Frank Capra : the catastrophe of success / by Joseph McBride.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McBride, Joseph, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Capra, Frank, 1897-1991.

Capra, Frank.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1422 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Jackson, Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 ga

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. "I felt nothing"; 2. "I hated America"; ch02fn1; 3. "A terrible wop"; ch03fn1; 4. "Cap"; 5. "I'm from Hollywood"; ch05fn1; ch05fn2; ch05fn3; ch05fn4; 6. The Gag Man; 7. "Marrying the harlot"; ch07fn1; ch07fn2; ch07fn3; ch07fn4; 8. "The Man in the Street"; ch08fn1; 9. American Madness; ch09fn1; ch09fn2; 10. "The catastrophe of Success"; ch10fn1; 11. "A sense of responsibility"; ch11fn1; ch11fn2; 12. "The doghouse"; ch12fn1; ch12fn2; ch12fn3; 13. "Columbia's Gem"; ch13fn1; 14. "My ancestors couldn't; I can"; ch14fn1; ch14fn2; ch14fn3

ch14fn4ch14fn5; 15. "We're the front office"; ch15fn1; 16. "That fellow Capra"; ch16fn1; ch16fn2; ch16fn3; ch16fn4; ch16fn5; ch16fn6; ch16fn7; ch16fn8; ch16fn9; ch16fn10; ch16fn11; ch16fn12; 17. Liberty; ch17fn1; 18. "I have no cause"; ch18fn1; 19. "The Judas pain"; ch19fn1; ch19fn2; ch19fn3; ch19fn4; ch19fn5; ch19fn6; ch19fn7; ch19fn8; ch19fn9; 20. A Reputation; ch20fn1; ch20fn2; ch20fn3; ch20fn4; ch20fn5; ch20fn6; ch20fn7; Appendix; appendixfn1; Acknowledgments; Notes; Filmography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography (p. [749]-762), and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613090515

9781283090513

1283090511

9781604738391

1604738391

OCLC:

721907547