Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity, and American Film Studies, 1930-1960

by Eric Smoodin

Book Overview

In this innovative historical examination of the American movie audience, Eric Smoodin focuses on reactions to the films of Frank Capra. Best known for his Hollywood features-including It Happened One Night, It's a Wonderful Life, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington-Capra also directed educational films, military films, and documentaries. Based on his analysis of the reception of a broad range of Capra's films, Smoodin considers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822333945
• ISBN13: 9780822333944
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"