On November 7th from 7-10 p.m. in Pollock Theater, the Carsey-Wolf Center will present a screening of Meet John Doe. Raising prescient questions about the relationship between corporate moguls and the media, and the ethical dilemmas faced by those in their employ, Meet John Doe was the first and only independently produced film by director Frank Capra and screenwriter Robert Riskin, whose earlier, celebrated collaborations at Columbia Pictures included It Happened One Night (1934) and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936).

Victoria Riskin (author of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir) will join Charles Wolfe (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of the film and Robert Riskin’s legacy.