{"id":126,"date":"2025-12-03T16:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=126"},"modified":"2026-05-14T22:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:34:29","slug":"podcast-239-its-a-wonderful-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=126","title":{"rendered":"Podcast 239: It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"126\" class=\"elementor elementor-126\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35418069 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35418069\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e92c871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e92c871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=1&amp;fonts=Verdana&amp;skin=c73a3a&amp;btn-skin=1b1b1b&amp;multiple_size=515&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=100&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;font-color=auto&amp;i=nnjxu-19dc762-pb\" width=\"800\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"67d513ae-59cd-47c8-9a31-05c24dfe3823\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b3c5242a-1da4-4bfc-9be4-163edd8516e2\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"537\"><strong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"89\">Movie Title:<\/strong> It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<br data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"114\" \/><strong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"131\">Release Date:<\/strong> December 20, 1946<br data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"152\" \/><strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"164\">Runtime:<\/strong> 130\u2013131 minutes \/ approximately 2 hr 10 min<br data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"211\" \/><strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"224\">Director:<\/strong> Frank Capra<br data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"239\" \/><strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"265\">Screenplay Written By:<\/strong> Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra; additional scenes by Jo Swerling<br data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"352\" \/><strong data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"365\">Based On:<\/strong> \u201cThe Greatest Gift,\u201d a short story\/booklet by Philip Van Doren Stern, loosely inspired by Charles Dickens\u2019 <em data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"492\">A Christmas Carol<\/em><br data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"495\" \/><strong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"515\">Is it a remake?:<\/strong> No<\/p><p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"537\"><strong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"535\">Main Cast:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"732\"><li data-section-id=\"1kh2pwq\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"555\">James Stewart<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1yz0m7o\" data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"570\">Donna Reed<\/li><li data-section-id=\"7y2xka\" data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"591\">Lionel Barrymore<\/li><li data-section-id=\"18cip2y\" data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"611\">Thomas Mitchell<\/li><li data-section-id=\"uynyd1\" data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"629\">Henry Travers<\/li><li data-section-id=\"166wdu9\" data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"646\">Beulah Bondi<\/li><li data-section-id=\"izkn8h\" data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"663\">Frank Faylen<\/li><li data-section-id=\"dg02r3\" data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"677\">Ward Bond<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ffkusj\" data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"696\">Gloria Grahame<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1p78oe7\" data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"712\">H.B. Warner<\/li><li data-section-id=\"3963nq\" data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"732\">Frank Albertson<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"793\"><strong data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"745\"><br \/>Budget:<\/strong> Approximately $3.18 million<br data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"776\" \/><strong data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"791\"><br \/>Box Office:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"1324\"><li data-section-id=\"qwlvi1\" data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"1015\">Original-era gross reporting is source-dependent. Wikipedia reports roughly $3.3 million theatrical gross against a $3.18 million budget, while IMDb and Box Office Mojo\u2019s modern listings include later reissue grosses.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1wqs34d\" data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1088\">IMDb currently lists worldwide gross at approximately $11.5 million.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"liw8lt\" data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1324\">Box Office Mojo currently lists domestic lifetime gross at $1,483,643 and U.K. lifetime gross at $9,069,763, reflecting modern\/reissue tracking rather than a complete original-run global total.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1339\"><strong data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1337\"><br \/>Awards:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1962\"><li data-section-id=\"1rqbj07\" data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1474\">Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for James Stewart, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Recording.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ajdp3j\" data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1505\">No competitive Oscar wins.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"5nfktl\" data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1678\">Technical Achievement Award from the Academy to Russell Shearman and RKO Radio Studio Special Effects Department for developing a new method of simulating falling snow.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"6r8rbi\" data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1731\">Selected for the National Film Registry in 1990.