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It's a Wonderful Life on radio
Screen Guild Players did two radio adaptations of It's a Wonderful Life. Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart return to their roles from the film.
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A Mary problem?
Was there a "Mary Problem" in It's a Wonderful Life? Clare Coffey has an opinion.
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79th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life
Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed December 20, 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life (New York City Premiere). This American Christmas fantasy drama...
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Zuzu reflects
Former child star Karolyn Grimes recalls starring in It's a Wonderful Life and how it has affected her life.
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It's a Wonderful Life insight
Jimmy Hawkins, who portrayed Tommy Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, sits down for an interview at the annual It's a Wonderful Life Festival.
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He was there 79 years ago
Jackie Schmillen, a 1998 Donna Reed Scholar and TV host, visits with Jimmy Hawkins about his role as Tommy Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.
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A charity broadcast
Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprised their It's a Wonderful Life roles on the Stars in the Air radio broadcast on December 13, 1951.
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Oscar night smiles
From Here to Eternity turned out to be a monumental film for both Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra, providing them with critical acclaim.
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Jimmy returns from World War II
Jimmy Stewart's war experiences helped Frank Capra shape It's a Wonderful Life into a failed suicide attempt.
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It's a Wonderful Life teaches American history
Beyond being inspirational, It’s a Wonderful Life can be explored and viewed in many ways, even as a presentation of history on the screen.
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FBI was interested
The Weird Story of the FBI and "It’s a Wonderful Life’" told by Smithsonian's Kat Eschner. The film supposedly had Communist tendencies.
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Stars reminisce
Two stars of It's a Wonderful Life, Karolyn Grimes and Jimmy Hawkins, look back at the classic which was nominated for five Oscars.
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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.
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It's a Wonderful Life insight
Peter Billingsley of A Christmas Story revisits the making of the classic of all Christmas movies, It's A Wonderful Life.
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Noisy snow won't work!
Frank Capra used a new form of snow while filming It's a Wonderful Life during a July heat wave. It allowed live dialogue in falling snow.
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Her only film
Jeanine Ann Roose, whose first job was on The Jack Benny Program at the age of 8, played the role of Violet Bick in It's a Wonderful Life.
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A message from the snowflakes
All good stories have a twist. Join Mike Rowe for a different take on a Hollywood event that involves something about It's a Wonderful Life.
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It's Wonderful Life Trivia
Did you know Cary Grant almost played George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life? Check out 15 trivia facts about this classic film.
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She only wanted $17.50
During the bank run in It's a Wonderful Life, Ellen Corby asks for her money with a line that surprises Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
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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.
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