“Mr. Deeds ... the aw-shucks Deeds--he avoids using his given name of Longfellow and doesn’t want anyone calling him mister--we share the last moments on Earth of Preston Blake (Harve ...

Commentators inclined toward grand pronouncements will find in "Mr. Deeds" everything they need ... $40 billion from a distant relative, Preston Blake (Harve Presnell), a childless media tycoon.

Take Longfellow Deeds of Mandrake Falls, Vermont. This habitue of small-town America has it pretty good: He writes poetry for a greeting card company, plays tuba in a marching band, and has a fondness ...

Adam Sandler once again takes up the mantle of top-grossing doofus in this remake of Frank Capra's "Mr Deeds Goes to Town ... introduce the character of Preston Blake (played by Harve Presnell ...

"Mr. Deeds," were rather low. I was hoping that a bit of talent from his onscreen counterpart Winona Ryder might buoy the film. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Media mogul Preston Blake has ...

In Mr. Deeds, based on Frank ... although watch out for the scene where Deeds pulls off a rescue from a burning building, and a moment at Great Uncle Preston's funeral where Deeds decides to ...

Adam Sandler once again takes up the mantle of top-grossing doofus in this remake of Frank Capra's "Mr Deeds Goes to Town ... introduce the character of Preston Blake (played by Harve Presnell ...

Is it possible for Frank Capra’s beloved 1936 social comedy ”Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” — in ... of screwball-comedy masters like Capra and Preston Sturges. The supporting cast, in fact ...

In the 2002 version, Mr. Deeds is a remote nephew of deceased media mogul Preston Blake. The founder's number two wants control of the company, and Mr. Deeds agrees to sell--for $40 billion.

When media baron Preston Blake dies apparently childless after a crazy ... While it may have seemed a great idea to update Frank Capra's much-loved 30s classic Mr Deeds Goes To Town, this is a ...

It's difficult to understand why anyone would want to remake the corny Frank Capra classic 'Mr Deeds ... business man Preston Blake. Whisked off to the big city, innocent little Deeds is suddenly ...

One needn't be a fan of Frank Capra -- the widely revered director who won his second Oscar for his direction in 1936 of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town-- to hate this Adam Sandler remake of Capra's much ...