Popcorn and Inspiration: 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town': Frank Capra's 'If I Were a Rich Man'Unrated | 1h 53min | Drama, Comedy | 1936
Trustful giving is at the center of Frank Capra's classic "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." It's about how trust in our goodness and the goodness of others can unleash tremendous good. It's also about how a lack of this same trust can hold us back.
Mr. Deeds (Gary Cooper), scraping by as a musician-poet, has lived all his life conscientious and contented in the guileless town of Mandrake Falls, Vermont. The sudden, accidental death of his multi-millionaire uncle, Martin Semple, leaves him a $20-million-dollar fortune that he probably needs but doesn't quite want....
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