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Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success

By Joseph McBride

Book information

Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Year
2011
ISBN
1604738383, 9781604738384, 9781604738391
LCC
PN1998.3.C36 M344 2010
Open Library ID
OL24880553M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
36 MB (38180300 bytes)
Pages
825\825
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00
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Description

Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films (such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life). A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the right thing, triumphs! But as Joseph McBride reveals in this meticulously researched, definitive biography, the reality was far more complex, a true American tragedy. Using newly declassified U.S. government documents about Capra's response to being considered a possible "subversive" during the post-World War II Red Scare, McBride adds a final chapter to his unforgettable portrait of the man who gave us It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe.

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