It Happened One Christmas

109 mins
It's Christmas Eve 1944 in the small town of Bedford Falls, New York. A despondent and suicidal Mary Bailey Hatch is praying for guidance on what to do about an incident no fault of her own which threatens her name and the community standing of her longtime family business, the Bailey Building and Loan, which she took over after the passing of her father. What Mary does not know is that most in town, including her husband George Hatch and their children, are also praying for her. All the prayers are heard by Joseph, God's gatekeeper of prayers. As there are no other angels available on such a busy day, Joseph assigns Clara Oddbody, angel second class (i.e. she has yet to receive her wings), to Mary's case, which he reluctantly does as Clara has never been assigned a case on her own in the two hundred years she's been in heaven for good reason.

Marlo Thomas

Mary Bailey Hatch

Orson Welles

Henry F. Potter

Wayne Rogers

George Hatch

Cloris Leachman

Clara Oddbody

Barney Martin

Uncle Willie

Dick O'Neill

Mr. Gower

Doris Roberts

Ma Bailey

Richard Dysart

Peter Bailey

Christopher Guest

Harry Bailey

Ceil Cabot

Cousin Tillie

Rita George

Helen Bailey

Beans Morocco

Toll Keeper

James Brodhead

Bank Examiner

Jim Lovelett

Sam Wainwright

Donald Wrye

Director

Carole Hart

Producer

Marlo Thomas

Producer

Conrad L. Hall

Director of Photography

John J. Lloyd

Production Designer

E. Thomas Case

Makeup Artist

Hal Gausman

Set Decoration

Phil Cook

First Assistant Director

Hal Millar

Special Effects

Dick Erickson

Second Assistant Director

Jack Stubbs

Unit Production Manager

James Troutman

Sound Effects Editor

Joe I. Tompkins

Costume Designer

Louis Race

Second Assistant Director

Joel Freeman

Executive In Charge Of Production

Vince Milandri

Sound Effects Editor

Lynn Masters

Hairstylist

Charles Correll

Additional Photography

Stephen Lawrence

Original Music Composer

Bettie Biery

Music Editor

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