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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Film character

Cornelius Cobb

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936

played by Lionel Stander

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From an award-winning film — 1 Oscar →

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The film

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

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The name

Also in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

  1. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    John Cedar Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 played by Douglass Dumbrille
  2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    Longfellow Deeds Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 played by Gary Cooper
  3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    Louise 'Babe' Bennett Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 played by Jean Arthur
  4. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    Mabel Dawson Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 played by Ruth Donnelly
The film →

Elsewhere on screen, Cornelius

  1. In the Cut
    Cornelius Webb In the Cut 2003 played by Sharrieff Pugh
  2. Hello, Dolly!
    Cornelius Hackl Hello, Dolly! 1969 played by Michael Crawford
  3. I Sell the Dead
    Cornelius Murphy I Sell the Dead 2008 played by John Speredakos
  4. Blue Iguana
    Cornelius Schlessvig Von Holstein Blue Iguana 2018 played by Robin Hellier
  5. Letters to God
    Cornelius Perryfield Letters to God 2010 played by Ralph Waite
  6. Walker
    Cornelius Vanderbilt Walker 1987 played by Peter Boyle
  7. Silverton Siege
    Cornelius Washington Silverton Siege 2022 played by Shane Wellington
  8. The Mask of Dimitrios
    Cornelius Leyden The Mask of Dimitrios 1944 played by Peter Lorre
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