It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
James Stewart
George Bailey
Donna Reed
Mary Hatch
Lionel Barrymore
Mr. Potter
Thomas Mitchell
Uncle Billy
Henry Travers
Clarence
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Bailey
Frank Faylen
Ernie
Ward Bond
Bert
Gloria Grahame
Violet
H.B. Warner
Mr. Gower
Frank Albertson
Sam Wainwright
Todd Karns
Harry Bailey
Frank Capra
Director
Samuel S. Hinds
Pa Bailey
Frances Goodrich
Writer
Mary Treen
Cousin Tilly
Albert Hackett
Writer
Virginia Patton
Ruth Dakin
Charles Williams
Cousin Eustace
Jo Swerling
Writer
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Hatch
Dimitri Tiomkin
Composer
William Edmunds
Mr. Martini
Joseph F. Biroc
Cinematographer
Lillian Randolph
Annie
Joseph Walker
Cinematographer
Argentina Brunetti
Mrs. Martini
Robert J. Anderson
Little George
William Hornbeck
Editor
Ronnie Ralph
Little Sam
Jeanne Gail
Little Mary
Jeanine Ann Roose
Little Violet
Danny Mummert
Little Marty Hatch
Georgie Nokes
Little Harry Bailey
Sheldon Leonard
Nick
Frank Hagney
Potter's Bodyguard
Ray Walker
Joe (Luggage Shop)
Charles Lane
Real Estate Salesman
Edward Keane
Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
Carol Coombs
The Bailey Child - Janie
Karolyn Grimes
The Bailey Child - Zuzu
Larry Simms
The Bailey Child - Pete
Jimmy Hawkins
The Bailey Child - Tommy
Jean Acker
Townswoman (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ed (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Mr. Welch (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Nervous Banker (uncredited)
Jack Bailey
One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)
Louise Bates
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Townswoman (uncredited)
Beth Belden
Young Girl (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Townsman (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Sheriff (uncredited)
Buz Buckley
Young Boy (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Jane Wainwright (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti
Singer at Martini's (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Policeman (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Young George's Friend (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Dr. Campbell (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Bryn Davis
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Lew Davis
High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)
Harry Denny
(uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Man on Porch (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
Frank Fenton
Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Horace (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)
Lee Frederick
(uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Townsman (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Elderly Man (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Carter (uncredited)
Carl Eric Hansen
(uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Mr. Partridge (uncredited)
Art Howard
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Bert Howard
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Man in Fantasy (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Carl Kent
Townsman (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Effie Laird
Townswoman (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Harold Landon
Marty Hatch (uncredited)
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
Bar Patron (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
Irene Mack
Townswoman (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Priscilla Montgomery
Student in Gym (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Man with Sheriff (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
George Noisom
School Dancer (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Lynn O'Leary-Jameson
Infant Janie Bailey (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Bill-Poster (uncredited)
Netta Packer
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Nick's Waitress (uncredited)
Mark Roberts
Mickey (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
Cedric Stevens
Townsman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Man in Fantasy (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Nick's Bartender (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Charlie (uncredited)
Jimmy the Crow
Uncle Billy's pet (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Clem Portman
Sound
Russell A. Cully
Special Effects
William Cameron Menzies
Art Direction
Michael Wilson
Additional Writing
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
Philip Van Doren Stern
Original Story
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Victor Milner
Cinematography
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1946
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 10m
Content RatingPG
Budget$3,180,000
Box Office$9,644,124
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
Wiki.
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas supernatural drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift" self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his personal dreams in order to help others in his community and whose thoughts of suicide on Christmas Eve bring about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody. Clarence shows George all the lives he touched and what the world would be like if he had not existed.
Although it was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, It's a Wonderful Life initially received mixed reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office. Theatrically, the film's break-even point was $6.3 million, about twice the production cost, a figure it did not come close to achieving on its initial release. Because of the film's disappointing sales, Capra was seen by some studios as having lost his ability to produce popular, financially successful films. Its copyright expired in 1974 following a lack of renewal and it entered the public domain, allowing it to be broadcast without licensing or royalty fees at which point it became a Christmas classic.It's a Wonderful Life is now considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and among the best Christmas films. It has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made. It was No. 11 on the American Film Institute's 1998 greatest movie list, No. 20 on its 2007 greatest movie list, and No. 1 on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. In 1990, It's a Wonderful Life was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being deemed as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Capra revealed that it was his favorite among the films he directed and that he screened it for his family every Christmas season. It was one of Stewart's favorite films.A modern remake of the film, written and directed by Kenya Barris, is in development at Paramount Pictures as of January 2024.