Capra's Life Was Written by a Blacklisted Writer

There is actually a communist provenance of the film. So it's not just that Capra was this kind of crazy schizophrenic guy, like he, there is this other, but I take your point. He could have easily not worked with a blacklisted writer. Of course. That's been very, very easy for someone in his position to do in Hollywood. Or he could have switched around the script. But directors had the power then, at least enough power. He could has done whatever he wanted, and he didn't do it. It's fascinating. And I think you can read it almost in this meta way, like this, this text about, like, self-dest