It Happened One Christmas
(1977)

Released: 1977-12-11

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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.

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Marlo Thomas

as Mary Bailey Hatch

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Orson Welles

as Henry F. Potter

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Wayne Rogers

as George Hatch

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Cloris Leachman

as Clara Oddbody

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Barney Martin

as Uncle Willie

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Dick O'Neill

as Mr. Gower

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Doris Roberts

as Ma Bailey

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Richard Dysart

as Peter Bailey

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Ceil Cabot

as Cousin Tillie

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Rita George

as Helen Bailey

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Beans Morocco

as Toll Keeper

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Conrad L. Hall

Director of Photography

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Stephen Lawrence

Original Music Composer

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John J. Lloyd

Production Designer

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Joe I. Tompkins

Costume Designer

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E. Thomas Case

Makeup Artist

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Lynn Masters

Hairstylist

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Joel Freeman

Executive In Charge Of Production

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Hal Gausman

Set Decoration

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Hal Millar

Special Effects

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Charles Correll

Additional Photography

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Jack Stubbs

Unit Production Manager

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Phil Cook

First Assistant Director

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Dick Erickson

Second Assistant Director

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