Historical clue formulations

• Frank Capra title character — 2014-12-26
• He goes to town in a 1936 movie — 2012-08-30
• 2002 Adam Sandler title role — 2009-05-06
• Film character whose first name is Longfellow — 2006-11-19
• Gary Cooper title role — 2006-02-20
• 2002 title role for Adam Sandler — 2005-03-18
• 1936 Gary Cooper title role — 2001-07-06
• Longfellow, in a 1936 movie — 1997-09-20