Frank Capra

Submitted by kaplan on Sun, 12/03/2006 - 11:34
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  1. Must-see

  2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  3. Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

  4. Highly recommended

  5. Rain or Shine (1930)
  6. The Younger Generation (1929) (sound version)
  7. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
  8. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

  9. Recommended

  10. It Happened One Night (1934)
  11. A Hole in the Head (1959)
  12. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
  13. American Madness (1932)
  14. Lady for a Day (1933)

  15. Worth a look

  16. Meet John Doe (1941)
  17. Ladies of Leisure (1930)
  18. Submarine (1928)
  19. You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
  20. That Certain Thing (1928)

  21. Not bad but why don't you read a good book instead

  22. Forbidden (1932)
  23. Miracle Woman (1931)
  24. Flight (1929)
  25. Platinum Blonde (1931)
  26. Long Pants (1927)
  27. State of the Union (1949)
  28. Dirigible (1931)

  29. Patience is running out

  30. Broadway Bill (1934)
  31. So This Is Love? (1928)
  32. The Power of the Press (1928)
  33. Lost Horizon (1937)
  34. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

  35. Never mind

  36. Riding High (1950)

  37. Avoid

Author Comments: 

Films by Frank Capra ranked in order of preference.

To be seen: 17
- The Strong Man (1926)
- For the Love of Mike (1927)
- The Matinee Idol (1928)
- The Way of the Strong (1928)
- Say It with Sables (1928)
- The Burglar (1928)
- The Donovan Affair (1929)
- Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1943) (co-directed with Anatole Litvak)
- Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (co-directed with Anatole Litvak)
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943) (co-directed with Anatole Litvak)
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943) (co-directed with Anthony Veiller)
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) (co-directed with Anatole Litvak)
- Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944) (co-directed with Anatole Litvak)
- Tunisian Victory (1944) (co-directed with Hugh Stewart & John Huston)
- Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) (co-directed with Joris Ivens)
- Why We Fight: War Comes to America (1945) (co-directed with Anatole Litvak)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951)