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Jonathan Benair

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Arsenic and Old Lace

In 1941, director Frank Capra was at the peak of his profession with a string of critical and popular successes behind him—next would come his adaptation of a farcical and macabre stage play.

By Jonathan Benair

Tunes of Glory

Two years after The Horse’s Mouth director Ronald Neame cast Alec Guinness in this film, based on a book by James Kennaway.

By Jonathan Benair

The Horse's Mouth

Alec Guinness used his new-found prominence and clout to initiate a long-cherished ambition, to bring Joyce Cary’s most famous novel to the screen.

By Jonathan Benair