MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 3.5 (out of 5) (84 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
- Opera Hat
- by Clarence Budington Kelland
Clarence Budington Kelland, a writer of magazine serials and children's books, had nearly 30 films produced from his stories, most notably Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) an adaptation of his short story Opera Hat which first appeared in serialized form in the monthly magazine The American between April and August 1935.
Robert Riskin, Academy Award-winning screenwriter for It Happened One Night (1934) and frequently collaborator with director Frank Capra, wrote the screenplay.
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Frank Capra
- Mack Sennett Comedies
- (1924-1925)
- Harry Langdon
- (1926-1927)
- Columbia Pictures
- (1928-1939)
- independent
- (1940-1964)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
1 hour, 55 minutes
Gary Cooper stars in this Frank Capra classic about a small town Vermonter who suddenly inherits $20 million from his uncle.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Outstanding Production- (Columbia Pictures)
- Writing (Screenplay)
- (Robert Riskin)
- Directing
- (Frank Capra)
- Actor
- (Gary Cooper)
- Sound Recording
- (John P. Livadary)
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
No rating
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1936 Domestic Box Office Rank: #4[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $239[1]
The title of the film was the result of a contest promoted by Columbia Picture's publicity department.