The Power of the Press

Frank Capra follows up a well-made but misguided naval thriller with another thriller, this one centered around a young reporter trying to uncover some corruption and crime at the highest levels of his unnamed city, and its right back to feeling like a Capra film. It doesn’t have the same warmth as some of his better-known films, but it’s got that little guy standing up alone against the big guy dynamic, all while Capra shows surprising affinity with thriller mechanics. It’s a surprisingly e...