Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

~Rocking America with laughter!

Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1936-04-09
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 115 min

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