Frank Capra on Why Film Is A Different Medium From Theatre | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett welcomes a star line-up of Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich to show to discuss why Buster Keaton struggled in Hollywood when cartoons came along and Frank Capra discusses why film is a very different medium to theatre.
Date aired - January 21 1972 - Frank Capra, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Altman and Mel Brooks
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[@ubet6691]

The times have regressed. Thank you, once again, TDCS.

[@photonotavailable7936]

Agree.

[@XX-gy7ue]

IT ONLY GOES TO SHOW HOW INTERESTING SMART PEOPLE CAN BE !

[@Fordham1969]

After Bogdanovich talked about the ending to the Keaton film "Seven Chances" I had to have a look, sure enough it's here on KZbin. The sequence he mentions of Keaton running down the mountain with an avalanche of rocks following him is remarkable. However, Bogdanovich is REALLY exaggerating when he says there were "literally seven thousand women" chasing Keaton, I'd say closer to a couple of hundred or so.

[@smadaf]

He was ahead of his time. Nowadays people love to say "Literally dying" to a sightly funny joke and "I'm literally sitting here" as if it were amazing.

[@Diegoflyboy]

I read your comment about a thousand women. Then he told the bowtie story about his bowtie being pulled tthen said the whole reastruant pulled each others bowties but he jumped the shark when he went on to say then everyone tore each others tuxedos apartt...yeah that's it. yeah...lol

[@discoveryman59]

WOW its nice to see NORMAL again!

[@JanPBtest]

Ingmar Bergman once said theatre was his wife and film was his mistress.

[@shelleynobleart]

Fantastic stories in this! Holy cow

[@patriciaadams4171]

BOGDANOVICH WAS A GREAT FILM HISTORIAN

[@tomchris60]

While Frank Capra's recollection of 1947's Life With Father may have some truth, it was certainly not the flop he described. If ithe movie had a disastrous test screening, the final product was a critical and commercial hit.

[@lisalasoya2898]

I liked Dick Cavett, he can sell you paper if he wanted to: Although Frank Capra is best known as the director of It happened one nigh, Mr. Deeds goes to town, ect. the Motion pictu4re academy, and the producer's guild. He worked with or knew socially everyone in the movie business from Mack Sennet. Chaplin & Keaton in the silent era evolved onto present day acting, with flair. How much can you ask for?

[@brainflash1]

Not to mention cartoons can do all their own stunts.

[@jackclements2163]

But so could Buster Keaton etc. It's safer today for studios sure, but I think Jackie Chan still tries to do a few.

[@brachiator1]

@@jackclements2163 And Jackie Chan definitely reworked a couple of Buster Keaton gags in his films.

[@Hal9000ize]

Seethe

[@Gannooch]

have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like the other ones.

[@Gannooch]

I have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Art Carney or Jackie Gleason? I don’t have Decades.

[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

it's not

[@jadezee6316]

what a shame Capra had to share the stage with those 3 zero's

[@cometcourse381]

i hope you aren't including Robert Altman in that, he is easily one of the greatest American filmmakers ever

[@kamuelalee]

Que?

[@cheric35]

Hero heroin villain comedian

[@smadaf]

Another misleading title on the official Dick Cavett KZbin channel. Are the people who put together this clickbait clearing it with the real Dick Cavett or just ruining a successful brand-name?