Frank Capra

A man is saved from a suicide attempt by an angel and is then shown how important he is to the people who love him. A Christmas classic.

A rich young woman marries an idle playboy against her father's will. Her father holds her captive on his yacht but she escapes and, while on her way to New York, becomes entangled with an unemployed news reporter.

A collection of documentaries made during World War II using actual newsreel footage, chronicling important events of the war.

Washington's youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.

This documentary chronicles the Allied forces as they fought to free Tunisia during World War II and features footage of two soldiers sharing their experiences in combat.

Spencer Tracy stars as an idealistic industrialist who runs for the Presidency.

Prelude to War, a famous propaganda film, was the U.S. Department of War's first installment in their Why We Fight series, a group of seven documentaries used to boost morale and encourage civilian support. This film contrasts the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan between WWI and WWII with American ideals in an effort to turn the tide of anti-militarism in the U.S. The film recounts the Japanese incursion into Manchuria, the Italian conquest...

Prelude to War: began as a training video for U.S. Troops compares the "free" world to the "slave" world--the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Used widely as a propaganda piece, the film endures as a study of how governments survive to justify wars to those who fight them. The Nazi strike: Capra's documentary depicts Germany's diplomatic and military betrayals leading up to the 1939 invasion of Poland and the events that finally led France...

Bank president Thomas Dickson battles his board of directors in order to keep making loans to his hard-pressed clientele. When dire circumstances threaten the bank's solvency, chief teller Matt Brown and his fiancee rally around the boss, but will it be too little too late?

A bank president is saved from ruin by his small depositors, a reporter joins a runaway heiress on a bus trip, a man is declared insane when he tries to give away his inheritance to the poor, an uptight financier realizes there is more to life than money, an idealistic senator battles ruthless politicians in Washington, and a behind the scenes look at Capra's professional and personal life.