It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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NR | 2 hr 15 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 12/25/1946

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Synopsis:

George Bailey is a small-town man whose life seems so desperate he contemplates suicide. He had always wanted to leave Bedford Falls to see the world, but circumstances and his own good heart have led him to stay. He sacrficed his education for his brother's, kept the family-run savings and loan afloat, protected the town from the avarice of the greedy banker Mr. Potter, and married his childhood sweetheart. As he prepares to jump from a bridge, his guardian angel intercedes, showing him what life would have become for the residents of Bedford Falls is he had never lived.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/25/1946

Director	Credit
Frank Capra	Director
Cast	Credit
James Stewart	George Bailey
Donna Reed	Mary Hatch
Lionel Barrymore	Mr Potter
Thomas Mitchell	Uncle Billy
Henry Travers	Clarence
Beulah Bondi	Mrs Bailey
Ward Bond	Bert
Frank Faylen	Ernie
Gloria Grahame	Violet
H B Warner	Mr Gower
Samuel S Hinds	Pa Bailey
Frank Albertson	Sam Wainawright
Virginia Patton	Ruth Dakin
Todd Karns	Harry Bailey
Mary Treen	Cousin Tilly
Charles Williams	Cousin Eustace
Sara Edwards	Mrs Hatch
Bill Edmunds	Mr Martin
Lillian Randolph	Annie
Argentina Brunetti	Mrs Martin
Robert Anderson	Little George
Ronnie Ralph	Little Sam
Jean Gale	Little Mary
Jeanine Ann Roose	Little Violet
Danny Mummert	Little Mary Match
Georgie Nokes	Little Harry Bailey
Sheldon Leonard	Nick
Frank Hagney	Potter's Bodyguard
Ray Walker	Joe
Charlie Lane	Real Estate Salesman
Edward Kean	Tom
Carol Coomes	Janie Bailey
Karolyn Grimes	Zuzu Bailey
Larry Simms	Pete Bailey
Jimmy Hawkins	Tommy Bailey
Production Credits	Credit
Frank Capra	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Liberty Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
RKO Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Artisan Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Feature Film Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Park Circus Limited	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Frances Goodrich	Screenplay
Philip Van Doren Stern	From Story
Albert Hackett	Screenplay
Frank Capra	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Jack Okey	Art Director
Film Camera	Credit
Joseph B Walker	Director of Photography
Joseph Biroc	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Dimitri Tiomkin	Music
Visual Effects	Credit
Russell A Cully	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Edward Stevenson	Costume Designer

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