- Title Pages
- Also by Joseph McBride
- Dedication
- 1. “I felt nothing”
- 2. “I hated america”
- 3. “A terrible wop”
- 4. “Cap”
- 5. “I’m from Hollywood”
- 6. The Gag Man
- 7. “Marrying the harlot”
- 8. “The Man in the Street”
- 9. American Madness
- 10. “The catastrophe of Success”
- 11. “A Sense of responsibility”
- 12. “The doghouse”
- 13. “Columbia’s Gem”
- 14. “My ancestors couldn’t; I can”
- 15. “We’re the Front Office”
- 16. “That fellow Capra”
- 17. Liberty
- 18. “I have no cause”
- 19. “The Judas pain”
- 20. A Reputation
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Sources
- Filmography
- Index
- Plates
. “That fellow Capra”
. “That fellow Capra”
- Chapter:
- (p.453) 16. “That fellow Capra”
- Source:
- Frank Capra
- Author(s):
McBride Joseph
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
This chapter recounts Capra’ army experiences during World War II. Capra accepted his wartime anonymity, managing to subordinate his ego to a higher loyalty. He performed brilliantly in carrying out official policy, surrendering his increasingly troublesome creative independence and transforming himself into a cog in the American propaganda machine. While in service, Capra’s Why We Fight series of troop indoctrination films won him great praise and honor, yet his own name never appeared on the screen.
Keywords: Frank Capra, biography, film directors, World War II, army service, propaganda
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- Title Pages
- Also by Joseph McBride
- Dedication
- 1. “I felt nothing”
- 2. “I hated america”
- 3. “A terrible wop”
- 4. “Cap”
- 5. “I’m from Hollywood”
- 6. The Gag Man
- 7. “Marrying the harlot”
- 8. “The Man in the Street”
- 9. American Madness
- 10. “The catastrophe of Success”
- 11. “A Sense of responsibility”
- 12. “The doghouse”
- 13. “Columbia’s Gem”
- 14. “My ancestors couldn’t; I can”
- 15. “We’re the Front Office”
- 16. “That fellow Capra”
- 17. Liberty
- 18. “I have no cause”
- 19. “The Judas pain”
- 20. A Reputation
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Sources
- Filmography
- Index
- Plates
