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Film

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Retrospettiva

USA · 1936 · DCP 4K · Black and White · 115' · o.v. English

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Beautifully shot by Joseph Walker, Capra's film is about a country man who inherits $20 million from a distant relative, which brings with it corrupt forces. At the midpoint, the rollicking comedy transforms into a moving plea to address the pain of the Great Depression.

Information

Director

Frank Capra

Screenplay

Robert Riskin

Based on

the short story Opera Hat by Clarence Budington Kelland.

Cast

Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander

Producer

Frank Capra

Cinematography

Joseph Walker

Editing

Gene Havlick

Music

Howard Jackson

Production

Columbia Pictures
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International sales

Park Circus
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Print

Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Frank Capra

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