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<html> <head> <title>It's a Wonderful Life</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> It's a Wonderful Life (20-Dec-1946) <img src="t.wlife-8.jpg" height=220 width=146 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right> Director: <a href="/people/459/000032363/">Frank Capra</a>Writers: Frances Goodrich; Albert Hackett; <a href="/people/459/000032363/">Frank Capra</a>; Jo SwerlingFrom short story: The Greatest Gift by <a href="/people/890/000206272/">Philip Van Doren Stern</a>Keywords: <a href="/lists/800/000083551/">Drama</a>, <a href="/lists/716/000083467/">Christmas</a>, <a href="/lists/287/000084035/">Angels</a><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"></div>Businessman George Bailey's ambitions are hampered by circumstance; during a dark moment he is visited by an angel who shows him the world as it would be had he never been born. Over time, this box office failure has evolved into a perennial Christmas masterpiece. Received 5 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Entered 1990 into the National Film Registry. [watch trailer]</div> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/331/000137917/">Frank Albertson</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Feb-1909</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Feb-1964</tt></td> <td>American character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/741/000043612/">Lionel Barrymore</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Apr-1878</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Nov-1954</tt></td> <td>Young Dr. Kildare</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/053/000078816/">Ward Bond</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Nov-1960</tt></td> <td>Wagon Train</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/241/000130848/">Beulah Bondi</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-May-1888</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jan-1981</tt></td> <td>Make Way for Tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/449/000135044/">Frank Faylen</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Dec-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Aug-1985</tt></td> <td>The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/088/000063896/">Gloria Grahame</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Nov-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Oct-1981</tt></td> <td>The Bad and the Beautiful</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/047/000162558/">Jimmy Hawkins</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Nov-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Donna Reed Show</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/325/000134920/">Samuel S. Hinds</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Apr-1875</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Oct-1948</tt></td> <td>It's a Wonderful Life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/242/000027161/">Charles Lane</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jan-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jul-2007</tt></td> <td>Grumpy character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/062/000130669/">Sheldon Leonard</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Feb-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jan-1997</tt></td> <td>Nick the Bartender</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/116/000063924/">Thomas Mitchell</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jul-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Dec-1962</tt></td> <td>Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/275/000349225/">Lillian Randolph</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Dec-1898</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Sep-1980</tt></td> <td>Birdie on The Great Gildersleeve</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/702/000031609/">Donna Reed</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Jan-1921</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jan-1986</tt></td> <td>The Donna Reed Show</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/659/000026581/">Jimmy Stewart</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-May-1908</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jul-1997</tt></td> <td>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/279/000130886/">Henry Travers</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Mar-1874</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Oct-1965</tt></td> <td>It's a Wonderful Life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/583/000353521/">Mary Treen</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Mar-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jul-1989</tt></td> <td>It's A Wonderful Life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/199/000205581/">H. B. Warner</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Oct-1875</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Dec-1958</tt></td> <td>The King of Kings</td> </tr> </table> CAST<table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/659/000026581/">Jimmy Stewart</a></td><td>   ...   George Bailey</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/702/000031609/">Donna Reed</a></td><td>   ...   Mary Hatch Bailey</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/741/000043612/">Lionel Barrymore</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. Potter</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/116/000063924/">Thomas Mitchell</a></td><td>   ...   Uncle William Bailey</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/279/000130886/">Henry Travers</a></td><td>   ...   Clarence Oddbody</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/241/000130848/">Beulah Bondi</a></td><td>   ...   Ma Bailey</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/449/000135044/">Frank Faylen</a></td><td>   ...   Ernie Bishop (taxi driver)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/053/000078816/">Ward Bond</a></td><td>   ...   Officer Bert</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/088/000063896/">Gloria Grahame</a></td><td>   ...   Violet Bick</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/199/000205581/">H. B. Warner</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. Gower (druggist)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/331/000137917/">Frank Albertson</a></td><td>   ...   Sam Wainwright</td></tr><tr><td>Todd Karns</td><td>   ...   Harry Bailey</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/325/000134920/">Samuel S. Hinds</a></td><td>   ...   Peter Bailey (Pa)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/583/000353521/">Mary Treen</a></td><td>   ...   Cousin Tilly</td></tr><tr><td>Virginia Patton</td><td>   ...   Ruth Dakin Bailey</td></tr><tr><td>Charles Williams</td><td>   ...   Cousin Eustace</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Edwards</td><td>   ...   Mrs. Hatch</td></tr><tr><td>Bill Edmunds</td><td>   ...   Mr. Martini (bar owner)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/275/000349225/">Lillian Randolph</a></td><td>   ...   Anne (maid)</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina Brunetti</td><td>   ...   Mrs. Martini</td></tr><tr><td>Bobbie Anderson</td><td>   ...   Little George</td></tr><tr><td>Ronnie Ralph</td><td>   ...   Little Sam</td></tr><tr><td>Jean Gale</td><td>   ...   Young Mary</td></tr><tr><td>Jeanine Ann Roose</td><td>   ...   Little Violet</td></tr><tr><td>Danny Mummert</td><td>   ...   Little Marty Hatch</td></tr><tr><td>Georgie Nokes</td><td>   ...   Little Harry Bailey</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/062/000130669/">Sheldon Leonard</a></td><td>   ...   Nick (bartender)</td></tr><tr><td>Frank Hagney</td><td>   ...   Mr. Potter's bodyguard</td></tr><tr><td>Ray Walker</td><td>   ...   Joe (salesman)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/242/000027161/">Charles Lane</a></td><td>   ...   Rent collector</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Keane</td><td>   ...   Tom</td></tr><tr><td>Carol Coomes</td><td>   ...   Janie Bailey</td></tr><tr><td>Karolyn Grimes</td><td>   ...   Zuzu Bailey</td></tr><tr><td>Larry Simms</td><td>   ...   Peter Bailey (son)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/047/000162558/">Jimmy Hawkins</a></td><td>   ...   Tommy Bailey</td></tr></table>REVIEWS<table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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