It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

2h 10min | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Dec 20, 1946 | Released

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Director: Frank Capra

Producer: Frank Capra

Writer(s): Frank Capra Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett

Story:

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Cast & Crew

Cast (108 Members)

George Bailey

Carter (uncredited)

Uncle Billy Bailey

Bert

Singer at Martini's (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Henry Travers

Clarence Odbody

J. Farrell MacDonald

Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

Mary Hatch Bailey

Henry F. Potter

Harry Bailey

Ma Bailey

Peter Bailey

Little Harry Bailey

Ernie Bishop

Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)

(voice) (uncredited)

Real Estate Salesman

Charlie (uncredited)

Man on Porch (uncredited)

Larry Simms

Pete Bailey

Tom Chatterton

Townsman (uncredited)

Mr. Gower

Ed (uncredited)

Potter's Bodyguard

Little Marty Hatch

Joe at Luggage Shop

Mr. Welch (uncredited)

Sheldon Leonard

Nick

Edward Clark

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Gloria Grahame

Violet Bick

Frank Albertson

Sam Wainwright

Marian Carr

Jane Wainwright (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Hatch (as Sara Edwards)

Lane Chandler

(uncredited)

William Edmunds

Giuseppe Martini (as Bill Edmunds)

Eddie Kane

Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Lee Frederick

(uncredited)

Effie Laird

Townswoman (uncredited)

Mary Treen

Cousin Tilly

Almira Sessions

Potter's Secretary (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti

Mrs. Martini

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)

Netta Packer

(uncredited)

John Indrisano

Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Jimmy Hawkins

Tommy Bailey

Garry Owen

Bill-Poster (uncredited)

Robert J. Anderson

Little George (as Bobbie Anderson)

Harry Cheshire

Dr. Campbell (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Charles Williams

Cousin Eustace

Edward Keane

Tom at Building & Loan

Sam Flint

Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Sheriff (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Man with Sheriff (uncredited)

Harry Holman

Mr. Partridge (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Nick's Bartender (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

Young George's Friend (uncredited)

Mark Roberts

Mickey (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

Horace (uncredited)

Frank Fenton

Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Carl Kent

(uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Townsman (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph

Annie

Jack Lomas

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Harold Landon

Marty Hatch (uncredited)

Bob O'Connor

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Nervous Banker (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

Freddie Othello (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

Philip Morris

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Ruth Dakin Bailey

Little Mary

Zuzu Bailey

Little Sam

Little Violet

Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)

Carol Coombs

Janie Bailey

Arthur Stuart Hull

Mr. Randall (uncredited)

Cedric Stevens

(uncredited)

Lew Davis

High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)

Art Howard

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Jack Bailey

One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)

Charles Meakin

(uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Buz Buckley

(uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway

Nick's Waitress (uncredited)

Monya Andre

(uncredited)

George Noisom

School Dancer (uncredited)

Jean Acker

Townswoman (uncredited)

Harry Denny

(uncredited)

Bert Howard

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Jimmy the Crow

Uncle Billy's Pet Crow

Herschel Graham

(uncredited)

James Stewart George Bailey

Charles Halton Carter (uncredited)

Thomas Mitchell Uncle Billy Bailey

Ward Bond Bert

Adriana Caselotti Singer at Martini's (uncredited)

Ellen Corby Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Henry Travers Clarence Odbody

J. Farrell MacDonald Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

Donna Reed Mary Hatch Bailey

Lionel Barrymore Henry F. Potter

Todd Karns Harry Bailey

Beulah Bondi Ma Bailey

Samuel S. Hinds Peter Bailey

Georgie Nokes Little Harry Bailey

Frank Faylen Ernie Bishop

Moroni Olsen Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)

Joseph Granby (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Lane Real Estate Salesman

Charles C. Wilson Charlie (uncredited)

Dick Elliott Man on Porch (uncredited)

Larry Simms Pete Bailey

Tom Chatterton Townsman (uncredited)

H.B. Warner Mr. Gower

Ernie Adams Ed (uncredited)

