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)
It Happened One Night
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It Happened One Night is a 1934 American screwball comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra. Claudette Colbert stars as a pampered socialite who tries to get out from under her father's thumb
Frank Capra
…America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director 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…
Theatrical release poster
The hitchhiking scene
Frame from the film's trailer