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      • To obtain Spencer Tracy for the lead role, when he was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Liberty Films agreed to pay for use of MGM's production facilities to make the picture, and to pay MGM's parent company a percentage distribution fee.
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  3. www.historyhit.com › culture › 1946-wonderful-lifeHow Frank Capra’s ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Became a Christmas ...

    Nov 10, 2022 · Frustrated by the major studios, that same year Capra had set up his own independent production company, Liberty Films. He adapted the story into what we now know as It’s a Wonderful Life in 1946, instead lining up James (Jimmy) Stewart for the role of George Bailey.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Liberty_FilmsLiberty Films - Wikipedia

    In the purchase, Paramount acquired Liberty's interest in three movies: It's a Wonderful Life, I Remember Mama (which George Stevens was filming at RKO), [N 2] and State of the Union (not yet filmed).

  5. www.thewrap.com › its-a-wonderful-life-facts-frankIt's a Wonderful Life Trivia: Surprising Facts About the Classic

    Dec 24, 2021 · Liberty Films. The film technically started as a greeting card. When author Philip Van Doren Stern failed to find a publisher for his book about a man named George Pratt who considers suicide...

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  7. www.filmsite.org › itsaIt's A Wonderful Life (1946) - Greatest Films

    It's A Wonderful Life (1946), originally made for Liberty Films, is one of the most popular and heartwarming films ever made by director Frank Capra. Frank Capra regarded this film as his own personal favorite - it was also James Stewart's favorite of all his feature films.

  8. www.classichollywoodcentral.com › movies › its-aIt's A Wonderful Life (1946) - Classic Hollywood Central

    Jan 3, 2012 · – It was the first film made by Frank Capra’s production company Liberty Films. Capra also directed, produced and co-wrote the film. – It is said that the role of Mary was first offered to Jean Arthur, Ginger Rogers, Anne Dvorak, Olivia de Havilland, Laraine Day and Martha Scott before Donna Reed got the part.

  9. libertyislandmag.com › 2018/12/20 › the-greatestThe Greatest Conservative Films: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

    Dec 20, 2018 · Ward Bond—veteran of many a John Ford film—plays Burt, the cop who ultimately bears witness to George’s famous outburst. Henry Travers plays Clarence—the rookie angel now assigned to George, to encourage him to find value in the life he’s led.

  10. variety.com › 1946 › film‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: Film Review - Variety

    Stewart’s lead is braced by a full fan-spread of shimmering support. In femme lead, Donna Reed will reach full-fledged stardom with this effort.