Writer and director Garson Kanin, whose gimlet-eyed satire Born Yesterday is currently in revival at Broadway's Cort Theatre, once said of Frank Capra, "I'd rather be Capra than God, if there is a Capra." You can definitely see his admiration for the great social-minded director reflected in Born Yesterday, which was a huge hit when it debuted in 1946 starring comedian Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn, the airheaded arm candy of corrupt tycoon Harry Brock. Like Capra's body of work, Born Yesterday walks a fine line between screwball comedy and earnest sermonizing. more ›