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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
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Ruth Dakin
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Director:
Frank CapraWriters:
Frances Goodrich (screenplay), Albert Hackett (screenplay), Frank Capra (screenplay), Jo Swerling (additional scenes), Philip Van Doren Stern (story)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The Main Street of Bedford Falls, including the Bailey Bros. Savings and Loan and the Bedford Falls Trust & Savings, was located on the RKO Encino Ranch, west of (but not on) the playing fields of what is now Balboa Park in Encino, California. The ... ...
Quotes
Mr. Emil Gower:
I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father.
Giuseppe Martini:
Joseph, Jesus and Mary. Help my friend, Mr. Bailey.
Ma Bailey:
Help my son, George, tonight.
Bert:
He never thinks about himself, God, that's why he's in trouble.
Ernie Bishop:
George is a good guy. Give him a break, God.
Mary:
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Goofs
When George Bailey and Mr. Potter are arguing in the board room after Peter Bailey's death, George does not mispronounce "gnawing" as "gawing". He says "... and it's GALLING you!"
Crazy Credits
A ringing facsimile of the Liberty Bell (without the crack) forms the backdrop for the studio logo, which is Liberty Films, and the opening credits are in a scrapbook with Christmas decorations. The bell reappears before the end credits, and the end credits have a Christmas card picture as a backdrop.
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Beware of the many edited 16mm/"Public Domain" prints still floating around somewhere on home video.
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(pub. 1856) (uncredited)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1840)
Hymn by Charles Wesley (1730)
Performed by Carol Coombs
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Genres
Drama | Family | FantasyDetails
Release Date:
7 January 1947Language
English, French
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
California, USABox Office
Budget:
$3,180,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£49,845 (UK) (19 December 2008)
Gross:
$7,270,000 (USA) (31 December 1947)
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