The Way of the Strong

The one extant Capra film I could not find a copy of in my run, and the major reason I was excited about this 4K/Blu-ray box set of Capra’s work at Columbia (well, most of it). And it ends up being one of my favorite Capra silents. Like much of Capra’s work at the time, there’s a certain throwaway feel to the film, like Capra never expected the film to have a life beyond a few weeks, at most, in a movie theater. It’s a quick 60-minute adventure through a love triangle and mobsters that has a...