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    The censors objected
    JP

    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.
    The villainous Mr. Potter
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    The villainous Mr. Potter

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

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

    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
    Is it my last movie?
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    Is it my last movie?

    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."
    Her niche as a minor actress
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    Her niche as a minor actress

    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.
    Donna's first role off the MGM lot
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    Donna's first role off the MGM lot

    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.
    From screen to airwaves
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    From screen to airwaves

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

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

    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.
    A lucky clerical snafu
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    A lucky clerical snafu

    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.
    Jimmy returns from World War II
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    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.
    Have you cast your vote?
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    Have you cast your vote?

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

    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."
    He was there 75 years ago
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    He was there 75 years ago

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

    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.
    75th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life
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    75th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life

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

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

    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.
    A visit to Bedford Falls
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    A visit to Bedford Falls

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