Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Cleaning Up the Swamp
Claude Rains and James Stewart. Photo: Columbia No one finds Frank Capra’s best movie controversial today. But it certainly was back in 1939. Many politicians and reporters in Washington saw…
You Can’t Take It With You: Enjoy It Now
Photo: Columbia With It Happened One Night (1934), Frank Capra had already won an Oscar for Best Director. The same honor was bestowed on him after he adapted the popular…
It Happened One Night: Love in the Era of the Depression
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Photo: Columbia The first film to sweep the five major categories at the Academy Awards certainly did not start out well. Director Frank Capra, who…
It’s a Wonderful Life: Wing and a Prayer
Photo: RKO This Christmas I decided to catch Frank Capra's last masterpiece again. Having seen it several times before, I knew what to expect. It's a great story and I…
Lost Horizon: Journey to Eden
Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt. Photo: Columbia A short while after the premiere of Lost Horizon in 1937, Columbia Pictures realized that spending over two and a half million dollars…