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Frank Capra

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The American Film Institute Life Achievement Awards: Frank Capra
Call Number: VHS00095
by Frank Capra; American Film Institute.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [New York] : Worldvision Home Video, 1991, 1982.
Notes: Originally aired in 1982 (71 mins.); Nominated for one 1982 Primetime Emmy;
Summary: Surveys the films and career of Frank Capra and honors him with a ceremony filled with remembrances of co-workers and admirers.
OCLC #: 48607676
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Call Number: VHS00015
by Frank Capra; Robert Riskin; Gene Havlick; Howard Jackson; Clarence Budington Kelland; Gary Cooper; Jean Arthur; George Bancroft; Lionel Stander; Douglass Dumbrille; Raymond Walburn; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1989]
Notes: Originally released in 1936 (115 mins); Nominated for five 1937 Academy Awards
Summary: Comedy about Longfellow Deeds, a small-town poet who inherits $20 million from his uncle and is promptly declared insane by petty moochers, relatives, conniving lawyers and big business executives; they all want a piece of the pie and are upset because Longfellow decides to give the money away to needy people.
OCLC #: 42506599
Also: This item is also available on DVD format at DVD00014
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Friday, September 12th, 2008
 
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Call Number: DVD00014
by Frank Capra; Robert Riskin; Gene Havlick; Howard Jackson; Clarence Budington Kelland; Gary Cooper; Jean Arthur; George Bancroft; Lionel Stander; Douglass Dumbrille; Raymond Walburn; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, ©1999.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1936 (115 mins); Based on a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. Special features include: a featurette: Frank Capra Jr. remembers “Mr. Deeds goes to town”, theatrical trailers, vintage advertising, talent files; Interactive menus include: scene selection, language & subtitle selection, audio commentary track with Frank Capra Jr.; Nominated for five 1937 Academy Awards;
Summary: Longfellow Deeds, a small-town poet, inherits $20 million from his uncle and wants to give it away to needy people. Petty moochers, greedy relatives, conniving lawyers and big executives, who all want a piece of the pie, attempt to have Deeds declared incompetent.
OCLC #: 43802354
Also: This item also available in VHS format at VHS00015
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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