Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Director Frank Capra’s classic about a baseball/tuba playing common man (Gary Cooper of course) who inherits a fortune but is determined to give it away because he’s “pixelated”. Jean Arthur plays a reporter who pretends to be his confidant but (unknown to him) writes stories which portray his as a fool selling lots of newspapers. Unforgettable courtroom scenes the funniest ever? And naturally Arthur will regret what she’s done and fall in love with Cooper. Capra won the Best Director Oscar “Coop” was nominated as was the picture and its Screenplay Writing. #70 on AFI’s 100 Funniest Movies list. #83 on AFI’s 100 Most Inspiring Movies list.

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