It’s a Wonderful Life

Movie

1946

PG

2 HOURS 9 MINS

Holiday

Comedy drama

A man contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve receives a visit from his guardian angel, who shows him how different the lives of his loved ones and community would be if he had never existed.

Cast & Crew

James Stewart George Bailey

Donna Reed Mary Hatch Bailey

Lionel Barrymore Mr. Henry F. Potter

Thomas Mitchell William Bailey

Henry Travers Clarence Oddbody

Beulah Bondi Mrs. Bailey

Frank Faylen Ernie Bishop

Ward Bond Bert

Gloria Grahame Violet Bick

H.B. Warner Mr. Gower

Frank Albertson Sam Wainwright

Todd Karns Harry Bailey

Samuel S. Hinds Peter Bailey

Sheldon Leonard Nick

Ellen Corby Miss Davis

Virginia Patton Ruth Dakin Bailey

Mary Treen Tilly

Charles Williams Eustace

Sarah Edwards Mrs. J.W. Hatch

William Edmunds Giuseppe Martini

Argentina Brunetti Mrs. Martini

Lillian Randolph Annie

Bobbie Anderson Little George

Ronnie Ralph Little Sam

Jean Gale Young Mary

Jeanine Ann Roose Little Violet

Frank Hagney Potter's bodyguard

Carol Coomes Janie Bailey

Karolyn Grimes Zuzu Bailey

Larry Simms Peter Bailey

Frank Capra Director

Frances Goodrich Writer

Albert Hackett Writer

Frank Capra Writer

Philip Van Doren Stern Writer (Story)

Jo Swerling Writer

Frank Capra Producer

Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music

Joseph F. Biroc Cinematography

Joseph Walker Cinematography

William Hornbeck Film Editing

Jack Okey Art Direction

Emile Kuri Set Decoration

Edward Stevenson Costume Design

Gordon Bau Makeup Supervisor

Arthur S. Black Assistant Director

Clem Portman Sound

Richard Van Hessen Sound

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Matt Roush says...

Those bells you hear ringing on Christmas Eve? If they make you believe for even an instant that an angel might have earned their wings, then you, too, are a fan of director Frank Capra‘s beloved 1946 classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, now a Christmas Eve fixture on NBC, where it has been a holiday fixture for more than 30 years. Jimmy Stewart stars as the affable George Bailey, a self-sacrificing Everyman who needs the adorable angel Clarence (Henry Travers) to remind him of just how wonderful his life has truly been (8/7c).