Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture written by Robert Riskin and Clarence Budington Kelland. The movie is directed by Frank Capra and produced by Frank Capra under the banner of Columbia Pictures Corp. of California in collaboration with Ltd. Longfellow Deeds, a simple-hearted Vermont tuba player, inherits a fortune and has to contend with opportunist city slickers. Mr. deeds goes to town features Gary Cooper in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond Walburn and H.b. Warner. The screenplay is written by Robert Riskin which is inspired from Opera Hat 1935 short story by Clarence Budington Kelland. The music was composed by Howard Jackson. Cinematography was done by Joseph Walker and editing by Gene Havlick. The motion picture has a running time of 116 minutes. It was released on 12th April 1936. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town was made on a budget of $0 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Columbia Pictures. At the 1937 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Director.

A drama film directed by Frank Capra.