Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success (ISBN: 0671734946 / 0-671-73494-6)
signed first edition
1992 · New York
by MCBRIDE, JOSEPH (WILDER, BILLY)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author Joseph McBride to screenwriter David W. Rintels: “For Victoria and David Rintels with best wishes, Joe McBride, April 16, 1992.” Illustrated. A used copy with the front hinge starting and with a faint scattering of faxing to the edges in a very good lightly used dust jacket with a couple of tiny tears. The first major biography of film director Frank Capra, whose body of work includes such classics as It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can’t Take It With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It’s a Wonderful Life. David Rintels wrote the screenplay for the award winning television production Andersonville and has won three Emmy Awards and has three times won Outstanding Script of the Year honors from the Writers Guild of America. (Inventory #: 20152E)