03432nam 2200601 450 991078870780332120230725052247.01-283-09051-197866130905151-60473-839-1(CKB)3390000000011557(EBL)683909(OCoLC)721907547(SSID)ssj0000516850(PQKBManifestationID)11340655(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000516850(PQKBWorkID)10477219(PQKB)10232419(StDuBDS)EDZ0000203622(OCoLC)816838883(MdBmJHUP)muse13509(MiAaPQ)EBC683909(Au-PeEL)EBL683909(CaPaEBR)ebr11204263(CaONFJC)MIL309051(EXLCZ)99339000000001155720160816h20112011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrank Capra the catastrophe of success /by Joseph McBride[Jackson, Mississippi] :University Press of Mississippi,2011.©20111 online resource (1422 p.)Includes index.1-60473-838-3 Includes bibliographical references, filmography (p. [749]-762), and index.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; ch14fn3ch14fn4ch14fn5; 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; IndexMoviegoers 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 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 gaMotion picture producers and directorsUnited StatesBiographyMotion picture producers and directors791.4302/33092McBride Joseph1947-490807MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788707803321Frank Capra3673779UNINA