Capra 9: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 4K Restoration
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 1936
Starring: Douglass Dumbrille, Gary Cooper, George Bancroft, Jean Arthur, Lionel Stander
Country: United States
Language: English
Screening as part of Capra 9 | Celebrate the enduring legacy of one of cinema’s greatest storytellers with nine timeless classics that capture the heart and spirit of American cinema.
About the film:
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.
About the filmmaker:
In 1918, Frank Capra graduated with a degree in chemical engineering and the hope of becoming a career scientist. But after a stint in the Army and a series of odd jobs, he ended up at a movie studio working as a cameraman, writer, and, eventually, director.
He would go on to become an Academy Award-winning director, known for classic films including It’s a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
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