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A Mary problem?
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics...
78th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life
December 20, 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life (New York City Premiere). This American Christmas fantasy drama film starring Jimmy Stewart and...
A charity broadcast
December 13, 1951 - Stars in the Air broadcasts It's a Wonderful Life. Stars in the Air was a 30-minute Hollywood dramatic anthology...
Jimmy returns from World War II
How World War II shaped It's a Wonderful Life . Jimmy Stewart had just returned home from serving as a flight leader in World War II and...
Violet leaves a lipstick mark
Gloria Grahame appears as the sultry Violet in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) but MGM later sold her contract to RKO Studios.
Role in It's a Wonderful Life
Virginia Patton's most well-known role was in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Read what she later said about him.
The censors objected
Jimmy Stewart was nervous about the phone kiss in It's a Wonderful Life but filmed it in one take. Part of it was cut as far too passionate.
From screen to airwaves
Lux Radio Theatre broadcast an adaption of "It's a Wonderful LIfe" with Donna Reed and James Stewart reprising their classic film roles.
77th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life premiered in New York City. It received mixed reviews but became a classic film after it was put into public domain.
Jimmy returns from World War II
Jimmy Stewart had just returned home from serving as a flight leader in World War II when he made It's a Wonderful LIfe. Read more.
The censors objected
Jimmy Stewart was nervous about the phone kiss in It's a Wonderful Life but filmed it in one take. Part of it was cut as far too passionate.
A charity broadcast
Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprised their roles in It's a Wonderful Life for a 1951 radio broadcast on Stars in the Air.
Jimmy returns from World War II
Jimmy Stewart had just returned home from serving as a flight leader in World War II when he made It's a Wonderful LIfe. Read more.
The censors objected
Jimmy Stewart was nervous about the phone scene kiss in It's a Wonderful Life but it was done in one take. Then the censors stepped in.
Jimmy returns from World War II
He had just returned home from serving in World War II and this 1946 film was his first movie since witnessing the horrors of war.
It's a Wonderful Life on radio
Screen Guild Players broadcast its second radio adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life with Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprising their roles.
A charity broadcast
Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprised their film roles on the radio broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life that aired on December 13, 1951.
Don't miss this Christmas classic
Frank Capra’s "It's a Wonderful Life" will air twice on NBC in December. Dates are Dec. 4th and Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th at 8 p.m. EST.
Violet leaves a lipstick mark
Gloria Graham appears as the sultry Violet in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), along with Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart.
The censors objected
The phone scene between Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful LIfe was done in one take but part was cut to satisfy the censor.
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