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Robert Riskin
It happened one night
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22 editions published between 1934 and 2008 in English and Multiple languages and held by 2,471 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 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
Mr. Deeds goes to town
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28 editions published between 1936 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Longfellow Deeds (Cooper), 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
Frank Capra's you can't take it with you
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20 editions published between 1938 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,388 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Comedy about the Sycamores, an eccentric family of free spirits, and the problems that arises when Alice, the one stable member, falls for her boss's son
Lost horizon
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12 editions published between 1937 and 2001 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people are hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader
Meet John Doe
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58 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleads to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of the clubs to bludgeon his way to power. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans
Six screenplays
by Robert Riskin
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11 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The thin man goes home
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2 editions published in 2005 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Outlaws come and go in Nick & Nora's lives. Now it's time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta and head to Nick's boyhood home of Sycamore Springs."--Container
Platinum blonde
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Platinum blonde is a glorious spoof of the newspaper business in New York City during the Depression; Ann Schuyler, a wealthy socialite, meets reporter "Stew" Smith and the two fall madly in love. The comedy begins as she tries to transform him from a ruffian newsman into a convincing gentleman."--Container
American madness
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3 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During the height of the Great Depression a populist bank president is saved from financial ruin by his small depositors
Lady for a day
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8 editions published between 1933 and 2012 in English and held by 214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Apple Annie, a fruit peddler, throws a party for Count Romero, whose son is engaged to her beautiful daughter. With a little help from a big-time gambler and a few other instant "members of society," she keeps the imposture going-- for a while
The premiere Frank Capra collection
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Collectible box set containing 5 films (all with new commentaries) and a bonus disc with new interviews with Frank Capra, Jr., film historians, and others, archival footage, and a documentary
Broadway Bill
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A man decides to abandon his nagging wife and his job in her family's business for the questionable pleasures of owning a racehorse known as Broadway Bill
Magic town
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5 editions published between 1947 and 2013 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An ambitious pollster finds a small town whose citizens' opinions accurately reflect those of America at large. On discovering this oddity in the darling town of Grandview, Smith plots to exploit this ₁mathematical miracle. Posing as an insurance salesman along with his two sidekicks, Ike Sloan and Mr. Twiddle, he romances the local newspaper editor while trying to keep her from discovering his true intentions
Magic town
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6 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and held by 74 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Rip Smith goes broke trying to run his own opinion poll organizations, but learns public opinion in the little town of Grandview parallels all national poll results
Frank Capra's Meet John Doe
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2003 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In an effort to boost circulation and save her job, star reporter Anne Mitchell concocts an explosive story about an unemployed middle-class worker, John Doe, who plans to strike a blow against society and big government. When a rival newspaper discovers that her story is a phony, it's up to Anne to find a stand-in John Doe to turn her fiction into fact
Frank Capra's Riding high
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3 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race
It happened one night (1934) shooting script
by Robert Riskin
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American madness (1932) shooting script
by Robert Riskin
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lost horizon (1937) shooting script
by Robert Riskin
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The strange love of Martha Ivers (1946) shooting script
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide more
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Riskin, Robert, 1897-1955
リスキン, ロバート
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