DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, December 29, 1941. Assumption of liability for Frank Capra Productions, listing several financial obligations of the company, including $40,000 to Edward Arnold, an obligation to Selznick International, and an obligation to Barbara Stanwyck concerning her role in the film Meet John Doe. Signed on the second page by Capra. In fine condition, with paperclip impression and staple hole to top left, as well as a small pencil notation.
Meet John Doe was a 1941 release directed and produced by Capra and starring Stanwyck and Gary Cooper. The message-laden melodramatic tale about the common man was intended to combat pro-Nazi Fascist forces present in the United States. Its story revolves around a young female newspaper reporter (Stanwyck) who writes a fraudulent column after threatened with being fired. The first view of Edward Arnold as D. B. Norton, the influential, self-interested, would-be “vicious” politician (and fifth-column Fascist leader), is on horseback as he watches his own black-jacketed para-military corps of motorcycle corps (the D. B. Norton Motor Corps) conducting maneuvers on a field. His intentions are to expand his power base, "crash national politics”, and "reach a lot of people."
Though the film is not as well-known than other Capra classics (such as It’s a Wonderful Life), it remains highly regarded today and was ranked #49 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers. This amazing document directly pertains to one of Capra’s greatest films. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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