Frank Capra

F-List

Total Box Office Draw: $0

Director

Average ROI: -35%
ROI Rank: 854
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Movies

Title
It’s a Wonderful Life
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can’t Take It With You
It Happened One Night

Score
96%
90%
86%
92%
96%

Year
1946
1944
1939
1938
1934

Box Office
$6,184,298
NA
$144,738
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NA

Known For & ROIs

It’s a Wonderful Life

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

You Can’t Take It With You

It Happened One Night

26%

-95%

ROI Commentary:

Average ROI: -35%
ROI Rank: 854

Well, Frank Capra may be on the F-List, but at least he’s in the top 50% of directors with a respectable 43% ROI. I guess he’s not quite ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ level, but he’s definitely not ‘The Bells of St. Mary’s’ either.

Bio:

Frank Capra was an Italian-American film director, producer, and writer who was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy. He is best known for directing classic films such as “It Happened One Night,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Capra won three Academy Awards for Best Director and was nominated for six others. He died on September 3, 1991, in La Quinta, California, at the age of 94.

Birthday:

May 17, 1897

Birthplace:

Frank Capra was born in Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy.

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