MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (U)
D: Frank Capra
Columbia (Frank Capra)
US 1936
118 mins
Comedy
W: Robert Riskin [based on the story
"Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland]
DP: Joseph Walker
Ed: Gene Havlicek
Mus: Adolph Deutsch
Gary Cooper (Longfellow Deeds), Jean
Arthur (Babe Bennett), Raymond Walburn (Walter), Lionel Stander (Cornelius Cobb), George Bancroft (MacWade), H.B. Warner (Judge Walker)
A writer from a small town inherits a fortune and
surprises the populace of New York with his goodheartedness and honesty.
Classic screwball comedy. Like all of Frank Capra's
films it blends the perfect amount of wit, intelligence and eccentricities.
Watch this version over the immature Adam Sandler
remake from 2002.
9/10