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Capra remained employable in Hollywood during and after the HUAC hearings, but chose nonetheless to demonstrate his loyalty by attempting to re-enlist in the Army at the outbreak of the Korean War, in 1950.

He was rejected due to his age, however.

He was later invited to join the Defense Department's newly-formed Think Tank project, VISTA, but was denied the necessary clearance.

According to Friedman, " these two rejections were devastating to the man who had made a career of demonstrating American ideals in film ", along with his directing award-winning documentary films for the Army.

By 1952, at the age of 55, Capra effectively retired from Hollywood filmmaking and spent his later years working with Caltech, his alma mater, to produce educational films on science topics.