It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - Credits and Details

It's A Wonderful Life Credits and Details

Directed by
	Frank Capra
Written by
	Frances Goodrich
	Albert Hackett
	Frank Capra
	Jo Swerling
	Philip Van Doren Stern
	Michael Wilson
Cast
	James Stewart	...	George Bailey
	Donna Reed	...	Mary Hatch
	Lionel Barrymore	...	Mr. Potter
	Thomas Mitchell	...	Uncle Billy
	Henry Travers	...	Clarence
	Beulah Bondi	...	Mrs. Bailey
	Frank Faylen	...	Ernie
	Ward Bond	...	Bert
	Gloria Grahame	...	Violet Beck
	H.B. Warner	...	Mr. Gower
	Frank Albertson	...	Sam Wainwright
	Todd Karns	...	Harry Bailey
	Samuel S. Hinds	...	Pa Bailey
	Mary Treen	...	Cousin Tilly
	Virginia Patton	...	Ruth Dakin
	Charles Williams	...	Cousin Eustace
	Sarah Edwards	...	Mrs. Hatch (as Sara Edwards)
	William Edmunds	...	Mr. Martini (as Bill Edmunds)
	Lillian Randolph	...	Annie
	Argentina Brunetti	...	Mrs. Martini
	Robert J. Anderson	...	Little George (as Bobbie Anderson)
	Ronnie Ralph	...	Little Sam
	Jeanne Gail	...	Little Mary Hatch
	Jeanine Ann Roose	...	Little Violet Beck
	Danny Mummert	...	Little Marty Hatch
	Georgie Nokes	...	Little Harry Bailey
	Sheldon Leonard	...	Nick
	Frank Hagney	...	Potter's Bodyguard
	Ray Walker	...	Joe (Luggage Shop)
	Charles Lane	...	Real Estate Salesman (as Charlie Lane)
	Edward Keane	...	Tom (Bldg. & Loan) (as Edward Kean)
	Carol Coombs	...	The Bailey Child - Janie (as Carol Coomes)
	Karolyn Grimes	...	The Bailey Child - Zuzu
	Larry Simms	...	The Bailey Child - Pete
	Jimmy Hawkins	...	The Bailey Child - Tommy
Uncredited Cast
	Jean Acker	...	Townswoman
	Ernie Adams	...	Ed
	Monya Andre	...	Townswoman
	Stanley Andrews	...	Mr. Welch
	Sam Ash	...	Nervous Banker
	Jack Bailey	...	One of Vi's Suitors
	Louise Bates	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Mary Bayless	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Beth Belden	...	Young Girl
	Brooks Benedict	...	Military Officer in Montage
	Joseph E. Bernard	...	Townsman
	Willie Bloom	...	Bar Patron
	Dolores Boucher	...	Girl
	Al Bridge	...	Sheriff
	Buz Buckley	...	Young Boy
	Marian Carr	...	Jane Wainwright
	Adriana Caselotti	...	Singer at Martini's
	Lane Chandler	...	Policeman
	Michael Chapin	...	Young George's Friend
	Tom Chatterton	...	Townsman
	Jack Cheatham	...	Cop Arresting Violet
	Harry Cheshire	...	Dr. Campbell
	Beulah Christian	...	Graduation Dance Guest
	Edward Clark	...	Building & Loan Board Member
	Tom Coleman	...	Building & Loan Customer
	Ellen Corby	...	Ms. Davis
	Jimmy the Crow	...	Crow in Bank
	Bryn Davis	...	Elderly Woman
	Lew Davis	...	High School Teacher at Poolside
	Marion Raymond Davis	...	Bandleader in the High School Dance Scene
	Helen Dickson	...	Graduation Dance Guest
	Dick Elliott	...	Man on Porch
	Harry Evans	...	Wedding Guest
	Tom Fadden	...	Tollhouse Keeper
	Frank Fenton	...	Violet's Boyfriend
	Eddie Fetherston	...	Horace
	Sam Flint	...	Relieved Banker in Potter's Office
	Dick Gordon	...	Photographer with Sheriff
	Jack Gordon	...	Bar Patron
	Herschel Graham	...	Townsman
	Joseph Granby	...	Elderly Man (voice)
	Robert Haines	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Charles Halton	...	Carter
	Herbert Heywood	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Harry Holman	...	Mr. Partridge
	Art Howard	...	Building & Loan Board Member
	Bert Howard	...	Building & Loan Board Member
	Arthur Stuart Hull	...	Mr. Randall
	John Indrisano	...	Man in Fantasy
	Eddie Kane	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Carl Kent	...	Townsman
	Milton Kibbee	...	Building & Loan Board Member
	Charlott Knight	...	Bank Depositor
	Effie Laird	...	Townswoman
	Mike Lally	...	Building & Loan Customer
	Harold Landon	...	Marty Hatch
	Meade 'Lux' Lewis	...	Pianist in Nick's Place
	Max Linder	...	Graduation Dance Guest
	Jack Lomas	...	Bar Patron
	J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree
	Irene Mack	...	Townswoman
	Wilbur Mack	...	Building and Loan Customer
	Charles Meakin	...	Elderly Man
	Priscilla Montgomery	...	Student in Gym
	Bert Moorhouse	...	Man with Sheriff
	Evelyn Moriarty	...	Bar Patron
	Philip Morris	...	Building & Loan Customer
	Jack Mower	...	Townsman
	George Noisom	...	School Dancer
	Anton Northpole	...	Townsman
	Bob O'Connor	...	Bar Patron
	Frank O'Connor	...	Military Officer in Montage
	Lynn O'Leary-Jameson	...	Infant Janie Bailey
	Moroni Olsen	...	Senior Angel (voice)
	Garry Owen	...	Bill-Poster
	Netta Packer	...	Elderly Woman
	Franklin Parker	...	Photographer / Reporter
	Beulah Parkington	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Suzanne Ridgway	...	Nick's Waitress
	Constantine Romanoff	...	Bar Patron
	Edith Russell	...	Townswoman
	Loretta Russell	...	Building & Loan Depositor
	Cy Schindell	...	Nick's Bouncer
	Bobby Scott	...	Mickey
	Almira Sessions	...	Potter's Secretary
	Mabel Smaney	...	Wedding Guest
	Cedric Stevens	...	Townsman
	Brick Sullivan	...	Man in Fantasy
	Charles Sullivan	...	Nick's Bartender
	Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Freddie Othello
	Victor Travis	...	Faculty Member
	Max Wagner	...	Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer
	Larry Wheat	...	Building & Loan Board Member
	Charles C. Wilson	...	Charlie
Produced by
	Frank Capra
Original Music by
	Dimitri Tiomkin

