Anderson, Ronnie Ralph, Jean Gale, Jeanine Ann Roose, Danny Mummert, Georgie Nokes, Sheldon Leonard, Frank Hagney, Ray Walker, Charles Lane, Edward Keane, Carol Coombs, Karolyn Grimes, Larry Simms, Jimmy Hawkins, Jean Acker (uncredited), Ernie Adams (uncredited), Stanley Andrews (uncredited), Sam Ash (uncredited), Jack Bailey (uncredited), Brooks Benedict (uncredited), Al Bridge (uncredited), Marian Carr (uncredited), Adriana Caselotti (uncredited), Michael Chapin (uncredited), Jack Cheatham (uncredited), Harry Cheshire (uncredited), Edward Clark (uncredited), Tom Coleman (uncredited), Ellen Corby (uncredited), Jimmy the Crow (uncredited), Lew Davis (uncredited), Helen Dickson (uncredited), Tom Fadden (uncredited), Frank Fenton (uncredited), Eddie Fetherston (uncredited), Sam Flint (uncredited), Dick Gordon (uncredited), Herbert Heywood (uncredited), Art Howard (uncredited), Bert Howard (uncredited), Arthur Stuart Hull (uncredited), John Indrisano (uncredited), Eddie Kane (uncredited), Milton Kibbee (uncredited), Mike Lally (uncredited), Meade 'Lux' Lewis (uncredited), J. Despite being set around Christmas, it was filmed during a heat wave, and it got to be so hot that frank Capra gave everyone a day off to rest, especially wearing heavy winter clothes. While watching It's a Wonderful Life for the umpteenth time, I saw a detail I never noticed before in dozens of showings. The published scripts for the film are all continuity scripts that merely document the finished film, after the fact.

Before ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE,’ snow was created using painted cornflakes, unfortunately, the flakes would make so much noise, that any dialogue would have to be dubbed in later in postproduction, but frank Capra wanted to record the sounds live, so a new snow effect was created, using foamite, a chemical used to fight fires, soap and water. that Capra had to cobble together bits of establishing shots to make a 'snow falls on the town' montage, tells Savant that the need for the footage wasn't perceived until after his expensive snowy street set was struck and shooting finished.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Farrell MacDonald (uncredited), Wilbur Mack (uncredited), Philip Morris (uncredited), Frank O'Connor (uncredited), Moroni Olsen (uncredited), Franklin Parker Almira Sessions (uncredited), Brick Sullivan (uncredited), Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer (uncredited), Max Wagner (uncredited), Larry Wheat (uncredited) and Charles C. I imagine it will make her very happy to have the video but the bell as well reminding her that Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. George reclaims the spirit to carry on and rushes home to find that the goodwill he invested in his hometown has paid off in wonderfully surprising ways.

This was likely the format of the extended Christmas card that served as the inspiration for the movie.To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. But Donna Reed actually broke the window with the stone first time, and did not require the assistant of the hired marksman! He proves his moral mettle by refusing to sell out to a predatory banker even though the transaction would finance his wanderlust.

Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. Light up your Christmas this year, with this timeless classic starring the unforgettable James Stewart as George Bailey and featuring a superb ensemble cast including Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore. But do not feel I am down grading the Black-and-White images you view, as they are of good contrast in its different shades you get from a Black-and-White image presentation and at least you have the choice of watching the two different presentations and for you to decide which version you prefer to watch. Mary’ [1945] film is showing at the cinema as George runs down the street in Bedford Falls, well Henry travers who place Clarence the angel, starred in that film as Horace P. Savant theorizes that Capra realized this was happening, and his agony must have been over how to make the film work when the budget had no more money for reshoots.In the film, as Uncle Billy is leaving George’s house drunk, it sounds as if he stumbles over some rubbish bins on the pavement, in fact a crew member dropped some equipment at the same time as Uncle Billy left the screen, while carrying on with the scene by saying, “I’m all right, I’m all right! Blu-ray Audio Quality – Liberty Films and Universal Pictures has brought out this wonderful Blu-ray disc with a brilliant 2. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. If it wasn't commissioned especially for the flashback wraparound, perhaps it was moved from elsewhere in the picture. While filming the scene where George prays in the bar, James Stewart has said that he was overcome, that he began to sob during filming of the scene.