Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur in Frank Capra's "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" (1936)

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[@calicobear6485]

One of the most uplifting movies I have seen in years...sharing is what makes the world a better place to live Thank you for posting this movie.

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[@williamsnyder5616]

After this film was a massive hit in the middle of the Great Depression, many thought Frank Capra was an FDR New Dealer, but in reality, he was a rock-ribbed Republican. The film's liberal sentiment was from screenwriter Robert Riskin, who worked woth Capra until the two had a falling out after "Meet John Doe." Capra did recognize Riskin's brilliance as he was Columbia's top scripter in lifting the small studio from a Poverty Row studio to being annually profitable. Riskin himself was a supporter of Roosevelt.

[@TheBelrick]

FDR was a cataclysm as far as USA and the world was concerned. Directly responsible (as the public face of his shadow group) for the continuation of the depression and the cold war and other crimes.

[@marleneshort941]

Wrong ! Just the opposite as a matter of fact. He was a terrific problem solver putting the young men to work in the CCC camps working on highway construction and like jobs. The WPA put thousands to work. As artists and Graphic designer we also put to work designing memorable works for the nation. FDR was actually was called a traitor because he met the needs if the people. He was a great man with incredible ability in spite of being wheelchair bound with polio. It's shameful to misrepresent anyone who tried as successfully as he did. He was one of the great ones.

[@TheBelrick]

@@marleneshort941 Yet Americans only got wealthy once he died and truman was unable to continue the new man deal... My God who and what educated you?

[@Scout-ff6sh]

Will you stop with the commercials!

[@garryferrington811]

FDR was one of the three greatest Presidents. If not for him, the US probably wouldn't exist today. "We are at the end of our rope. There is nothing more we can do." Herbert Hoover Yeah, we really needed him again.

[@MaritzaAgosto-e1g]

I can't help , but admiring Frank Capra's genius - Meet John Doe , A Hole in the Head , You Can't Take It With You , and my personal favorite , It's a Wonderful Life -.with Jimmy Stewart . Frank Capra's one of Hollywood's greatest directors . RIP 💐🌸🪷🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🪻⚘️ .

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[@gordonmorris6359]

Don't forget Good Sam, Ann Sheridan's hearty authentic laugh really makes it so fun!

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@@DonaldPBorchersOG Just fyi, Good Neighbor Sam (a different story, not a Capra film) with Jack Lemmon & Dorothy Provine is a lot of laughs too!

[@gordonmorris6359]

@@DonaldPBorchersOG I think the classic It's a Wonderful World (Jimmy Stewart, Paulette Goddard) is also a Capra film, and maybe also the classic It All Came True (Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart).

[@johnpaulsecond4626]

i thought i had seen the best of gary cooper films but this one is right up there

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[@jackvoss5841]

@@johnpaulsecond4626 G’day, John. I learned about his great acting in 1956, in “Friendly Persuasion “. Still a favorite of mine. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@antoniussmink4546]

A most delightful movie good clean wholesome and full of reality I enjoyed it thoroughly thank you so much for posting this movie

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[@RZ393]

The appearance of the two sisters was one of the most memorable moments in the film.

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

Yes indeed.

[@gordonmorris6359]

Agreed, they're so quaint and endearing, yet nuts like the sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace (only not quite as nuts!).

[@Kas8588]

One Of The Great Classics. Grew Up On These B/W Movies..

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[@anneemms4934]

I have seen this before, and still a thoroughly charming movie

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[@able880]

My mom was born in 1923 - she got married late. In life - When. I was a little kid in the late 50s into the early 60s she would watch those old movies on TV - I never watch newer movies but occasionally watch these old movies and sttill enjoy them -

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Fond memories. God bless your Mom. My mother was also born in 1923. Thanks for watching.

[@able880]

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[@joemonteleonezollo4967]

Nobody but Gary could play that part so well. I fall in love with Jean in all her movies. The cast was outstanding. Great Movie 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

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[@alvaropelayo8084]

As much as I like Gary Cooper, I think James Stewart could have done it well too

[@skyedog24]

Just happened to run across this haven't seen it for years. Nothing better than being humble.

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[@rocketscientisttoo]

Much more enjoyable than the several remakes, for whatever reason, but the originals almost always are.

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[@royboy9361]

I’m a huge fan of old movies, and can’t believe I’ve never seen this! Many thanks for uploading this gem. #Subscribed

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[@fabiengerard8142]

Such a must-see classic, though! 😉

[@sunilsimon6735]

Great movie, worth the watch till the end.

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[@onaleemcgraw4048]

Thank you so much, what a Christmas present just found!!!!!!!!!!!

