Frank Capra
Subtitle: the catastrophe of success
By: by Joseph McBride.
Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 799
Subjects: Capra, Frank, 1897-; Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films: As in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or It's a Wonderful Life, a man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the right thing, triumphs. But as Joseph McBride reveals in this researched 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, McBride adds a final chapter to his unforgettable portrait of the man who gave us It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Filmography: p. [749]-762.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [699]-747) and index.
"Contains newly declassified information"--Cover.