It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Synopsis: A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after an error that really wasn't his fault. In Christmas Carol fashion, his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give him a tour... A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after an error that really wasn't his fault. In Christmas Carol fashion, his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give him a tour of the world without his presence, and it isn't a pretty place. Moral courage, small-town American life, civic cooperation, and family love are glorified; corporate greed and self-involvement are vilified; at the climax, a blanket of snow like spun sugar makes everything pure and clean like redemption itself. [More]

Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell

Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Frank Faylen, Ward Bond, Gloria Grahame, H.B. Warner, Bob Scott, Charles Williams, Charles Lane

Director: Frank Capra

Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra
Screenwriter: Jo Swerling, Frank Capra, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Story: Philip Van Doren Stern
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

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