0 jack fleischer / top 100 directors October 20, 2011 by · Published October 20, 2011 · Last modified October 25, 2011 65. Frank Capra FRANK CAPRA IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON It took an Italian immigrant, with his own rags to riches background to help define and refine American pop cinema. Some of his most notable...