Frank Capra · 1930s

7 films directed by Frank Capra from the 1930s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night.

Decade

All 10 1920s 2 1930s 7 1940s 1

Year

All 7 1930 0 1931 2 1932 0 1933 0 1934 1 1935 0 1936 1 1937 1 1938 1 1939 1

It Happened One Night(1934)

8.1/10

dir. Frank Capra

S-Tier

S-Tier Sony 4K with Dolby Vision. This comes inside the Frank Capra at Columbia box set for Columbia's 100th anniversary, 20 films with 9 in 4K. It Happened One Night is the headliner. The set looks expensive and some people are waiting for a 50% off sale, while others want to buy early to prove there's a market for this kind of deep-catalog release from a major studio.

Sony Pictures · Frank Capra at Columbia

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

7.8/10

dir. Frank Capra

S-Tier

S-Tier Sony 4K with Dolby Vision. Part of the Frank Capra at Columbia box set for the 100th anniversary, alongside It Happened One Night. The set is 20 films with 9 in 4K. People are waiting for 50% off sales but also feeling pressure to buy early to show demand for this kind of catalog deep dive from a major studio.

Sony Pictures · Frank Capra at Columbia

Dirigible(1931)

6.3/10

dir. Frank Capra

Dirigible commander Jack Braden and Navy pilot 'Frisky' Pierce fight over the glory associated with a successful expedition to the South Pole and the love of beautiful Helen, Frisky's wife. After Braden's dirigible expedition fails, Frisky tries an expedition by plane. Unfortunately he crashes and strands his party at the South Pole. Braden must decide between a risky rescue attempt by dirigible and remaining safely at home with Helen.

Lost Horizon(1937)

7.6/10

dir. Frank Capra

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

7.8/10

dir. Frank Capra

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Platinum Blonde(1931)

6.7/10

dir. Frank Capra

Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.

You Can't Take It with You(1938)

7.8/10

dir. Frank Capra

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.