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Frank Capra - what members say
review by Chunkysimon from Falkirk Scotland
Frank Capra's Other Classic 9 September 2004
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brilliant! 25 October 2004
review by from CASTLEFORD
4 October 2004
Frank Capra - filmography
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Pocketful Of Miracles
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell
Director: Frank Capra
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Director Frank Capra's last feature film, Pocketful of Miracles is a Technicolor remake of his 1933 film Lady for a Day. A barely recognizable Bette Davis plays Apple Annie, the besotted, unkempt, rag-clad street vendor who controls the activities of all the beggars on Broadway. Apple Annie is the ..read more »
 
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from 322 members
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A Hole In The Head
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker
Director: Frank Capra
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In this Frank Capra comedy-drama, widower Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) is a small-time hotel owner with delusions of grandeur. He seeks help from his wealthy brother (Edward G Robinson) and his wife, who regard him as a worthless dreamer, who's too irresponsible to look after his young son. Instead ..read more »
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from 136 members
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It's A Wonderful Life
on DVD
(1946)
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Director: Frank Capra
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The legendary James Stewart (HARVEY, VERTIGO) stars as George Bailey. George is a noble man who has spent much of his life on a crusade to stop shady local businessman Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore - TREASURE ISLAND, DUEL IN THE SUN) from taking over the picturesque town of Bedford Falls. However, ..read more »
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from 5,721 members
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It's A Wonderful Life - Blu-ray
(1946)
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Director: Frank Capra
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The legendary James Stewart (HARVEY, VERTIGO) stars as George Bailey. George is a noble man who has spent much of his life on a crusade to stop shady local businessman Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore - TREASURE ISLAND, DUEL IN THE SUN) from taking over the picturesque town of Bedford Falls. However, ..read more »
86%
from 232 members
Not available for rental
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Why We Fight - Nazi Strike
(1945)
Director: Frank Capra
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Examines the rise of the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s and their plans for expansion that led to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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from 61 members
Currently unavailable
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Arsenic and Old Lace
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Director: Frank Capra
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A drama critic discovers that his family are mad on the eve of his wedding. His aunts have hidden thirteen bodies in the cellar and the police are hunting for his brother who has also committed murder. Can he keep it all a secret from the rest of the world....?
72%
from 4,812 members
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Meet John Doe
on DVD
(1941)
Starring: Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, Gene Lockhart
Director: Frank Capra
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In this Frank Capra film, Gary Cooper plays Long John Willoughby, an unemployed man who is duped into becoming an American symbol by D.B. Norton (Edward Arnold), an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon. When Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is fired by Norton, she sends a fake suicide note to the publisher ..read more »
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from 500 members
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Mr Smith Goes To Washington
on DVD
(1939)
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains
Director: Frank Capra
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Frank Capra's classic comedy-drama established James Stewart as a lead actor in one of his finest (and most archetypal) roles. The film opens as a succession of reporters shout into telephones announcing the death of Senator Samuel Foley. Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains), the state's senior ..read more »
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from 6,036 members
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You Can't Take It With You
on DVD
(1938)
Starring: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart
Director: Frank Capra
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Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's whimsical Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play You Can't Take It With You was transformed into a paean to populism by director Frank Capra and screenwriter Robert Riskin. This is the story of the zany Sycamore household, presided over by Grandpa Vanderhof (Lionel ..read more »
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from 1,380 member
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Lost Horizon
on DVD
(1937)
Starring: Arthur Rankin, Ronald Coleman, Jane Wyatt
Director: Frank Capra
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Capra's timeless masterpiece is fully restored. Based on James Hilton's book, five people stumble upon an idyllic valley in the Himalayas called Shangri-La, where peace abounds and time has virtually stopped. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, ..read more »
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from 1,408 member
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Mr Deeds Goes To Town
on DVD
(1936)
Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
Director: Frank Capra
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When a car crash ends the life of a fabulously wealthy patron of the arts, the decedent's $20,000,000 fortune is inherited by one Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) of Mandrake Falls, Vermont. Already a reasonably successful local businessman, Deeds doesn't really feel the need for anything extra in ..read more »
73%
from 928 members
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It Happened One Night
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert
Director: Frank Capra
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Frank Capra's seminal screwball comedy, which won all five major Academy Awards for 1934, is still as breezy and beguiling today. Claudette Colbert plays Ellie Andrews, a spoiled heiress who has married fortune-hunting aviator King Westley (Jameson Thomas), despite her father (Walter Connolly)'s ..read more »
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from 4,935 members
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
on DVD
(1933)
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia Mori
Director: Frank Capra
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Set in China during the "Warlord Period" of the late 20s and early 30s, the film concerns the strange abduction of a New England missionary and a cruel but highly cultured Chinese general. As the general tries to woo the missionary, her conflicted feelings for him come to the forefront, all the ..read more »
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from 259 members
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Platinum Blonde
on DVD
(1931)
Starring: Jean Harlow, Loretta Young
Director: Frank Capra
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Two women, one a socialite, the other, 'one of the boys' in a newsroom, go head-to-head to win the attentions of tabloid hound 'Stew' Smith.
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from 272 members
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The Miracle Woman
on DVD
(1931)
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy
Director: Frank Capra
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After Florence Fallon's father is fired from the church where he preached for many years, she becomes embittered and loses faith. She teams up with Horsby, a con man, and performs fake miracles for profit. But the love and trust of a blind man restores her faith in God and her fellow man.
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from 93 members
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Why We Fight - War Comes To America
on DVD
Director: Frank Capra
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Part of Capra's 'Why We Fight' series, this documentary explores the reaction of America to the main events of the Second World War.
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from 31 members
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Frank Capra facts
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...Frank Capra directed a range of films with a similar theme- the decency of the common (read 'poor') man and the ability of people to work together with each other for a co...
