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2 days ago · To appreciate the movie’s Catholicism, it helps to know the story of its director, Frank Capra, and his career in Hollywood. Capra’s faith was hard-won. Born in 1897, he was a self-described “Christmas Catholic” as a younger man.
5 days ago · Capra gives us a familiar Capra hero – a young, idealistic, and somewhat deluded young man who is cut down to size when he realizes his error. The hero then overcomes adversity due to his grit, determination, and cleverness, saving the day. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. makes for a cocky protagonist.
1 day ago · The Frank Capra classic, co-starring Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre, will be screened as a rare 1 p.m. matinee and again in the evening at the Utah Theatre on Friday, July 19. Grant was also paired with Katharine Hepburn in the 1938 screwball comedy “Bringing Up Baby.”
19 hours ago · Commentary at the end by Frank Capra Jr is really funny and insightful. This was good quality story and plot and really all aspects of the movie delightful from that age of Hollywood. Very much enjoyed watching It happened one night. Commentary at the end by Frank Capra Jr is really funny and insightful.
4 days ago · Perhaps the quintessential whistleblower film, Frank Capra's political comedy-drama is one of the crown jewels of 1939, often regarded as Hollywood's greatest year.
5 days ago · Though conservative Republican Frank Capra was hardly ... assassination on Bickle’s part—and very unintentionally inspired would-be real-life assassin John Hinckley Jr. to shoot ...
5 days ago · Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 200 films and the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1960. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert, the cop, in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Captain Clayton in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).
