Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) was watchable, although I was a little annoyed by the implication that the powers-that-be would happily paint the idea of a millionaire giving away his fortune as insanity. (The writers seemed to believe that such a give-away was a threat to the economic status quo; was the assumption that the political and business elite during the Depression was dependent on mass unemployment?) The young Gary Cooper is a contrast with the moral certainty of High Noon, the way I always think of him.

Dad (1989) was also better than the reviews led me to believe, although it had a couple of ridiculous scenes. I probably liked it because of seeing a whole new side to Jack Lemmon, whom I've always found a little annoying.