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
Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Edward Arnold. Photo: Columbia With It Happened One Night (1934), Frank Capra had already won an Oscar for Best Director. The same honor…