L'extravagant Mr. Deeds

Original title: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

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7.8/10

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Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in L'extravagant Mr. Deeds (1936)

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A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.

Director
- Frank Capra
Writers
- Robert Riskin
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

24K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Frank Capra
Writers
- Robert Riskin
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total

James Cedar
(uncredited)

Frank Austin

George Rankin
(uncredited)

John W. Austin

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Frank
(uncredited)

Louise Bates

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Bobbie Beal

Chorine
(uncredited)

Hank Bell

Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom
(uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Cabby
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank Capra
Writers
- Robert Riskin
- Clarence Budington Kelland
All cast & crew
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Trivia
This movie marks the entry of the verb doodle (in the sense of absent-minded scribbling) into the English language. The word was coined for the movie by screenwriter Robert Riskin.

Goofs
When Deeds announces he is giving his money to the farmers, one of the headlines of the newspaper reads backwards.

Quotes
Longfellow Deeds: [to the Court] It's like I'm out in a big boat, and I see one fellow in a rowboat who's tired of rowing and wants a free ride, and another fellow who's drowning. Who would you expect me to rescue? Mr. Cedar - who's just tired of rowing and wants a free ride? Or those men out there who are drowning? Any ten year old child will give you the answer to that.

Crazy credits
Winthrop Oliver Warner (a studio musician) actually played the tuba for the film.

Connections
Edited into High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981)

Soundtracks
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
(uncredited)
Traditional
In the score during the opening credits and often throughout the film

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A classic

In my opinion, a far superior work compared to that other Capra populist film `Mr. Smith Goes To Washington' (even Jean Arthur seems fresher her in a role that is a virtual remake of the aforementioned film). We like the story because we can identify with parvenus such as Mr. Deeds and this pulls us through all the way to the predictable, yet delightful and satisfying conclusion that takes place in that good ol' American institution, the courtroom. Just what the doctor ordered to battle a case of cynicism.