Frank Capra
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Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and
Capra, c. 1930s
The Younger Generation (1929)
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold. The film is a
Frank Capra
…from six nominations. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series. After World War…
Sen. Jefferson Smith and his aide Clarissa Saunders in a taxi with the Capitol dome lit up at night in the rear window
Smith pursues his filibuster in the Senate chamber before senators deliberately ignoring him.
Paine and Smith in the Senate, with Smith holding letters and telegrams demanding his resignation in the final scene