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James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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It's a Wonderful Life

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Director

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  • Frank Capra
    Frank Capra

Writers

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  • Frances Goodrich
    Frances Goodrich
    screenplay by &
  • Albert Hackett
    Albert Hackett
    screenplay by and
  • Frank Capra
    Frank Capra
    screenplay by
  • Jo Swerling
    Jo Swerling
    additional scenes
  • Philip Van Doren Stern
    Philip Van Doren Stern
    based on a story by
  • Michael Wilson
    Michael Wilson
    contributor to screenplay (uncredited)

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • James Stewart
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    George Bailey
  • Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    Mary Hatch
  • Lionel Barrymore c. 1933
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    Mr. Potter
  • Thomas Mitchell in Journey Into Light (1951)
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    Uncle Billy
  • Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    Clarence
  • Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    Mrs. Bailey
  • Frank Faylen, c. 1960.
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    Ernie
  • Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    Bert
  • Gloria Grahame
    Gloria Grahame
    Gloria Grahame
    Violet
  • H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    Mr. Gower
  • Frank Albertson
    Frank Albertson
    Frank Albertson
    Sam Wainwright
  • Todd Karns in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    Todd Karns
    Todd Karns
    Harry Bailey
  • Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Pa Bailey
  • Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    Cousin Tilly
  • Virginia Patton
    Virginia Patton
    Virginia Patton
    Ruth Dakin
  • Charles Williams
    Charles Williams
    Cousin Eustace
  • Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards
    Mrs. Hatch
    (as Sara Edwards)
  • William Edmunds
    William Edmunds
    Mr. Martini
    (as Bill Edmunds)
  • Lillian Randolph
    Lillian Randolph
    Lillian Randolph
    Annie
  • Argentina Brunetti
    Argentina Brunetti
    Argentina Brunetti
    Mrs. Martini
  • Robert J. Anderson in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    Robert J. Anderson
    Robert J. Anderson
    Little George
    (as Bobbie Anderson)
  • Ronnie Ralph
    Ronnie Ralph
    Little Sam
  • Jeanne Gail
    Jeanne Gail
    Little Mary
  • Jeanine Ann Roose
    Jeanine Ann Roose
    Little Violet
  • Danny Mummert in Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
    Danny Mummert
    Danny Mummert
    Little Marty Hatch
  • Georgie Nokes
    Georgie Nokes
    Little Harry Bailey
  • Sheldon Leonard circa 1954
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    Nick
  • Frank Hagney
    Frank Hagney
    Frank Hagney
    Potter's Bodyguard
  • Ray Walker in Magic Town (1947)
    Ray Walker
    Ray Walker
    Joe (Luggage Shop)
  • Charles Lane in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    Real Estate Salesman
    (as Charlie Lane)
  • Edward Keane
    Edward Keane
    Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
    (as Edward Kean)
  • Carol Coombs
    Carol Coombs
    The Bailey Child - Janie
    (as Carol Coomes)
  • Karolyn Grimes
    Karolyn Grimes
    Karolyn Grimes
    The Bailey Child - Zuzu
  • Larry Simms in Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
    Larry Simms
    Larry Simms
    The Bailey Child - Pete
  • On the set
    Jimmy Hawkins
    Jimmy Hawkins
    The Bailey Child - Tommy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Jean Acker
    Jean Acker
    Jean Acker
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Ernie Adams in Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    Ed
    (uncredited)
  • Monya Andre
    Monya Andre
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    Mr. Welch
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    Nervous Banker
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Bailey
    Jack Bailey
    Jack Bailey
    One of Vi's Suitors
    (uncredited)
  • Louise Bates
    Louise Bates
    Louise Bates
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Mary Bayless
    Mary Bayless
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Beth Belden
    Beth Belden
    Young Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    Military Officer in Montage
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph E. Bernard
    Joseph E. Bernard
    Joseph E. Bernard
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Willie Bloom
    Willie Bloom
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Dolores Boucher
    Dolores Boucher
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Al Bridge in Fighting with Kit Carson (1933)
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    Sheriff
    (uncredited)
  • Buz Buckley
    Buz Buckley
    Young Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Marian Carr in Nightmare (1956)
    Marian Carr
    Marian Carr
    Jane Wainwright
    (uncredited)
  • Adriana Caselotti
    Adriana Caselotti
    Singer at Martini's
    (uncredited)
  • Lane Chandler in The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    Policeman
    (uncredited)
  • Michael Chapin
    Michael Chapin
    Michael Chapin
    Young George's Friend
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Chatterton
    Tom Chatterton
    Tom Chatterton
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    Cop Arresting Violet
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Dr. Campbell
    (uncredited)
  • Beulah Christian
    Beulah Christian
    Graduation Dance Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    Building & Loan Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Coleman
    Tom Coleman
    Building & Loan Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Don Collins
    Don Collins
    Little Pete Bailey
    (uncredited)
  • Ron Collins
    Ron Collins
    Little Pete Bailey
    (uncredited)
  • Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    Ms. Davis
    (uncredited)
  • Jimmy the Crow
    Jimmy the Crow
    Crow in Bank
    (uncredited)
  • Bryn Davis
    Bryn Davis
    Elderly Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Lew Davis
    Lew Davis
    High School Teacher at Poolside
    (uncredited)
  • Marion Raymond Davis
    Marion Raymond Davis
    Bandleader in the High School Dance Scene
