Frank Capra – MRQE

Flight

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two Marine pilots in love with the same girl are assigned a mission to find a notorious bandit in Nicaragua. This early talkie from director Frank Capra, released in 1929, stars Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Lila Lee.

Submarine

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two sailors who are always competing against each other set their sights on the same girl. When she chooses one over the other, their friendship ends acrimoniously. However, things change when one the men is in a submarine trapped beneath the ocean and the other, a diver, is sent down on a rescue mission.

State of the Union

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Lost Horizon

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Rendezvous in Space

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America’s plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the Martin-Marietta Corporation for exhibition in the Hall of Science at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

A Hole in the Head

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

Here Comes the Groom

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he’ll lose the orphans he adopted.

It’s a Wonderful Life

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A holiday favourite for generations… George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George’s modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business’s $8,000 is lost and George’s troubles begin.

Arsenic and Old Lace

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts’ hobby – killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

The Battle of Russia

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra oversaw this wartime documentary effort, which stitches together newsreel and archival film to explore relations between Russia and the United States. The film also recounts Russia’s military history through the use of stock footage and clips from Sergei Eisenstein’s “Alexander Nevsky.” Particular attention is paid to the Battle of Stalingrad, during which Soviet forces fended off Nazi troops attempting to seize control of the Russian city.