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Brett Alan Dewing
Apr 28, 2023
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For over 75 years, Frank Capra’s detractors have referred to his feel-good fare as Capra-corn. It’s an irresistible pun, and one that’s hard to deny. Whether it be Mr. Smith going to Washington or Mr. Deeds going to town, whether It’s a wonderful life or happened one night, whether it be arsenic, old lace, or a lost horizon you can’t take with you…there…

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