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[L.Dennison]

Dear Ken Barnes,

Your DVD presentation of "Meet John Doe" is one of the most satisfying DVDs I have ever seen. It's a pleasure to add it to my collection alongside "It's A Wonderful Life." Is there any chance of your doing similar presentations on other Frank Capra classics?

L.D.

[Ken Barnes]

Dear Mr. Dennison,

Thanks you for your kind remarks on our DVD of MEET JOHN DOE. I would love to do more Frank Capra films on DVD but,apart from special edition DVDs on It's a Wonderful Life
(excellent), It Happened One Night (.O.K)Mr. Deeds Goes To Town( so-so)Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (O.K,)- all of which have contributions from Frank Capra,Jr - there is only Lost Horizon that has a really good presentation.

As far as I know, "You Can't Take It With You"has not had a worthwhile coverage - although it is on DVD. All of the above except for "Wonderful" are part of the Columbia Classics series and while I'm working with a number of different studios both here and in the USA, Columbia is not one of them. I think the two Paramount films with Crosby
"Riding High" (1950) and"Here Comes the Groom"(1951)would make interesting DVDs - although I think the latter rather overrated. Of the two latter day films "A Hole In The Head"
(1959) and "A Pocketful of Miracles"(1961), I think the former is decidedly the better of the two. But I'm not sure that either cries out for a Special Edition. Such decisions,however, would be up to the companies that own them.

Generally, though, I think Mr. Capra is fairly well represented on DVD. But there's still room for more.

Thank you
Ken Barnes