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[@wendybutler1681]

Dad was 15 and Mom was 16 when this came out. Mom didn't see as many movies as Dad because they had rented out the big house in town that Uncle Nathan had built and moved to the farm (without indoor plumbing much to my mother's chagrin). They went broke during the depression. Granddad's family had owned the town bank and they paid their customers every cent they had on deposit. Mom watched chickens outside a tiny southern Minnesota farm town. Dad saw a lot of movies in his youth. That was where he took his dates. I've come to the conclusion that my Daddy had A LOT of dates in middle of nowhere rural Montana. I don't know how. His senior class in high school was only 8 kids. Tho there were a few girl's names that he spoke of. I know they did a lot of group things. Dad's family ran a grocery/butcher shop. Mom just didn't have a lot to say about her girlhood. These films give me a hint of the lives my folks were leading as teens. They saw this film. So thank you for the movie, Donald P. Borchers!

[@Billthebaker420]

Wendy I can't figure out what your mom and dad have to do with this movie. Were they in it? 🤣🤣🤣

[@louisemartin4327]

Lovely story

[@auapplemac2441]

​@@Billthebaker420 I feel sorry for you. She was describing what it was like growing up during the Great Depression like the farmers in the screen play. If the only thing FDR did was boost peoples hopes to hang in there, that one thing would warrant all the praise he got. But he did so much more to help America. You mentioned his promoting the Cold War. He died well before that. Russia was an ally and helped win WWII. China was not yet a Communist state. You also said that the economy got better after he died. Germany's conquest of Europe and Pearl Harbor got us into WWII. Our manufacturing capabilities made the US a juggernaut. The Depression era programs you frown upon turned into capitalist jobs. After the war those returning had plenty of jobs waiting for them. New families needed housing and all that it implies including appliances, cars, clothing, etc. After rationing of these things during the war, there was an enormous hunger for goods and services. Because of this, Truman had no need to continue FDR's Depression programs. The machine was humming again.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

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[@revvyhevvy]

I'll watch a Gary Cooper movie any time I am able! Thanks, DPB!

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[@Cobbmtngirl]

What a great movie! I know I saw it before, but thank you. A very fun movie.

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[@AzzekaTheRealOne]

Great film. I wish movies today came with this much integrity in their scripts. Talent is missing today too.

[@brucethomas5123]

What ,left wing fantasy,get real!

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[@dast540]

Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Old Movies though. 👍👌👏 And of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.

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[@jacqudace]

Love the scene with Walter Catlett! Such great comedy!

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[@hermandolabaille2042]

A really great movie focusing on serious issues as and yet it was able to inject so much humor. Well worth watching

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[@jamesnorton8316]

A fine classic movie. It had a positive message. Corny, maybe, but with a ring of truth. Movies of the 30's and 40's had a certain flair to them, trying to lift the imagination of people in the middle of the Great Depression, and later WWII. Great jobs by Gary and Jean. This was the first time viewing, this movie by me. Thanks very much for posting. Vote Blue in a few more days. God Bless America.👍👍👍❤❤❤

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[@courtneyraymer6586]

Funny you should say “corny”; the critics loved to refer to Frank Capra’s work as “Capracorn”!🤣 Me? I’ve always had a taste for that type of corn.

[@faykaradoukas50]

💟💟💟 What a joy...Cooper 😄 an actor of fine qualities... great 😃 film... thanks much 💕💕💕

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[@TgSunny-i8u]

Safe to watch this kind of movies🍿🍿🍿

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[@davewarwicker2512]

Lovely film. Thank you.

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[@alananthonyhampson148]

Thank you for posting this film. I have a love of classic films prior to the 1960s. Frank captain, Gary cooper, jeans Arthur plus a stupendous supporting cast. Superb. Let's have more please.

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[@danaabadal1707]

yes. Gary Cooper was the only person that should have played the part of deeds.

[@auapplemac2441]

Cooper was perfect, but I think Jimmy Stewart might have been pretty good in the role.

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

Id give anything to have a Jean Arthur as in this film

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[@deborahhenry8980]

Love Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life"!! (doesn't everyone) Never saw this movie, but Im enjoying it!! 😊

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[@mireillelebeau2513]

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[@garybee858]

What a great movie

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[@TonyEl-hayek-x5r]

Beautiful..thank you

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

I'm an FDR man n I'm one of the Forgotten Men

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

Gary Cooper arguably the greatest male film actor

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[@BlueAngeluv]

He was so gorgeous. This movie is lovely.

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[@jackvoss5841]

I like to see Gary Cooper act. He always does an outstanding job. He LIVES the character. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

Gary Cooper arguably the greatest male film actor love it

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[@mysticakhenaton1701]

GREAT, GREAT film.

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[@kathleenmoore4019]

Very intertaneing 👏

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[@rodericdroguett5685]

Hermosa película, platónica, pero hermosa

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[@blaisedonnelly2760]

Now I know I"m "pixalated" 😂 ❤

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[@6catalina0]

We need more Frank Capra movies like Mr Smith goes to Washington and Mr Deeds goes to town and It’s a wonderful life in the second coming of Adolf Hitler/ Donald Trump and the gilded age.

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[@theresacorderobadajoz8240]

Dios mio Que guapooooo Me recuerda la pelicula. Don nadie

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[@donniemayer]

We should all be ashamed, our generation, creating and watching childish junk with mediocre talent, but this, is film art, masterful and brilliant...bravo to 1936, excuse us for 2024

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[@douglasfriedman5032]

Eloquently put.

