Frank Capra’s Mythmaking Magic
The New Yorker · 19 Oct 2026

Frank Capra’s Mythmaking Magic

The movie did O.K. Released in 1934, it earned a fistful of Academy Awards—the full hand, including Best Picture. Its stars, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, were crowned Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. Robert Riskin’s screenplay was victorious. The Oscar for Best Director was handed to


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