    (uncredited)
  • Marilyn Dialon
    Marilyn Dialon
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Helen Dickson
    Helen Dickson
    Helen Dickson
    Graduation Dance Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Elliott in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    Man on Porch
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Evans
    Harry Evans
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Fadden in The Virginian (1962)
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    Tollhouse Keeper
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    Violet's Boyfriend
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Fetherston
    Eddie Fetherston
    Horace
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    Relieved Banker in Potter's Office
    (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Gordon in Black Magic (1944)
    Dick Gordon
    Dick Gordon
    Photographer with Sheriff
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Gordon
    Jack Gordon
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph Granby
    Joseph Granby
    Elderly Man
    (voice) (uncredited)
  • Robert Haines
    Robert Haines
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    Carter
    (uncredited)
  • Jean Harrison
    Jean Harrison
    Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Herbert Heywood
    Herbert Heywood
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Holman
    Harry Holman
    Harry Holman
    Mr. Partridge
    (uncredited)
  • Art Howard
    Art Howard
    Building & Loan Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Howard
    Bert Howard
    Building & Loan Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Arthur Stuart Hull
    Arthur Stuart Hull
    Arthur Stuart Hull
    Mr. Randall
    (uncredited)
  • Jerry Lewis, Mickey Finn, and John Indrisano in Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
    John Indrisano
    John Indrisano
    Man in Fantasy
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Carl Kent in The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
    Carl Kent
    Carl Kent
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Milton Kibbee in When Strangers Marry (1944)
    Milton Kibbee
    Milton Kibbee
    Building & Loan Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Charlott Knight
    Charlott Knight
    Charlott Knight
    Bank Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Effie Laird
    Effie Laird
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    Building & Loan Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Harold Landon
    Harold Landon
    Marty Hatch
    (uncredited)
  • Meade 'Lux' Lewis
    Meade 'Lux' Lewis
    Pianist in Nick's Place
    (uncredited)
  • Max Linder
    Max Linder
    Graduation Dance Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Lomas
    Jack Lomas
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    Man Whose Great-Grandfather Planted Tree
    (uncredited)
  • Irene Mack
    Irene Mack
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Building and Loan Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Meakin
    Charles Meakin
    Charles Meakin
    Elderly Man
    (uncredited)
  • Priscilla Montgomery
    Priscilla Montgomery
    Student in Gym
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Man with Sheriff
    (uncredited)
  • Evelyn Moriarty
    Evelyn Moriarty
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Philip Morris
    Philip Morris
    Building & Loan Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Mower
    Jack Mower
    Jack Mower
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • George Noisom
    George Noisom
    School Dancer
    (uncredited)
  • Anton Northpole
    Anton Northpole
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Bob O'Connor in The Fixer Uppers (1935)
    Bob O'Connor
    Bob O'Connor
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Frank O'Connor in Against the Law (1934)
    Frank O'Connor
    Frank O'Connor
    Military Officer in Montage
    (uncredited)
  • Lynn O'Leary-Jameson
    Lynn O'Leary-Jameson
    Infant Janie Bailey
    (uncredited)
  • Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    Senior Angel
    (voice) (uncredited)
  • Garry Owen in Once Upon a Time (1944)
    Garry Owen
    Garry Owen
    Bill-Poster
    (uncredited)
  • Netta Packer in Powder Town (1942)
    Netta Packer
    Netta Packer
    Elderly Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Franklin Parker
    Franklin Parker
    Photographer
    /Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Beulah Parkington
    Beulah Parkington
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Suzanne Ridgway in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Nick's Waitress
    (uncredited)
  • Constantine Romanoff in The Shadow (1940)
    Constantine Romanoff
    Constantine Romanoff
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Edith Russell
    Edith Russell
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Loretta Russell in Desperate Cargo (1941)
    Loretta Russell
    Loretta Russell
    Building & Loan Depositor
    (uncredited)
  • Cy Schindell
    Cy Schindell
    Cy Schindell
    Nick's Bouncer
    (uncredited)
  • Bobby Scott
    Bobby Scott
    Mickey
    (uncredited)
  • Almira Sessions
    Almira Sessions
    Almira Sessions
    Potter's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • Mabel Smaney
    Mabel Smaney
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Cedric Stevens
    Cedric Stevens
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Hugh O'Brian, Brick Sullivan, and Ray Kellogg in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    Brick Sullivan
    Brick Sullivan
    Man in Fantasy
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Sullivan in Destination Tokyo (1943)
    Charles Sullivan
    Charles Sullivan
    Nick's Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • "Our Gang" Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer C. 1935
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Freddie Othello
    (uncredited)
  • Victor Travis
    Victor Travis
    Faculty Member
    (uncredited)
  • Max Wagner in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    Max Wagner
    Max Wagner
    Cashier
    /Nick's Assistant Bouncer
    (uncredited)
  • Alan Ward
    Alan Ward
    Townsperson
    (uncredited)
  • Larry Wheat in Not So Long Ago (1925)
    Larry Wheat
    Larry Wheat
    Building & Loan Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Charles C. Wilson in Legion of Terror (1936)
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charlie
    (uncredited)

