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It's a Wonderful Life (IAWL) Factual Information

Facts about the film, "It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 Frank Capra film.

It's a Wonderful Life was produced by Frank Capra's own Liberty Films, and released originally by RKO Radio Pictures.

It's a Wonderful Life was based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern.

Philip Van Doren Stern originally mailed the IAWL story / plot to his friends as a Christmas Card.

The Screenplay of "It's a Wonderful Life" was by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett and Frank Capra

It's a Wonderful Life was a personal favourite film of Frank Capra.

Filming of It's a Wonderful Life started on April 15, 1946 and ended on July 27, 1946. The IAWL film premiered on December 20, 1946.

It's a Wonderful Life lost $525,000 at the box office for RKO.

Two colorized versions of "It's a Wonderful Life" have since been produced.

"It's a Wonderful Life", the film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

IAWL Cast

Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, with young Karolyn Grimes.
James Stewart as George Bailey
Donna Reed as Mary Hatch
Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter
Ward Bond as Bert
Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Bailey
Gloria Grahame as Violet
H.B. Warner as Mr. Gower
Frank Faylen as Ernie Bishop
Charles Lane as the rent collector
Henry Travers as the angel Clarence Oddbody
Sheldon Leonard as Nick, bartender
William Edmunds as Martini
Frank Albertson as Sam Wainwright
Thomas Mitchell as Uncle Billy
Joseph Kearns as Angel (voice, uncredited)

A more complete IAWL Cast List is here.

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