Dirigible

1931

English

6.3

♡ 3

50%

Frank Capra Director

Edward Hearn as Admiral's Aide

Harold Goodwin as Hansen

Fay Wray as Helen Pierce

Kenneth MacDonald as Lt. Fogarty

Dirigible commander Jack Braden and Navy pilot 'Frisky' Pierce fight over the glory associated with a successful expedition to the South Pole and the love of beautiful Helen, Frisky's wife. After Braden's dirigible expedition fails, Frisky tries an expedition by plane. Unfortunately he crashes and strands his party at the South Pole. Braden must decide between a risky rescue attempt by dirigible and remaining safely at home with Helen.

Lost Horizon

1937

English

7.6

♡ 16

92%

based on novel or book

Drama

Fantasy

himalaya

himalaya mountain range

Mystery

survival

tibet

Frank Capra Director

Thomas Mitchell as Barnard

Sam Jaffe as High Lama

John T. Murray as Meeker

Chief John Big Tree as Porter

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

English

7.1

♡ 12

50%

Frank Capra Director

Arthur O'Connell as Count Alfonso Romero

Paul Newlan as Hood

Peter Falk as Joy Boy

Barton MacLane as Police Commissioner

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.

A Hole in the Head

1959

English

6.2

♡ 5

75%

father son relationship

Frank Capra Director

Eleanor Parker as Eloise Rogers

Keenan Wynn as Jerry Marks

Edward G. Robinson as Mario Manetta

Carolyn Jones as Shirl

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

American Madness

1932

English

7.4

♡ 4

80%

Frank Capra Director

Edwin Maxwell as Clark

Pat O'Brien as Matt

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Sam

Harry C. Bradley as Sampson

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

English

6.9

♡ 6

86%

Frank Capra Director

Walter Connolly as Jones

Barbara Stanwyck as Megan

Robert Bolder as Missionary

Clara Blandick as Mrs. Jackson

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

English

8.1

♡ 39

97%

Frank Capra Director

Ann Doran as Paine's Secretary

Edward Earle as Reporter

Louis Jean Heydt as Soapbox Speaker

Jack Carson as Sweeney Farrell - Newsman

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.

Lady for a Day

1933

English

7.4

♡ 3

100%

parent child relationship

superstition

transformation

Frank Capra Director

Sidney D'Albrook as Louis the Lug - Reception Guest

Forrester Harvey as Oscar - Hotel Employee with Letter

Irving Bacon as Pool Hall Dupe

Tom London as Reception Guest

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.

Why We Fight

1942

English

7.0

♡ 3

Documentary

War

world war ii

Frank Capra Director

Robert J. Anderson as Boy Donating Money for Japanese Children

Max Schmeling as German Paratrooper

Walter Huston as Narrator

Paul von Hindenburg as Self

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.

It Happened One Night

1934

English

8.1

♡ 60

98%

Frank Capra Director

Frank Capra as Bus Singer

Alan Hale as Danker

Irving Bacon as Gas Station Attendant

William A. Boardway as Wedding Guest

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

English

7.9

♡ 17

86%

Frank Capra Director

Peter Lorre as Dr. Einstein

Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper

Spencer Charters as Marriage License Clerk

Jack Carson as O'Hara

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

English

7.8

♡ 16

90%

Frank Capra Director

John Roy as Farmer

Irving Bacon as Frank

Ann Doran as Girl on Bus

Douglass Dumbrille as John Cedar

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

English

8.6

♡ 181

94%

Frank Capra Director

Todd Karns as Harry Bailey

Robert J. Anderson as Little George

John Indrisano as Man in Fantasy

Gloria Grahame as Violet

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

The Miracle Woman

1931

English

7.2

♡ 3

100%

Frank Capra Director

June Lang as Church Choir Singer

Barbara Stanwyck as Florence 'Faith' Fallon

Robert Bolder as Man in Audience

Dennis O'Keefe as Man in Audience

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind former aviator restore her faith and happiness?

Rain or Shine

1930

English

5.5

♡ 3

Frank Capra Director

William Collier Jr. as Bud Conway

Louise Fazenda as Frankie

Nella Walker as Mrs. Conway

Rolfe Sedan as Waiter at Dinner Party

Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.

Forbidden

1932

English

6.9

♡ 5

63%

Frank Capra Director

Adolphe Menjou as Bob

Barbara Stanwyck as Lulu

Matty Roubert as Newsboy

Bill Elliott as Reporter

On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.

Platinum Blonde

1931

English

6.7

♡ 3

78%

Frank Capra Director

Bill Elliott as Ann's Beau - The Round-the-World Flyer

Walter Catlett as Bingy

Edmund Breese as Conroy - The Editor

Tom London as Reporter

Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.

So This Is Love

1928

English

5.6

♡ 3

Frank Capra Director

Paul Power as Announcer

William Collier Jr. as Jerry McGuire

Ernest Hilliard as Minor Role

Johnnie Walker as Spike Mullins

So This is Love? was another early Frank Capra production for fledgling Columbia Pictures. The hero, dress designer Jerry McGuire (William Collier Jr.), is tired of being considered a wimp. After business hours, Jerry secretly takes boxing lessons, enabling him to knock the stuffings out of his burly rival Spike Mullins (Johnnie Walker). Jerry's newfound pugilistic skills wins him the affections of store clerk Hilda Jensen (Shirley Mason), who's just car-razy about "cave men." Filmed in a fast three weeks, So This is Love? was completed before Frank Capra's Matinee Idol but released afterward. Leading lady Shirley Mason was the sister of Viola Dana, who starred in Capra's initial Columbia effort, That Certain Thing.

The Younger Generation

1929

English

6.3

♡ 2

Drama

generation gap

manhattan, new york city

Romance

silent film

Frank Capra Director

Jean Hersholt as Julius Goldfish - Pa

Donald Hall as Minor Role

Jack Raymond as Pinsky

Clarence Burton as Police Desk Sergeant

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves the family to Park Avenue. They go, but were happier back on the East Side. Morris is ashamed of this parents and his humble origins, but learns in the end that there is more to life than money.

Ladies of Leisure

1930

English

6.7

♡ 5

58%

based on play or musical

Frank Capra Director

Willie Best as George - The Elevator Operator

George Fawcett as John Strong

Barbara Stanwyck as Kay Arnold

Nance O'Neil as Mrs. John Strong

Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party with the intention of catching a rich suitor. Jerry Strong is a young man from a wealthy family who strives to succeed as an artist. What begins as a relationship of mutual convenience soon turns into something else.

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Arsenic and Old Lace

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

It's a Wonderful Life

The Miracle Woman

Rain or Shine

Forbidden

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So This Is Love

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