Frank Hagney Potter's Bodyguard

Danny Mummert Little Marty Hatch

Ray Walker Joe at Luggage Shop

Stanley Andrews Mr. Welch (uncredited)

Sheldon Leonard Nick

Edward Clark Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Gloria Grahame Violet Bick

Frank Albertson Sam Wainwright

Marian Carr Jane Wainwright (uncredited)

Tom Fadden Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards Mrs. Hatch (as Sara Edwards)

Lane Chandler (uncredited)

William Edmunds Giuseppe Martini (as Bill Edmunds)

Eddie Kane Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Lee Frederick (uncredited)

Effie Laird Townswoman (uncredited)

Mary Treen Cousin Tilly

Almira Sessions Potter's Secretary (uncredited)

Cy Schindell Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti Mrs. Martini

Meade 'Lux' Lewis Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)

Netta Packer (uncredited)

John Indrisano Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Jimmy Hawkins Tommy Bailey

Garry Owen Bill-Poster (uncredited)

Robert J. Anderson Little George (as Bobbie Anderson)

Harry Cheshire Dr. Campbell (uncredited)

Max Wagner Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Charles Williams Cousin Eustace

Edward Keane Tom at Building & Loan

Sam Flint Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)

Dick Gordon Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)

Al Bridge Sheriff (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse Man with Sheriff (uncredited)

Harry Holman Mr. Partridge (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan Nick's Bartender (uncredited)

Michael Chapin Young George's Friend (uncredited)

Mark Roberts Mickey (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston Horace (uncredited)

Frank Fenton Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Carl Kent (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard Townsman (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff Bar Patron (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph Annie

Jack Lomas Bar Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Harold Landon Marty Hatch (uncredited)

Bob O'Connor Bar Patron (uncredited)

Sam Ash Nervous Banker (uncredited)

Carl Switzer Freddie Othello (uncredited)

Larry Wheat Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Helen Dickson Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

Philip Morris Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Virginia Patton Ruth Dakin Bailey

Jean Gale Little Mary

Karolyn Grimes Zuzu Bailey

Ronnie Ralph Little Sam

Jeanine Ann Roose Little Violet

Franklin Parker Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)

Carol Coombs Janie Bailey

Arthur Stuart Hull Mr. Randall (uncredited)

Cedric Stevens (uncredited)

Lew Davis High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)

Art Howard Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Jack Bailey One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)

Charles Meakin (uncredited)

Jack Gordon Bar Patron (uncredited)

Buz Buckley (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway Nick's Waitress (uncredited)

Monya Andre (uncredited)

George Noisom School Dancer (uncredited)

Jean Acker Townswoman (uncredited)

Harry Denny (uncredited)

Bert Howard Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Tom Coleman Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Jimmy the Crow Uncle Billy's Pet Crow

Herschel Graham (uncredited)

Crew (26 Members)

Frank Capra

Director

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist

Clem Portman

Sound

Russell A. Cully

Special Effects

William Cameron Menzies

Art Direction

Michael Wilson

Additional Writing

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Philip Van Doren Stern

Original Story

Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Editor

Art Direction

Screenplay

Screenplay

Additional Writing

Stunts

Costume Design

Sound

Assistant Director

Special Effects

Orchestrator

Still Photographer

Sound

Special Effects Supervisor

Homer Plannette

Gaffer

Frank Capra Director

Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer

Gordon Bau Makeup Artist

Clem Portman Sound

Russell A. Cully Special Effects

William Cameron Menzies Art Direction

Michael Wilson Additional Writing

Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography

Emile Kuri Set Decoration

Philip Van Doren Stern Original Story

Joseph Walker Director of Photography

William Hornbeck Editor

Jack Okey Art Direction

Frances Goodrich Screenplay

Albert Hackett Screenplay

Jo Swerling Additional Writing

Lila Finn Stunts

Eugene Joseff Costume Design

Richard Van Hessen Sound

Arthur S. Black Jr. Assistant Director

Daniel Hays Special Effects

Paul Marquardt Orchestrator

Phil Stern Still Photographer

John Aalberg Sound

Russell Shearman Special Effects Supervisor

Homer Plannette Gaffer

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

2h 10min | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Dec 20, 1946 | Released

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