Longfellow Deeds

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Longfellow Deeds is the kind-hearted, small-town everyman who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and challenges big-city greed in the classic film "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."

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Longfellow Deeds canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
alignment good ⓘ
appearsIn Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ⓘ
associatedWorkAward Academy Award for Best Director for Frank Capra ⓘ
associatedWorkRecognition American film classic ⓘ
characterTrait generous ⓘ
honest ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
kind-hearted ⓘ
naive ⓘ
conflictWith greedy businessmen ⓘ
unscrupulous lawyers ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting United States ⓘ
createdBy Frank Capra ⓘ
createdForWork Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ⓘ
familyName Deeds ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Mr. Deeds film series ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Deeds
filmReleaseYear 1936 ⓘ
genreContext romantic comedy ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
givenName Longfellow ⓘ
hometown Mandrake Falls ⓘ
inherits large fortune ⓘ
inheritsFrom wealthy uncle ⓘ
inspiredRemakeCharacter Longfellow Deeds (Mr. Deeds, 2002) ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
moralTheme integrity versus corruption ⓘ
small-town values versus big-city cynicism ⓘ
name Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
narrativeArc from naivety to moral leadership ⓘ
from obscurity to sudden wealth ⓘ
narrativeRole small-town everyman ⓘ
notableAction plans to give away his fortune to help the needy ⓘ
notableProp tuba ⓘ
notableSkill writing sentimental verses ⓘ
occupation greeting card poet ⓘ
tuba player ⓘ
portrayedBy Gary Cooper ⓘ
residence Mandrake Falls ⓘ
storyFunction challenges big-city greed ⓘ
exposes corruption ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town → mainCharacter → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
Mr. Deeds → basedOnLeadCharacter → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
Mr. Deeds → characterNameOfAdamSandler → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
Longfellow Deeds → name → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
Babe Bennett → romanticallyInvolvedWith → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
Babe Bennett → relationshipWith → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
Mandrake Falls → notableResident → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
subject linked to: Mandrake Falls (fictional town)
Mandrake Falls → hometownOfCharacter → Longfellow Deeds ⓘ
subject linked to: Mandrake Falls (fictional town)