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1o67rmt\" data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1962\">AFI ranked it #1 on \u201c100 Years\u2026100 Cheers,\u201d #9 on \u201c100 Years\u2026100 Passions,\u201d #20 on the 2007 \u201c100 Years\u2026100 Movies\u201d list, and #3 villain for Mr. Potter on \u201c100 Years\u2026100 Heroes &amp; Villains.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1967\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"cng3nq\" data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1991\">Short Plot Summary:<\/h2><p data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2384\">George Bailey has spent his life sacrificing his own dreams to help the people of Bedford Falls. On Christmas Eve, facing financial ruin and believing his life has been a failure, George considers suicide. His guardian angel, Clarence, shows him what the world would have been like if he had never been born. The experience reveals the value of George\u2019s life through the lives he has changed.<br \/><br \/><\/p><hr data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2389\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"j5o1hd\" data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2405\">Key Quotes:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2727\"><li data-section-id=\"131idw7\" data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2475\">\u201cEvery time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.\u201d \u2014 Zuzu Bailey<\/li><li data-section-id=\"17brrox\" data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2529\">\u201cNo man is a failure who has friends.\u201d \u2014 Clarence<\/li><li data-section-id=\"5pc0cb\" data-start=\"2530\" data-end=\"2579\">\u201cI wish I\u2019d never been born.\u201d \u2014 George Bailey<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ytrc37\" data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2651\">\u201cTo my big brother George, the richest man in town.\u201d \u2014 Harry Bailey<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1l37wqp\" data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2727\">\u201cMerry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!\u201d \u2014 George Bailey<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2812\">\u00a0<\/p><hr data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2817\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"16tullg\" data-start=\"2819\" data-end=\"2828\">Trivia<\/h2><ul data-start=\"2830\" data-end=\"9073\"><li data-section-id=\"1puac13\" data-start=\"2830\" data-end=\"3589\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1wj7ob0\" data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"2845\">Director:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"3589\"><li data-section-id=\"1ao39ah\" data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"3020\">Frank Capra directed, produced, and co-wrote the film through Liberty Films, the independent company he formed after World War II.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1z13dkp\" data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3201\">This was Capra\u2019s first Hollywood feature after serving in World War II, and the story\u2019s focus on despair, community, sacrifice, and renewed purpose fits that postwar context.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1qsefar\" data-start=\"3204\" data-end=\"3404\">RKO originally bought Philip Van Doren Stern\u2019s story rights for $10,000 as a possible Cary Grant vehicle, but later sold the project to Capra\u2019s Liberty Films.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1pher51\" data-start=\"3407\" data-end=\"3589\">Capra later described <em data-start=\"3431\" data-end=\"3454\">It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em> as a personal favorite among his films, and it became one of the defining works of his career.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1nnvcu2\" data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"4341\"><h3 data-section-id=\"sznbhv\" data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3612\">Cast \/ Casting:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"4341\"><li data-section-id=\"1xlk061\" data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3738\">James Stewart plays George Bailey in his first major postwar film role after serving as a bomber pilot in World War II.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"x30f38\" data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3816\">Donna Reed plays Mary Hatch Bailey, George\u2019s wife and emotional anchor.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1qy8ht0\" data-start=\"3819\" data-end=\"3959\">Lionel Barrymore plays Henry F. Potter, the wealthy banker who controls much of Bedford Falls and becomes the film\u2019s central antagonist.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ssmahm\" data-start=\"3962\" data-end=\"4055\">Henry Travers plays Clarence Odbody, the angel trying to earn his wings by saving George.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ofpgo\" data-start=\"4058\" data-end=\"4341\">Ward Bond and Frank Faylen play Bert the cop and Ernie the cab driver; their names later became famous as the names of Bert and Ernie from <em data-start=\"4199\" data-end=\"4214\">Sesame Street<\/em>, though direct inspiration has not been conclusively verified. Treat that connection as cultural trivia, not confirmed intent.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"avbh2e\" data-start=\"4343\" data-end=\"4927\"><h3 data-section-id=\"kx4tg7\" data-start=\"4345\" data-end=\"4368\">Soundtrack \/ Score:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4371\" data-end=\"4927\"><li data-section-id=\"53lh83\" data-start=\"4371\" data-end=\"4448\">Dimitri Tiomkin composed the score.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1oy6860\" data-start=\"4451\" data-end=\"4579\">\u201cAuld Lang Syne\u201d is central to the emotional finale, turning a familiar New Year\u2019s song into a communal Christmas catharsis.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"r72w0f\" data-start=\"4582\" data-end=\"4714\">The movie\u2019s music supports the tonal shifts from small-town comedy to romantic drama, nightmare fantasy, and holiday redemption.