American Vision: The Films of Frank Capra

by Ray Carney

Book Overview

In this study, Professor Carney provides a fresh analysis of the career and work of film director Frank Capra. There are few filmgoers who have not seen or been moved by one of the thirty-six feature films directed by Frank Capra between 1926 and 1961, among them are It's a Wonderful Life, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Meet John Doe, Lost Horizon, It Happened One Night, Mr Deeds Goes to Town, and Pocketful of Miracles. Critics, however, have often...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521326192
• ISBN13: 9780521326193
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 525 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"