It's a Wonderful Life
“It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!”
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Studio
Liberty Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How It's a Wonderful Life performed
Budget
$3.2M
Worldwide Gross
$9.6M
Gross Profit
$6.5M
Return
3.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
George Bailey
James Stewart
George Bailey
Mary Hatch
Donna Reed
Mary Hatch
Mr. Potter
Lionel Barrymore
Mr. Potter
Uncle Billy
Thomas Mitchell
Uncle Billy
Clarence
Henry Travers
Clarence
Mrs. Bailey
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Bailey
Ernie
Frank Faylen
Ernie
Bert
Ward Bond
Bert
Violet
Gloria Grahame
Violet
Mr. Gower
H.B. Warner
Mr. Gower
Sam Wainwright
Frank Albertson
Sam Wainwright
Harry Bailey
Todd Karns
Harry Bailey
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