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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.

Rocking America with laughter!

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft

Released: April 12, 1936

Runtime: 115.0

Popularity Rating: 3.854

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

Longfellow Deeds Gary Cooper
Babe Bennett Jean Arthur
MacWade George Bancroft
Cornelius Cobb Lionel Stander
John Cedar Douglass Dumbrille
Walter Raymond Walburn
Judge May H.B. Warner
Mabel Dawson Ruth Donnelly
Morrow Walter Catlett
Farmer John Wray
James Cedar (uncredited) Stanley Andrews
Frank (uncredited) Irving Bacon
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) Hank Bell
Cabby (uncredited) Billy Bevan
Mal (uncredited) Spencer Charters
Party Guest (uncredited) Dora Clement
Strolling Violinist (uncredited) Gino Corrado
Bob (uncredited) George Cooper
Minor Role (uncredited) Cecil Cunningham
Mrs. Meredith (uncredited) Emma Dunn
Shop Girl (uncredited) Mary Lou Dix
Girl on Bus (uncredited) Ann Doran
Theresa (uncredited) Muriel Evans
Minor Role (uncredited) Bess Flowers
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) Charles K. French
Bodyguard (uncredited) Edward Gargan
Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited) George 'Gabby' Hayes
Budington (uncredited) Arthur Hoyt
1st Deputy (uncredited) Paul Hurst
Board Member (uncredited) Edward Keane
Hallor (uncredited) Charles Lane
Dr. Fosdick (uncredited) Edward LeSaint
Bodyguard (uncredited) Warren Hymer
Douglas (uncredited) Edwin Maxwell
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) Lafe McKee
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Frank McLure
Henneberry (uncredited) George Meeker
Mrs. Semple (uncredited) Mayo Methot
Interne (uncredited) James Millican
Reporter (uncredited) Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited) Jack Mower
Waiter (uncredited) Louis Natheaux
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Dennis O'Keefe
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) Bud Osborne
The Tailor (uncredited) Franklin Pangborn
Butler (uncredited) Barnett Parker
Cameraman (uncredited) William 'Bill' Phillips
Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited) Paul Porcasi
Christian Jenson (uncredited) Christian Rub
Policeman (uncredited) Hal Price
County Hospital Guard (uncredited) Charles C. Wilson
Reporter (uncredited) Steve Clark
Arthur Cedar (uncredited) Pierre Watkin
Dr. Emile Von Hallor (uncredited) Gustav von Seyffertitz
Mr. Semple (uncredited) Jameson Thomas
Reporter (uncredited) John Tyrrell
George Rankin (uncredited) Frank Austin
Party Guest (uncredited) John W. Austin
Minor Role (uncredited) Louise Bates
Chorine (uncredited) Bobbie Beal
Little Boy (uncredited) Georgie Billings
Old Lawyer (uncredited) John Binns
Psychiatrist (uncredited) Wyrley Birch
Assistant Secretary (uncredited) Beatrice Blinn
Nurse (uncredited) Katherine Block
Reporter (uncredited) Sammy Blum
Minor Role (uncredited) Joe Bordeaux
Anderson (uncredited) Harry C. Bradley
Farmer (uncredited) Charles Brinley
Elevator Man (uncredited) Hal Budlong
Minor Role (uncredited) Vera Burnett
Farmer (uncredited) Fred Cady
Minor Role (uncredited) Mary Jane Carey
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) James Carlisle
Policeman (uncredited) Jack Cheatham
Court Policeman (uncredited) Jack Rube Clifford
Auditor (uncredited) James Conaty
Reporter (uncredited) Charles Conrad
Party Guest (uncredited) Georgie Cooper
Party Guest (uncredited) Thomas A. Curran
Secretary (uncredited) Beatrice Curtis
Young Lawyer (uncredited) Boyd Davis
Party Guest (uncredited) Helen Dickson
Minor Role (uncredited) Rita Donlin
Farmer (uncredited) Walter Downing
Farmer (uncredited) Tex Driscoll
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Adabelle Driver
Farmer (uncredited) Paul Everton
Party Guest (uncredited) Florence Dudley
Minor Role (uncredited) Bobby Dunn
Minor Role (uncredited) Peter Duray
