James Chandler
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226034959
- eISBN:
- 9780226035000
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226035000.003.0004
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
This chapter looks at how Mr. Deeds Goes to Town remakes Platinum Blonde, to decisive effect for the account of Capra's sense of his medium, and at how Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in turn remakes ...
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This chapter looks at how Mr. Deeds Goes to Town remakes Platinum Blonde, to decisive effect for the account of Capra's sense of his medium, and at how Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in turn remakes Mr. Deeds, with an unprecedented focus on the issue of “film power” and his own wielding of it. It analyzes how Capra's relation to the film medium in these films and Meet John Doe is astutely registered in Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941). It concludes by examining the multiply recursive aspects of It's a Wonderful Life.Less
This chapter looks at how Mr. Deeds Goes to Town remakes Platinum Blonde, to decisive effect for the account of Capra's sense of his medium, and at how Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in turn remakes Mr. Deeds, with an unprecedented focus on the issue of “film power” and his own wielding of it. It analyzes how Capra's relation to the film medium in these films and Meet John Doe is astutely registered in Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941). It concludes by examining the multiply recursive aspects of It's a Wonderful Life.
Joseph McBride
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604738384
- eISBN:
- 9781604738391
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604738384.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
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 ...
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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 the author reveals in this 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, the author adds a final chapter to his portrait of the man who gave us It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe.Less
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 the author reveals in this 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, the author adds a final chapter to his portrait of the man who gave us It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe.
McBride Joseph
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604738384
- eISBN:
- 9781604738391
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604738384.003.0011
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter details Capra’s financial success; his efforts to upgrade his image; his involvement in the reactionary politics of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and his ability to ...
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This chapter details Capra’s financial success; his efforts to upgrade his image; his involvement in the reactionary politics of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and his ability to respond emotionally to the plight of the poor and unemployed in Mr. Deeds.Less
This chapter details Capra’s financial success; his efforts to upgrade his image; his involvement in the reactionary politics of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and his ability to respond emotionally to the plight of the poor and unemployed in Mr. Deeds.
