Movie Description Small-town "pixilated" poet and guileless good guy Longfellow Deeds inherits $20 million, and when he wants to use it to help the needy, various unsavory types try to get him declared insane. A pure Capra blend of drama, comedy and romance, based on "Opera Hat," a Saturday Evening Post story by Clarence Budington Kelland. Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Gary Cooper, Best Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Director.
| Credits | | Producer: | Frank Capra Jr. | | Cast: | Douglass Dumbrille, George Bancroft, H.B. Warner, Margaret Matzenauer, Warren Hymer |
Editorial Reviews "...[A] sweetly dated product of the Depression....Gary Cooper reads his Left-ish courtroom dialogue with conviction..." USA Today - Mike Clark (10/27/1989)
Awards 1936Academy AwardsBest DirectorFrank Capra
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