Frank capra

Frank Capra, Chicago, December 29, 1931

Cobbled together with excerpts from my review of The Premiere Frank Capra Collection: "Of or evocative of the movies of Frank Capra, often promoting the positive social effects of individual acts of courage." - the definition of "Capraesque," as stated by the American Heritage Dictionary "[Frank Capra] made you pay for those happy endings." - Jimmy Stewart I find that most -esques are misunderstood and misused as time wears on, so I was surprised to do a quick Google search on "Capraesque"…

A compilation of photos featuring Old Hollywood stars in full glamour.

Has any major Hollywood filmmaker had a stranger career trajectory than Frank Capra (1897-1991)? He went from scrappy outsider in the late ‘20s and early ’30s, to multi-Oscar-winning eminence during the rest of the decade (three best director wins in just five years), to has-been in the ’50s and ’60s, to rediscovered folk hero in the early ’70s, to all-but-forgotten man thereafter.

From It Happened One Night to It’s a Wonderful Life, 10 prime cuts from one of the most celebrated – yet most contentious – directors of Hollywood’s golden age: the multi-Oscar-winning Frank Capra.

Frank Capra

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Introduction Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) stands as one of cinema's most cherished films, earning its status as an iconic ho...