

"Don't let the fancy clothes fool you."
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
Longfellow Deeds

Babe Bennett

Emilio Lopez

Marty

Chuck Cedar

Mac McGrath

Cecil Anderson

Murph

Jan

Preston Blake

Crazy Eyes

Buddy Ward

John McEnroe

Reuben

Red Parka Man
Cameraman

Sherpa
News Anchor

Business Anchor
Kitty - Bench Woman
Jane - Bench Woman
Sue - Bench Woman

Mr. Wetherley
Old Farmer
Lucy
Helicopter Pilot

Co-Pilot
Blake's Valet
Blake's Chef
Blake's Russian Maid

Chauffeur
Kevin Ward

Waiter

Kurt
William

George

Anniversary Couple
Anniversary Couple
Bishop
Old-Timer

Martha
Gum Chewer
Young Kid
Little Sister
Children's Father
NAACP Administrator

Mailroom Clerk
Secretary
Bartender
Coretta Keeling - Cat Lady

Fake Cop

Yelling Cop
Yelling Fireman
Fireman

Waitress
Homeless Man (as Sid Ganis)

Afro Man
Bike-Riding Kid

Bike-Riding Kid

Radioman

Consuela Lopez

The Rhyme Master

Shareholder

Shareholder

Shareholder

Shareholder
Shareholder
Card Reader

Card Reader

Nazo the Italian Delivery Man (uncredited)

Pvt. James Dailey (uncredited)