Frank Capra Movies

  • 1987
    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

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    A documentary retrospective on the life and career of James Stewart, featuring clips from his films and interviews with colleagues who worked...

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
  • 1950
    Riding High

    Riding High

    Riding High

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    A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

    Riding High
  • 1940
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
  • 1931
    The Miracle Woman

    The Miracle Woman

    The Miracle Woman

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    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...

    The Miracle Woman
  • 2017
    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

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    The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of...

    Five Came Back
  • 2023
    Frank Capra: Mr. America

    Frank Capra: Mr. America

    Frank Capra: Mr. America

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    Tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant, rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American...

    Frank Capra: Mr. America
  • 1930
    Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

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    Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune...

    Rain or Shine
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

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    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 and...

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

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    The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with...

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
  • 1957
    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

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    Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids...

    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
  • 1997
    Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

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    A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

    Frank Capra's American Dream
  • 1985
    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

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    Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
  • 1932
    American Madness

    American Madness

    American Madness

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

    American Madness
  • 1990
    The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

    The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

    The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

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    Tom Bosley hosts a documentary the looks into the story behind how one of cinema's greatest films It's A Wonderful Life was made.

    The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
  • 1922
    Fulta Fisher's Boarding House

    Fulta Fisher's Boarding House

    Fulta Fisher's Boarding House

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    Fulta Fisher runs a boarding house catering to seamen passing through the port. A girl known as Anne of Austria has had many lovers amongst the...

    Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
  • 1944
    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

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    The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's...

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China
  • 1931
    Dirigible

    Dirigible

    Dirigible

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    Dirigible commander Jack Braden and Navy pilot 'Frisky' Pierce fight over the glory associated with a successful expedition to the South Pole and the...

    Dirigible
  • 1956
    Our Mr. Sun

    Our Mr. Sun

    Our Mr. Sun

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    One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially children—this film describes the sun in...

    Our Mr. Sun
  • 1928
    So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

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    So This is Love? was another early Frank Capra production for fledgling Columbia Pictures. The hero, dress designer Jerry McGuire (William Collier...

    So This Is Love
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

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    The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer