Robert Riskin

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From Wikipedia Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897–September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra.

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Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A group of men in suits and hats sitting on a chair; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A woman talking on a phone in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – A black - and - white photo of a man and a woman kissing; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A group of people standing in front of each other; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a green dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a suit and a red bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man wearing a suit and a hat in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – Two men arm wrestling at a table with other people; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A man wearing a suit and tie in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man in a red bow tie is looking down at his shoulder; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – A woman laying in a bed with her eyes closed; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man standing in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man wearing a hat and a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a staircase; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman in a striped sweater; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Lost Horizon” (1937), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman embracing each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – A man leaning over a pool table wearing a hat; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of an older woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – A black - and - white photo of a city street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a suit and a red bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – A woman laying on the ground with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle

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Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A black - and - white photo of a man with his hand on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man in a white suit and a white hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – An old black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man in a black suit; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Lady for a Day” (1933), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – An older man wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of an older woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – An old black and white photo of a woman in a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Lost Horizon” (1937), directed by Frank Capra – An old black and white photo of a woman sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman with a scarf around her neck; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – A woman sitting at a desk working on a computer; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – An older man and a younger woman looking in the same mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A man in a white suit and hat standing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Miracles: The Canton Godfather” (1989), directed by Jackie Chan – A group of men in suits and hats standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “It Happened One Night” (1934), directed by Frank Capra – A woman is reading a newspaper in front of a steering wheel; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “You Can't Take It with You” (1938), directed by Frank Capra – A man in a tuxedo holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

(1934)

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

(1938)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

(1936)

Lost Horizon

(1937)

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

(1989)

Lady for a Day

(1933)