James Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Frank Capra in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Frank Capra and William Wyler in Ben-Hur (1959)

Bette Davis with directors Frank Capra and William Wyler. "The Letter," 1940.

Frank Capra, Barbara Stanwyck, and Marie Prevost in Ladies of Leisure (1930)

Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra, Frank Capra, William H. Daniels, Carolyn Jones, James Komack, Eleanor Parker, and Thelma Ritter in A Hole in the Head (1959)

Frank Sinatra and Frank Capra in A Hole in the Head (1959)

Frank Capra, Edith Head, and Carolyn Jones in A Hole in the Head (1959)

Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra, and Frank Capra in A Hole in the Head (1959)

James Stewart, Frank Capra, Claude Rains, and Harry Carey in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Frank Capra in The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953)

James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Capra, Edward Arnold, Mary Forbes, Halliwell Hobbes, and Donald Meek in You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Clark Gable, Frank Capra, Claudette Colbert, and Carole Lombard in It Happened One Night (1934)

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Frank Capra 1939 Columbia

James L. Brooks and Frank Capra at an event for The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)

Director Frank Capra (right) hosted the 1936 Oscars, one year before winning his Best Directing Oscar for 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' in 1937.

"Academy Awards: 11th Annual," Frank Capra receives Best Director award for "You Can't Take it With You," 1939.

"Academy Awards: 9th Annual," Louis B. Mayer, Luise Rainer, Frank Capara.  1937. Copyright John Swope Trust

Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, and Frank Capra in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Frank Capra in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Frank Capra, Hobart Bosworth, Walter Connolly, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Barry Norton, Jean Parker, May Robson, Ned Sparks, and Warren William in Lady for a Day (1933)

Frank Capra, Photo By Roy Vaughan, circa 1926, **I.V.

Frank Capra, Ralph Graves, Jack Holt, and Lila Lee in Flight (1929)

James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Capra, Spring Byington, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Mary Forbes, Samuel S. Hinds, Halliwell Hobbes, Donald Meek, Ann Miller, and Dub Taylor in You Can't Take It with You (1938)