It Happened One Christmas
movie
Released December 11, 1977
Overview
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.
Cast
Marlo Thomas
as
Mary Bailey Hatch
Orson Welles
as
Henry F. Potter
Wayne Rogers
as
George Hatch
Cloris Leachman
as
Clara Oddbody
Barney Martin
as
Uncle Willie
Karen Carlson
as
Violet
Dick O'Neill
as
Mr. Gower
Doris Roberts
as
Ma Bailey
Richard Dysart
as
Peter Bailey
Cliff Norton
as
Martini
Archie Hahn
as
Ernie
Christopher Guest
as
Harry Bailey
Crew
Donald Wrye
as
Director
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Philip Van Doren Stern
as
Story
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Lionel Chetwynd
as
Writer
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Carole Hart
as
Producer
Marlo Thomas
as
Producer
Conrad Hall
as
Director of Photography
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Stephen Lawrence
as
Original Music Composer
John J. Lloyd
as
Production Designer
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Robbe Roberts
as
Editor
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William Martin
as
Editor
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Joe I. Tompkins
as
Costume Designer
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E. Thomas Case
as
Makeup Artist