The Premiere Frank Capra Collection (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington / It Happened One Night / You Can't Take It with You / Mr. Deeds Goes to Town / American Madness / Frank Capra's American Dream) DVD
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396152182
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: D15218D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: December 05, 2006
Running Time: 551 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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AMERICAN MADNESS (1932) IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) MR DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (1938) MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Political heavyweights decide that Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), an obscure scoutmaster in a small town, would be the perfect dupe to fill a vacant U.S. Senate chair. Surely this naive bumpkin can be easily controlled by the senior senator (Claude Rains) from his state, a respectable and corrupted career politician. Director Frank Capra fills the movie with Smith's wide-eyed wonder at the glories of Washington, all of which ring false for his cynical secretary (Jean Arthur), who doesn't believe for a minute this rube could be for real. But he is. Capra was repeating the formula of a previous film, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, but this one is even sharper; Stewart and Arthur are brilliant, and the former cowboy star Harry Carey lends a warm presence to the role of the vice president. Bright, funny, and beautifully paced, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is Capra's ode to the power of innocence--an idea so potent that present-day audiences may find themselves wishing for a new Mr. Smith in Congress. The 1939 Congress was none too thrilled about the film's depiction of their august body, denouncing it as a caricature; but even today, Capra's jibes about vested interests and political machines look as accurate as ever. --Robert Horton
It Happened One Night Director Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) took home every Oscar in the book (well, okay, all the major ones) for this seminal 1934 comedy starring Clark Gable as a hard-bitten reporter who stays close to a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) rather than lose a good story. Funny and sexy, the film is full of memorable scenes often referred to in other films, such as the "walls of Jericho" (a mere bedcover hung on a line down the middle of a room so opposite-sex roommates can get undressed), and Colbert's famous flash of thigh to stop a speeding car in its tracks. Capra's brisk, urbane brand of wit was a perfect complement to his populist faith in the common man (in this case, Gable's character), and that inspired combination makes this film both a spirited entertainment and an uplifting experience. --Tom Keogh
You Can't Take It With You
Frank Capra's 1938 populist spin on the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play about a family of happy eccentrics is a great deal of fun, though it significantly rewrites the original work and doesn't represent Capra (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) at his best. Jean Arthur plays a member of the blissful Vanderhof household who falls in love with a rich man's son (James Stewart) and brings him into her nutty home. Lionel Barrymore, who played such a bad guy eight years later in Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, is the wonderful Grandpa Vanderhof, who addresses God during the dinner prayer as "sir" and speaks plainly and beautifully of why it's good to be alive. Capra took this opportunity to rail against big business and champion the common man, but the overall tone of the film--typical for the director's comedies--is buoyant and snappy. --Tom Keogh
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is Frank Capra's classic screwball comedy about a village innocent who inherits $20 million, only to discover it's more trouble than it's worth. The screwball in question is Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper), a small-town greeting-card poet and tuba player transplanted to the big city to administer his newly inherited wealth, where fast-pattering, wised-up cynics, sneering society denizens, and corrupt lawyers lord it over the ingenuous and straightforward. Deeds's idiosyncrasies are amply magnified in the tabloids by journalist "Babe" Bennett (Jean Arthur), dating Deeds as a cover, only to discover she's the sap when she falls irresistibly for him. But the damage has been done, when Babe's column is used by a pack of corrupt lawyers, Cedar, Cedar, Cedar & Budington, to prove Deeds mentally unfit. The miracle of this unforgettable comedy is how it embraces dark material, calling into question some common assumptions about capitalism while maintaining an approachable atmosphere of light comedy, and deceptively so. You'll be so pixilated by its charm, you won't rest until you've doodled your way to a rhyme for "Budington." --Jim Gay
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This set is a great value and excellent quality! So far, we have watched only "It happened one night" but that was a great way to start enjoying this set. The picture and sound are about as good as it gets for movies of this age and the price per movie that you pay in this set is well worth the money. Enjoy!
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I couldn't resist owning my own copy of these great works. What a pleasure to enjoy over and over.
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Every movie buff and critic should check out this collection. It is beyond wonderful... it is Capraesque. & though it doesn't include It's a Wonderful Life, it really captures his aspirations of inspiration. He's not trying to beat you over the head with meanings and messages. He lets you sort them out for yourself to your liking. Other than Hitchcock, I really can't think of any other director more classic than Capra. Personally, I prefer Capra. He let his stars shine and become the characters he ... Read More
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Frank Capra Collection is essential viewing for anyone who loves movies. The acting, the quirky stories, the humor and seriousness all resonate today as they did 60 years ago. The stories are timeless in their views into the human heart. Look at "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" in the light of the Obama ascendency.
I also like the slightly "wacky" point of view of several of the movies.
They are a national treasure.
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Frank Capra was one of the greatest pioneers in film history. He made movies that made you think about life and what all was involved in it. He warmed our hearts by trying to remind us that there is still good in the world.
My personal favorite thing is the music. Whether it was him personally or just the musicians he was fortunate enough to work with, the music in a Frank Capra film is astounding. Wonderful intros and outros and wonderful momental music that grabs your attention. ... Read More
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