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During his first year with Columbia, Capra directed nine films, some of which became highly successful.
After the first few, Harry Cohn said " it was the beginning of Columbia making a better quality of pictures.
" His films soon established Capra as a " bankable " director known throughout the industry, and Cohn raised Capra's initial salary of $ 1, 000 per film to $ 25, 000 per year.
Capra also directed a film for MGM during this period, but soon realized he " had much more freedom under Harry Cohn's benevolent dictatorship ", where Cohn also put Capra's " name above the title " of his films, a first for the movie industry.
Capra wrote of this period and recalled the confidence that Cohn placed in Capra's vision and directing:
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