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McBride Joseph <1947-> |
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Frank Capra : the catastrophe of success / / by Joseph McBride |
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[Jackson, Mississippi] : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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1-283-09051-1 |
9786613090515 |
1-60473-839-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1422 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture producers and directors - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography (p. [749]-762), and index. |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. "I felt nothing"; 2. "I hated America"; ch02fn1; 3. "A terrible wop"; ch03fn1; 4. "Cap"; 5. "I'm from Hollywood"; ch05fn1; ch05fn2; ch05fn3; ch05fn4; 6. The Gag Man; 7. "Marrying the harlot"; ch07fn1; ch07fn2; ch07fn3; ch07fn4; 8. "The Man in the Street"; ch08fn1; 9. American Madness; ch09fn1; ch09fn2; 10. "The catastrophe of Success"; ch10fn1; 11. "A sense of responsibility"; ch11fn1; ch11fn2; 12. "The doghouse"; ch12fn1; ch12fn2; ch12fn3; 13. "Columbia's Gem"; ch13fn1; 14. "My ancestors couldn't; I can"; ch14fn1; ch14fn2; ch14fn3 |
ch14fn4ch14fn5; 15. "We're the front office"; ch15fn1; 16. "That fellow Capra"; ch16fn1; ch16fn2; ch16fn3; ch16fn4; ch16fn5; ch16fn6; ch16fn7; ch16fn8; ch16fn9; ch16fn10; ch16fn11; ch16fn12; 17. Liberty; ch17fn1; 18. "I have no cause"; ch18fn1; 19. "The Judas pain"; ch19fn1; ch19fn2; ch19fn3; ch19fn4; ch19fn5; ch19fn6; ch19fn7; ch19fn8; ch19fn9; 20. A Reputation; ch20fn1; ch20fn2; ch20fn3; ch20fn4; ch20fn5; ch20fn6; ch20fn7; Appendix; appendixfn1; Acknowledgments; Notes; Filmography; Index |
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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 |
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thing, triumphs! But as Joseph McBride reveals in this meticulously researched, definitive 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 ga |
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