Frank Capra
Noun
Meaning
United States film maker (1897-1991)
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Examples
Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up.
One of the things I've discovered at my age is I must have enchantment. And that was not clear to me in my earlier years. When I look at my favorite films, the Frank Capra - even Scorsese, even 'Goodfellas,' what makes that movie so remarkable is there's enchantment in their world.
Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again.
I love Frank Capra. He believed in the goodness of people and one man's ability to fight and often triumph.
After six months of suspension, Frank Capra brokered a deal that increased Cagney's salary to around $3000 a week, and guaranteed top billing and no more than four films a year.
Cox 2003, p. 26. At the suggestion of RKO studio chief Charles Koerner, Frank Capra read "The Greatest Gift" and immediately saw its potential.