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 20, 1946
Theatrical Release:	January 07, 1947
DVD Release:	August 14, 2001
Blu-ray Release:	November 03, 2009
Country:
Distributor:	Paramount Studios
Websites:

Ratings
8.6 / 10	89 / 100

Production Companies
Liberty Films (II) (presents)

Distributors
RKO Radio Pictures (1946) (USA) (theatrical) (as An RKO Radio Release)
M & A Alexander Productions Inc. (1955) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
Artisan Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
Hal Roach Studios (1986) (World-wide) (all media) (Colorized version)
Hal Roach Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
NTA Home Entertainment (1984) (USA) (VHS)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1994) (USA) (TV)
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1950-) (USA) (TV)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (60th Anniversary Edition)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2019) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Paramount Home Media Distribution (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Platinum Anniversary Edition)
Paramount Pictures (1999) (World-wide) (all media)
RHI Entertainment (1993) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
Republic Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
Republic Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
Republic Pictures (II) (1989) (World-wide) (all media) (colorized version)
Republic Pictures (II) (1993) (World-wide) (all media)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
The Criterion Collection (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
VCI Entertainment (1983) (USA) (VHS)
VCI Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
4587 Viro Road, La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA (exterior of Martini's house)
Beverly Hills High School - 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA (Charleston dance contest - moving gymnasium floor over swimming pool)
Beverly Hills, California, USA (High School dance location)
California, USA (entire film)
Culver City, California, USA (secondary set: indoor studio)
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (indoor studio where Harry Bailey calls George Bailey after returning from World War II)
Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA (primary sets: outdoor studio ranch)
Los Angeles County, California, USA (entire film)
Los Angeles, California, USA
RKO Encino Ranch - Balboa Boulevard & Burbank Boulevard, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA (outdoor studio set: Bedford Falls town)
Seneca Falls, NY, USA (George Bailey's Bridge)
Stage 15, Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

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