Tag Archives: Frank Capra

finding the true love on the road to the altar (film: It Happened One Night – Frank Capra, 1934)

Posted on October 22, 2025 by admin

Three movies have managed to win all five ‘major’ Academy Awards in the history of cinema – best picture, director, actor and actress in leading roles, screenplay. Frank Capra‘s ‘It Happened One Night‘ was the first of them, in 1934. … Continue reading →

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the lone fighter on the Capitol Hill (film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Frank Capra, 1939)

Posted on October 14, 2025 by admin

In 1939, when he made ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington‘, Frank Capra already had won three Academy Awards for best director. He would be nominated for the fourth time for directing this film, but he did not win. Not because … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Frank Capra

the lone fighter on the Capitol Hill (film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Frank Capra, 1939)

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