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"u819bs\" data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4927\">Tiomkin\u2019s score was later part of the film\u2019s complicated rights history because music rights helped Republic Pictures reassert control after the film\u2019s copyright lapse.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"ih2fy6\" data-start=\"4929\" data-end=\"5642\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1n3totd\" data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"4944\">Location:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4947\" data-end=\"5642\"><li data-section-id=\"qtb0dj\" data-start=\"4947\" data-end=\"5133\">Bedford Falls is fictional, though the town has often been linked by fans and tourism groups to Seneca Falls, New York; that connection remains debated rather than officially proven.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"fsq7et\" data-start=\"5136\" data-end=\"5243\">The film was shot largely on RKO\u2019s Encino Ranch and studio facilities rather than in a real small town.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"114elrs\" data-start=\"5246\" data-end=\"5460\">The Bedford Falls set was one of the largest American-town sets of its time, giving the film a lived-in main street, business district, residential neighborhood, and alternate-world Pottersville transformation.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1b8eg5k\" data-start=\"5463\" data-end=\"5642\">The Academy recognized the film\u2019s artificial snow process, which replaced the noisy painted-cornflake method often used in earlier films.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"u3ux4d\" data-start=\"5644\" data-end=\"6166\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9yt7\" data-start=\"5646\" data-end=\"5656\">Act 1:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"5659\" data-end=\"6166\"><li data-section-id=\"10d80j7\" data-start=\"5659\" data-end=\"5793\">The film opens with prayers for George Bailey, then frames the story through heavenly beings reviewing George\u2019s life for Clarence.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"60uiom\" data-start=\"5796\" data-end=\"5894\">Young George saves his brother Harry from drowning, which damages George\u2019s hearing in one ear.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"tqeth0\" data-start=\"5897\" data-end=\"6035\">George prevents Mr. Gower from accidentally poisoning a prescription, establishing George\u2019s lifelong pattern of quietly saving others.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"16oz0cq\" data-start=\"6038\" data-end=\"6166\">George dreams of travel, architecture, and escape from Bedford Falls, but his father\u2019s Building and Loan ties him to the town.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"19vgrap\" data-start=\"6168\" data-end=\"6768\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9ys8\" data-start=\"6170\" data-end=\"6180\">Act 2:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"6183\" data-end=\"6768\"><li data-section-id=\"9hz235\" data-start=\"6183\" data-end=\"6361\">George repeatedly gives up his own ambitions: first after his father\u2019s death, then during the bank run, and later by giving his honeymoon money to save the Building and Loan.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"o9g6w0\" data-start=\"6364\" data-end=\"6500\">George and Mary\u2019s romance grows through scenes including the school dance, the walk home, and their life in the old Granville house.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1xirsye\" data-start=\"6503\" data-end=\"6624\">Potter tries to destroy the Bailey Building and Loan because it gives working families an alternative to his control.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"15pdycj\" data-start=\"6627\" data-end=\"6768\">George\u2019s frustration builds because every act of service deepens his roots in Bedford Falls while pushing his personal dreams further away.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"feuywo\" data-start=\"6770\" data-end=\"7315\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9yux\" data-start=\"6772\" data-end=\"6782\">Act 3:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"6785\" data-end=\"7315\"><li data-section-id=\"e7j31s\" data-start=\"6785\" data-end=\"6912\">Uncle Billy loses the $8,000 deposit, accidentally handing it to Potter, who hides the money and lets George face disaster.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"lsspvo\" data-start=\"6915\" data-end=\"7019\">George\u2019s despair leads him to the bridge, where Clarence intervenes by jumping into the river first.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"19o3dx6\" data-start=\"7022\" data-end=\"7213\">Clarence shows George Pottersville, an alternate version of town without George\u2019s influence: Mary is alone, Harry died as a child, Gower went to prison, and Potter\u2019s control is unchecked.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ac6g82\" data-start=\"7216\" data-end=\"7315\">George begs to live again, returns home, and is saved by the community he spent his life helping.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1f71q3t\" data-start=\"7317\" data-end=\"8096\"><h3 data-section-id=\"qt9n5q\" data-start=\"7319\" data-end=\"7335\">Easter Eggs:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"7338\" data-end=\"8096\"><li data-section-id=\"zzkmdp\" data-start=\"7338\" data-end=\"7528\">The source story, \u201cThe Greatest Gift,\u201d was originally privately printed and sent as a Christmas booklet\/card before becoming the basis for the film.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1lrnced\" data-start=\"7531\" data-end=\"7758\">The film\u2019s famous TV afterlife was heavily shaped by a copyright lapse in the 1970s, which made it inexpensive for stations to air repeatedly and helped turn it into a holiday staple.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"rnrx2r\" data-start=\"7761\" data-end=\"7868\">The villainous alternate town name \u201cPottersville\u201d is simply Bedford Falls remade in Mr. Potter\u2019s image.