[@jtl2112]

Very enjoyable, thanks

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[@lydiarowe491]

Well done..sanity is a state of mind..insanity is up for debate..loved this movie..⭕️🦋⭕️

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[@joylukose6638]

A Garry Cooper film!

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

S20 million in 1936 is worth half a billion today

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[@rjmcallister1888-l3p]

One of the last using that Columbia Pictures logo; the more familiar "Columbia" would debut shortly as the studio was shaking the 'poverty row' image after "It Happened One Night". While Harry Cohn was an infamous pain in the ass, he did have Frank Capra, who could attract stars (Gary Cooper) from elsewhere and pair them with one of Columbia's few stars, Jean Arthur.

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

No remakes they'd screw it up besides u can't put do perfection

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) was loosely remade as "Mr. Deeds" (2002), starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder. The Bengali movie "Raja-Saja" (1960) starring Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, and Tarun Kumar, and directed by Bikash Roy was a Bengali adaptation of this film.

[@Mr3isacrowd]

Have to agree with Graham Greene (mentioned in the description) about the film.

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[@aimanliser58]

Gem!

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[@GathKingLeppbertI]

Hey, that's Max!

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[@ellybean5868]

This movie was re-made in 2002 "Mr Deeds" with Adam Sandler . Can't compare to the original with Gary Cooper

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[@moghalhussainhussain8831]

Super movie

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[@suzysuzy4799]

💚🙏😇🙏💚

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[@Meallion98]

That's gabby hayes. Garry cooper has always and forever be the 2nd greatest Hollywood actor in history after JW.. and before likes of Randolph Scott and Alan ladd and likes of kirk Douglas,Burt lancaster,ward bond and many more

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[@puppydog8977]

Is this the original version of the same name that Adam Sandler was in?

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Yes, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) is the original version of the movie that Adam Sandler starred in. "Mr. Deeds" (2002) stars Adam Sandler in the title role, alongside Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari, and John Turturro, and it is a remake of this film, which itself was based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland.

[@donbrown1284]

Now I know why they call it "Capra-corn".

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[@donbrown1284]

@@DonaldPBorchersOG Yep, from the same corn factory. If only real life turned out this way -- we need it for Luigi Mangione now, but I'm not hopeful for an uplifting fade-out.

[@BradJames878]

I always wondered if the people in these movies talked as fast when the movies originally came out. They all talk so fast; this can't be natural. I read once that television sped up the movies so they could squeeze in more commercials, and that resulted in faster speech. It's just so hard to follow what they say often. My parents, aunts and uncles were from this era, and none of them talked fast like that.

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Yes, people in old movies generally did not talk as fast as they appear to today; due to the limitations of early sound recording technology, actors often had to enunciate more clearly and project their voices, which can sometimes give the impression of speaking quickly when watching older films today.

[@crazyabbit]

$20 m, in 1936 = $444 m , in 2024

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

B &W makes it

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[@MrUdayNarainPandeySharadNPande]

Dramatic and Charged up climax

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[@rocketscientisttoo]

So good they should make a remake, like maybe Brewster's Millions. Oh., they twice and did not even change the name for the color version of Brewster's Millions; but they could not match the sheer quality of this Capra directed paragon.

[@auapplemac2441]

They did remake this film. I think in 2002 with Adam Sandler. The title was shortened to "Mr. Deeds.

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[@brucethomas5123]

Say that again in English

[@theresacorderobadajoz8240]

Por favor. Pasarlas en español gracias

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[@Ramzshamz]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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[@marinavsevolodovna7537]

Nice movie

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[@anthonyally4390]

Hero of the movie reminds me of generous spirit of Saint Anthony The Great, who gave away all his riches to the poor, to follow Jesus and win the greatest battles against demonic attackers. Or of David Greene and his family. As founder of Hobby Lobby, they choose to work to provide 50,000 jobs for very high paid retail workers and others, while also giving away 50% of their annual profits from 8 Billion dollar company. Can read about it in one of their books: How to NOT lead by the book (of common crooked ones exemplified in this movie as 'sane', until found to be the lost ones. Or of Paul J Meyer, who gave away 90% of his income in many years of his life.

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[@joecoffee968]

What if the head shrinks have it all wrong? What if we melancholy types are actually the sane people and the so called stable people are koo koo for coco puffs?

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[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

Melanie as bad as I feel it wouldn't matter if the Indians got me . I don't what I said or texted to u that got u so angry it must have been awful n I'm so sorry. N if I made it back n u say no it would just give everyone another reason to hurt me. So y come back. I had no right to tell u I loved u. Or ask to kiss u

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[@mudgebauer]

Hey, that guy at 1:21 is George Gabby Hayes. Would be nice if this movie was colorized.

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[@toosiyabrandt8676]

Hi FORREST GUMP! MINUS THE VIETNAM WAR!😮

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[@sankarkaliaperumal]

Nice movie.

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