Shop Girl (uncredited) Janet Eastman
Dr. Emerson (uncredited) Oliver Eckhardt
Writer (uncredited) Jay Eaton
Party Guest (uncredited) Carlton Griffin
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Adolph Faylauer
Policeman (uncredited) Robert Ellsworth
Minor Role (uncredited) Juanita Fletcher
Farmer (uncredited) Octavio Giraud
Reporter (uncredited) Jack Hatfield
Policeman (uncredited) Chuck Hamilton
Charlie (uncredited) Sherry Hall
Information Booth Man (uncredited) Frank Hammond
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited) Beth Hartman
Reporter (uncredited) Ralph McCullough
Minor Role (uncredited) Althea Henley
Reporter (uncredited) Al Herman
Courtroom Guard (uncredited) Harry Holden
Minor Role (uncredited) Charles Herzinger
Chuck Collins (uncredited) Lew Hicks
Nurse (uncredited) Fay Holderness
Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited) Frank Holliday
Court Clerk (uncredited) Gladden James
Brookfield (uncredited) Eddie Kane
Writer (uncredited) William Irving
Party Guest (uncredited) Arthur Stuart Hull
Headwaiter (uncredited) Alphonse Martell
Minor Role (uncredited) Frederick Lee
Party Guest (uncredited) Stella LeSaint
Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited) James B. Leong
Reporter (uncredited) Mike Lally
Minor Role (uncredited) Lillian Lawrence
Minor Role (uncredited) Ann Kunde
Madame Pomponi (uncredited) Margarete Matzenauer
Amy Faulkner (uncredited) Margaret McWade
Farmer (uncredited) Robert Milasch
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Harold Miller
Hat Check Girl (uncredited) Patricia Monroe
Waiter (uncredited) Gene Morgan
Board Member (uncredited) Edwin Mordant
Farmer (uncredited) Jack Montgomery
Party Guest (uncredited) Edmund Mortimer
Writer (uncredited) John T. Murray
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Henry Norton
Train Conductor (uncredited) Frank O'Connor
Party Guest (uncredited) Vessey O'Davoren
Minor Role (uncredited) Broderick O'Farrell
Cigarette Girl (uncredited) Peggy Page
Governess (uncredited) Ethel Palmer
Board Member (uncredited) George Pauncefort
Party Guest (uncredited) Gertrude Pedlar
Board Member (uncredited) John Picorri
Reporter (uncredited) Richard Powell
Reporter (uncredited) Arthur Rankin
Deputy (uncredited) Ky Robinson
Board Member (uncredited) Frederick Roland
Italian Interpreter (uncredited) Adrian Rosley
Hat Check Girl (uncredited) Lillian Ross
Minor Role (uncredited) Anne Schaefer
Jane Faulkner (uncredited) Margaret Seddon
Interne (uncredited) Harvey Shepherd
Reporter (uncredited) Antrim Short
Bailiff (uncredited) Lee Shumway
Farmer (uncredited) S.S. Simon
Minor Role (uncredited) Kay Smith
Minor Role (uncredited) Pat Somerset
Board Member (uncredited) Harry Stafford
Party Guest (uncredited) Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Bert Stevens
Policeman (uncredited) Brick Sullivan
Beatle Puss (uncredited) Charles Sullivan
Minor Role (uncredited) Peggy Terry
Lawyer (uncredited) Dale Van Sickel
Party Guest (uncredited) Ellinor Vanderveer
Minor Role (uncredited) Bess Wade
Phone Operator (uncredited) Pauline Wagner
Clerk (uncredited) Larry Wheat
Businessman (uncredited) Lee Willard
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Jack Wise
Minor Role (uncredited) Florence Wix

Art — Art Direction: Stephen Goosson
Camera — Director of Photography: Joseph Walker
Camera — Still Photographer: Irving Lippman
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Samuel Lange
Crew — Stand In: Frances Morris
Crew — Stand In: Slim Talbot
Directing — Assistant Director: Charles C. Coleman
Directing — Director: Frank Capra
Editing — Editor: Gene Havlick
Production — Producer: Frank Capra
Sound — Music: Louis Silvers
Sound — Music Director: Howard Jackson
Sound — Original Music Composer: Howard Jackson
Sound — Sound Director: John P. Livadary
Sound — Sound Engineer: Edward Bernds
Visual Effects — Visual Effects: Roy Davidson
Writing — Screenplay: Robert Riskin
Writing — Story: Clarence Budington Kelland