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On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, George Bailey contemplates suicide. The prayers of his family and friends reach Heaven, where guardian angel second class Clarence Odbody is assigned to save George in order to earn his wings. Clarence is shown flashbacks of George's life.
Dec 25, 2023 · The recent biographical documentary Frank Capra: Mr America paints a complicated, often damning portrait of the man behind feelgood classics such as Mr Smith Goes to Washington and It...
Dec 2, 2021 · While most of the stars of It's a Wonderful Life are long gone, you may wonder what happened to them and their careers after they made the film.
- Noelle Talmon
- It’s A Wonderful Life Initially Bombed At The Box Office. Given its reputation as being, you know, the biggest and best Christmas movie of all-time, you might think that 1946's It's A Wonderful Life would've made a killing at the box office.
- It’s A Wonderful Life Is Based On A Short Story For A Christmas Card. Based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren, It's A Wonderful Life had a curious method of reaching the silver screen.
- The Script Was Initially Considered Too ‘Racy’ While the movie deals with dark themes related to indecency, suicidal idealization, and financial instability, It's A Wonderful Life is a broadly accessible movie, one that has become a staple of holiday watches for a reason.
- Robert J. Anderson, Who Played Young George Bailey, Was Actually Slapped, Resulting In His Ear Bleeding. More often than not, when you see violence portrayed in a film, it's all make-believe.
Dorothy Parker Polished the Script. When it came to finalizing the script for It’s A Wonderful Life, there was no shortage of edits and rewrites. While many scriptwriters who later became famous took a stab at helping to reshape Stern’s story, one surprising individual hopped on to help smooth out the rough edges.
Dec 18, 2020 · Dorothy Parker worked on the script for It's a Wonderful Life. / Getty Images. By the time It’s a Wonderful Life made it into theaters, the story was much different from Stern’s original tale.
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Dec 10, 2021 · The last surviving members of the cast of 'It's a Wonderful Life,' recall what it was like working on the iconic film on its 75th anniversary this year.
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