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Longfellow Deeds writes ditties for greetings cards and plays the tuba in his small town band. Inheriting $20m, he moves to the big city where his celebrity draws the interest of crooked lawyers, greedy socialites and hotshot reporter Babe Bennett.

Keywords:

Comedy, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1936) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Gary Cooper	.... Longfellow Deeds/Cinderella Man
Jean Arthur	.... Louise 'Babe' Bennett/Mary Dawson
George Bancroft	.... MacWade aka Mac
Lionel Stander	.... Cornelius Cobb
Douglass Dumbrille	.... John Cedar
Raymond Walburn	.... Walter

Supporting Cast:

H.B. Warner	.... Judge May
Ruth Donnelly	.... Mabel Dawson
Walter Catlett	.... Morrow
John Wray	.... Farmer

Directors:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Clarence Budington Kelland
Robert Riskin