Riskin, Robert

It happened one night by Frank Capra ( Visual )
32 editions published between 1934 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 2,516 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 )
50 editions published between 1936 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 1,780 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 )
29 editions published between 1937 and 2005 in 7 languages and held by 1,423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
British consul Robert Conway, together with a planeload of American and English passengers, is fleeing war-torn China. The plane is hijacked and comes down in Tibet, where the survivors are rescued by the ageless inhabitants of 'Shangri La', a ruggedly remote, utopian community hidden in the Himalayas

Frank Capra's you can't take it with you by Frank Capra ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,409 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

Meet John Doe by Frank Capra ( Visual )
85 editions published between 1941 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 901 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To further his presidential aspirations, oil tycoon D.B. Norton buys a newspaper, renames it, and tells managing editor Connell to downsize. After being fired, cheeky reporter Ann Mitchell retaliates in her final story by creating John Doe, who writes a "Letter to the Editor," describing his disgust at the state of the world, capped by a threat to commit suicide on New Year's Eve in protest. John Doe's story causes an instant media sensation, so Ann finds a bum to "play" him. She selects former minor league ballplayer turned hobo Long John Willoughby, who goes along with the scheme. Soon he's making motivational speeches on the radio, and becoming a popular national figure, while corporate misbehavior, consumerism, and the attempted subversion of the resultant popular movement follow. Can Willoughby become the figure of integrity and principle he had only pretended to be? Even if it means sacrificing himself so that the real John Doe's can be saved?

Six screenplays by Robert Riskin ( )
10 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 801 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 726 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 by Frank Capra ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1931 and 2009 in English and held by 271 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 )
6 editions published between 1932 and 2011 in English and German and held by 248 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 by Frank Capra ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1933 and 2012 in English and German and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Apple Annie, a cantankerous New York City fruit peddler, has been pretending to be a high-society matron in letters to her daughter. When her daughter comes to visit with her aristocratic fiance, Apple Annie enlists her gangster friends for help