….tall
gary cooper is so….well…kinda….tall
Ouija Hadid
7.0★ · 02/17/26
The world needs more people like Mr. Deeds
The world needs more people like Mr. Deeds
Vibeke Hustoeft
8.9★ · 06/22/25
20 million dollars in 1936 money AFTER TAXES, you'd never see me again, i'm dropping off the face of the earth
20 million dollars in 1936 money AFTER TAXES, you'd never see me again, i'm dropping off the face of the earth
