Frank Capra

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Rain or Shine
5.5

Rain or Shine

Aug. 15, 1930

Rain or Shine

Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father’s failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to ...
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
7

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

The second film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in ...
Pocketful of Miracles
7.1

Pocketful of Miracles

Dec. 18, 1961

Pocketful of Miracles

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is ...
A Hole in the Head
6.2

A Hole in the Head

Sep. 15, 1959

A Hole in the Head

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.
Here Comes the Groom
6.3

Here Comes the Groom

Sep. 20, 1951

Here Comes the Groom

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he’ll lose the orphans he adopted.
State of the Union
7.2

State of the Union

Apr. 30, 1948

State of the Union

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
It’s a Wonderful Life
8.6

It’s a Wonderful Life

A holiday favourite for generations… George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich ...
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.9

Arsenic and Old Lace

Sep. 01, 1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets ...
Prelude to War
7

Prelude to War

May. 27, 1942

Prelude to War

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. ...
Meet John Doe
7.6

Meet John Doe

Mar. 14, 1941

Meet John Doe

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed “John Doe,” who threatens suicide in protest of ...
You Can’t Take It with You
7.8

You Can’t Take It with You

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and ...
Lost Horizon
7.6

Lost Horizon

Mar. 03, 1937

Lost Horizon

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, ...
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.8

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to ...
Lady for a Day
7.4

Lady for a Day

Sep. 13, 1933

Lady for a Day

Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New ...
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
6.9

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
Forbidden
6.9

Forbidden

Jan. 08, 1932

Forbidden

On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a ...
American Madness
7.4

American Madness

Aug. 15, 1932

American Madness

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a ...
Platinum Blonde
6.8

Platinum Blonde

Oct. 31, 1931

Platinum Blonde

Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the ...
The Miracle Woman
7.2

The Miracle Woman

Jul. 17, 1931

The Miracle Woman

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a ...
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
7.1

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

The fifth film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union ...
Ladies of Leisure
6.7

Ladies of Leisure

Apr. 05, 1930

Ladies of Leisure

Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party with the intention of catching a rich suitor. Jerry Strong is a young man from a ...
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He ...
It Happened One Night
8.1

It Happened One Night

Feb. 22, 1934

It Happened One Night

A renegade reporter and a young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at ...