Producer

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  • Frank Capra
    Frank Capra
    producer

Composer

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  • Dimitri Tiomkin
    Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematographers

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  • Joseph F. Biroc
    Joseph F. Biroc
    director of photography (as Joseph Biroc)
  • Joseph Walker
    Joseph Walker
    director of photography
  • Victor Milner
    Victor Milner
    cinematographer (uncredited)

Editor

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  • William Hornbeck
    William Hornbeck

Art Directors

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  • Jack Okey
    Jack Okey
  • William Cameron Menzies
    William Cameron Menzies
    art director (uncredited)

Set Decorator

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  • Emile Kuri
    Emile Kuri
    set decorator (set decorations)

Costume Designer

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  • Edward Stevenson
    Edward Stevenson
    costume designer (costumes)

Makeup Department

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  • Gordon Bau
    Gordon Bau
    makeup supervisor

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Arthur S. Black Jr.
    Arthur S. Black Jr.
    assistant director (as Arthur S. Black)

Sound Department

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  • Clem Portman
    Clem Portman
    sound
  • Richard Van Hessen
    Richard Van Hessen
    sound
  • John Aalberg
    John Aalberg
    sound (uncredited)

Special Effects

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  • Russell A. Cully
    Russell A. Cully
    special photographic effects
  • Daniel Hays
    Daniel Hays
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Russell Shearman
    Russell Shearman
    special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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  • Lila Finn
    Lila Finn
    stunt double: Donna Reed (uncredited)
  • John Indrisano
    John Indrisano
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Bob O'Connor
    Bob O'Connor
    stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Joseph F. Biroc
    Joseph F. Biroc
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Homer Plannette
    Homer Plannette
    gaffer (uncredited)
  • Phil Stern
    Phil Stern
    still photographer (uncredited)

Costume Department

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  • Eugene Joseff
    Eugene Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Dimitri Tiomkin
    Dimitri Tiomkin
    director: musical score
  • Herschel Burke Gilbert
    Herschel Burke Gilbert
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Leigh Harline
    Leigh Harline
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Paul Marquardt
    Paul Marquardt
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Alfred Newman
    Alfred Newman
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Nathan Scott
    Nathan Scott
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Leith Stevens
    Leith Stevens
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • David Tamkin
    David Tamkin
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Dave Torbett
    Dave Torbett
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Edward Ward
    Edward Ward
    composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Charlsie Bryant
    Charlsie Bryant
    script supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Jacques Beauchey
    Jacques Beauchey
    french voice dubbing: Frank Faylen (uncredited)
  • Jacques Berlioz
    Jacques Berlioz
    french voice dubbing: J. Farrell MacDonald (uncredited)
  • Mario Besesti
    Mario Besesti
    italian voice dubbing: Thomas Mitchell (uncredited)
  • Jean Brochard
    Jean Brochard
    french voice dubbing: Harry Holman (uncredited)
  • Jean Brunel
    Jean Brunel
    french voice dubbing: Harry Cheshire & Eddie Fetherston (uncredited)
  • Manlio Busoni
    Manlio Busoni
    italian voice dubbing: Charles Lane (uncredited)
  • René Bériard
    René Bériard
    french voice dubbing: James Stewart (uncredited)
  • Germana Calderini
    Germana Calderini
    italian voice dubbing: Jean Gale (uncredited)
  • Georges Chamarat
    Georges Chamarat
    french voice dubbing: Joseph Granby (uncredited)
  • Glen Cook
    Glen Cook
    swim gym operating engineer (uncredited)
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