JPCast in two of Donna's notable moviesWard Bond appears with Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life as Bert, the cop, and in They Were Expendable as 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
JPIt started as a short storyThe Christmas staple, It's a Wonderful Life, began as a short story that Philip Van Doren Stern couldn't sell. See how it became the movie.
JPHer niche as a minor actressMary Treen appears in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life as Cousin Tilly. She also guests in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
JPDonna's first role off the MGM lotIt's hard to imagine another actress in the role of Mary in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but Donna Reed was not the only one considered.