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.

Lionel Barrymore's radio role of miserly Scrooge led directly to his being cast as Mr. Potter in It's A Wonderful Life (1946).

Ward Bond played Bert, the cop, in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He starred in 23 films.

Philip Van Doren Stern sent a short story, The Greatest Gift, to 200 of his friends as a Christmas card. We know it as It's a Wonderful Life

Donna Reed once commented that she didn't know if she would ever make another movie after filming Frank Capera's, "It's a Wonderful Life."

Mary Treen, a popular minor actress, appears with Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful LIfe and in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show.

It's hard to imagine another actress in the role of Mary in It's a Wonderful Life, but Donna Reed was not the only one considered.

James Stewart and Donna Reed reprise their classic film roles in this Lux Theatre broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life.

Henry Travers' most famous role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life.

A Central New York family’s LEGO replica of “It’s a Wonderful Life” has received enough votes to be considered for an official LEGO set.

It's a Wonderful Life appeared in theaters on January 7, 1947. It went into the public domain in 1974 and became a Christmas favorite.

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.

Jason Middauh and daughter Jane are less than 1,800 votes shy of having their Lego set considered an official Lego product.

Donna Reed's daughter, Mary Owen, has a busy December as venues ask her to appear at their annual showings of "It's a Wonderful Life."

Jimmy Hawkins, who played Tommy Bailey in the film, discusses how perspectives on the film have changed in recent years.

It’s A Wonderful Life bombed at the box office before becoming a Christmas classic. Along the way, it also caught the attention of the FBI.

Fans around the world are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the release of the popular Christmas film, It's a Wonderful Life.

Christopher Wilson of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History interprets "It's a Wonderful Life" with a new set of eyes.

Two stars of It's a Wonderful Life, Carolyn Grimes and Jimmy Hawkins, look back at the classic film which was nominated for five Oscars.

The town of Seneca Falls, New York, holds an annual It's A Wonderful Life Festival. Get NEWSY's take on this special event.