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1mlaywx\" data-start=\"7871\" data-end=\"8096\">George\u2019s wish that he had never been born directly echoes the central supernatural device of Stern\u2019s story, while the broader moral structure has parallels with <em data-start=\"8034\" data-end=\"8053\">A Christmas Carol<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1r1afvs\" data-start=\"8098\" data-end=\"9073\"><h3 data-section-id=\"73beyw\" data-start=\"8100\" data-end=\"8109\">Misc:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"8112\" data-end=\"9073\"><li data-section-id=\"ijoza7\" data-start=\"8112\" data-end=\"8341\">The film was not a major box-office success on initial release and did not win any of its five competitive Oscar nominations, but it later became one of the most beloved American films.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"r8emxy\" data-start=\"8344\" data-end=\"8489\">In 1990, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry as part of that year\u2019s class.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1bkvzq2\" data-start=\"8492\" data-end=\"8655\">AFI\u2019s recognition helped cement its modern reputation: it ranked #1 on AFI\u2019s list of the most inspiring American films.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1bjt5f9\" data-start=\"8658\" data-end=\"8892\">The copyright situation is complicated: the film\u2019s copyright lapsed in 1974, but rights connected to the underlying story and music later helped rights holders limit unrestricted broadcasts.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"mjxcr8\" data-start=\"8895\" data-end=\"9073\">Colorized versions were produced in the 1980s and 2000s, but both Capra and Stewart objected to colorization of black-and-white films.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"9075\" data-end=\"9078\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"pserta\" data-start=\"9080\" data-end=\"9097\">Sources Cited:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"9098\" data-end=\"10094\"><li data-section-id=\"3optgi\" data-start=\"9098\" data-end=\"9145\">IMDb: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038650\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9106\" data-end=\"9143\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038650\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ps8qpf\" data-start=\"9146\" data-end=\"9222\">IMDb Full Cast &amp; Crew: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038650\/fullcredits\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9171\" data-end=\"9220\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038650\/fullcredits\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"anwia5\" data-start=\"9223\" data-end=\"9284\">IMDb Awards: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038650\/awards\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9238\" data-end=\"9282\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038650\/awards\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"edls2\" data-start=\"9285\" data-end=\"9353\">Wikipedia: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9298\" data-end=\"9351\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1bbaule\" data-start=\"9354\" data-end=\"9421\">Box Office Mojo: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0038650\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9373\" data-end=\"9419\">https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0038650\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"q9uh32\" data-start=\"9422\" data-end=\"9493\">The Numbers: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/Its-a-Wonderful-Life?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9437\" data-end=\"9491\">https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/Its-a-Wonderful-Life<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"t07a2u\" data-start=\"9494\" data-end=\"9564\">AFI Catalog: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.afi.com\/Film\/27682-ITS-AWONDERFULLIFE?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9509\" data-end=\"9562\">https:\/\/catalog.afi.com\/Film\/27682-ITS-AWONDERFULLIFE<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"2iyj3c\" data-start=\"9565\" data-end=\"9646\">AFI Movie Club: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afi.com\/news\/afi-movie-club-its-a-wonderful-life\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9583\" data-end=\"9644\">https:\/\/www.afi.com\/news\/afi-movie-club-its-a-wonderful-life\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1dmx1s3\" data-start=\"9647\" data-end=\"9708\">Oscars.org: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/1947?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9661\" data-end=\"9706\">https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/1947<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"l4h2r8\" data-start=\"9709\" data-end=\"9873\">Library of Congress National Film Registry: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/national-film-preservation-board\/film-registry\/complete-national-film-registry-listing\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9755\" data-end=\"9871\">https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/national-film-preservation-board\/film-registry\/complete-national-film-registry-listing\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"117ozks\" data-start=\"9874\" data-end=\"9975\">Library of Congress Copyright Blog: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/copyright\/2017\/12\/its-a-wonderful-life\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9912\" data-end=\"9973\">https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/copyright\/2017\/12\/its-a-wonderful-life\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"3kigp8\" data-start=\"9976\" data-end=\"10094\">Library of Congress story history: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/loc\/2022\/12\/how-its-a-wonderful-life-almost-never-happened\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10013\" data-end=\"10094\">https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/loc\/2022\/12\/how-its-a-wonderful-life-almost-never-happened\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff \u00a0 Movie Title: It\u2019s a Wonderful LifeRelease Date: December 20, 1946Runtime: 130\u2013131 minutes \/ approximately 2 hr 10 minDirector: Frank CapraScreenplay Written By: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra; additional scenes by Jo SwerlingBased On: \u201cThe Greatest Gift,\u201d a short story\/booklet by Philip Van Doren Stern, loosely inspired by Charles Dickens\u2019 A Christmas 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