Riskin, Robert

It happened one night by Frank Capra ( Visual )
31 editions published between 1934 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,517 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 by Frank Capra ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1936 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,746 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

Lost horizon by Frank Capra ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1937 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,392 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 by Frank Capra ( Visual )
67 editions published between 1941 and 2013 in English and Russian and held by 878 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 pleas 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

Frank Capra's you can't take it with you ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1938 and 2008 in English and held by 832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A family of zany free spirits helps a stuffy financier realize there's more to life than money

Six screenplays by Robert Riskin ( )
10 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The thin man goes home ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 737 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

You can't take it with you by Frank Capra ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1938 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the stenographer from an eccentric family falls in love with the son of a rich mogel, the two families clash. Their love will change everything

Platinum blonde by Frank Capra ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1931 and 2009 in English and held by 267 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 ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1932 and 2011 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the height of the Great Depression a populist bank president is saved from financial ruin by his small depositors