Hall of fame
Frank Capra
1897 — 1991
My average
9.2 / 10
1 rated
Average shot length
8.4s
20 films measured
TMDB average
7.6 / 10
9 films
IMDb average
7.8 / 10
9 films
Metacritic average
78 / 100
4 films
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-born American film director and a creative force behind a number of films of the 1930s and 1940s, including It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). His films often deal with rags-to-riches stories wich has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".
In the archive
9 films
Shot length ledger
average seconds per shot, film by film| Film | Year | ASL | My rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Strong Man | 1926 | 5.2s | — |
| That Certain Thing | 1928 | 5s | — |
| Ladies of Leisure | 1930 | 9.8s | — |
| Rain or Shine | 1930 | 10.4s | — |
| The Miracle Woman | 1931 | 10.4s | — |
| Platinum Blonde | 1931 | 14s | — |
| Forbidden | 1932 | 9.6s | — |
| American Madness | 1932 | 8.7s | — |
| The Bitter Tea of General Yen | 1933 | 6s | — |
| Lady for a Day | 1933 | 9.2s | — |
| It Happened One Night | 1934 | 9s | — |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | 1936 | 7s | — |
| Lost Horizon | 1937 | 7.2s | — |
| You Can't Take It With You | 1938 | 7.4s | — |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1939 | 5.9s | — |
| Meet John Doe | 1941 | 6.4s | — |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | 1944 | 7.5s | — |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | 9.5s | 9.2 |
| Riding High | 1950 | 7.2s | — |
| Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | 12.6s | — |