James stewart and frank capras its a wonderful life. Its a wonderful life has reached such a point of saturation in american christmas culture we can practically quote it line by line but even still we cannot get enough of it. Its a wonderful life stars james stewart, donna reed, lionel barrymore, thomas mitchell, henry travers, gloria grahame, h. The entire life and career of hollywood legend, jimmy the crow. That movie is its a wonderful life, and out of all the 80 films ive made, its my favorite. As the film opens, its christmas eve, 1946, and george, who has long. Everyone relates to the main character of the movie, george bailey, who was played by jimmy stewart, who emerges from hopelessness with renewed faith in god. With james stewart, johnny carson, peter bogdanovich, carol burnett. See more ideas about classic movies, old movies and its a wonderful life. James stewart 19081997 and donna reed 19211986 smiling in a publicity portrait issued for the film, its a wonderful life, circa 1946. James stewart biography childhood, life achievements. Stewart was educated at a local prep school, mercersburg academy, where he was a keen athlete football and track, musician.
With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, stewart epitomized the american ideal in twentiethcentury united states. Its a wonderful life is a far bleaker entry than many of the other beloved films in the christmas cinema canon. This was jimmy stewarts first film role after serving in, literally, heroic fashion as. Didnt know till i opened the case that disc 2 was a colourized version. Jimmy starr wrote, if i were an oscar, id elope with its a wonderful life lock, stock and barrel on the night of the academy awards. Thats why i love this movie is because its the opposite of. With claudette colbert, james stewart, guy kibbee, nat pendleton. See more ideas about classic hollywood, old hollywood and classic movies. Here is a wonderful jimmy stewart as george bailey doll from its a wonderful life.
George bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all and its christmas. James stewart was a prolific american actor who appeared in a plethora of film roles. A retrospective on the life and career of actor james stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with people who have worked with him. Its a wonderful life film secrets you probably didnt know. The retractable gym floor over a pool in its a wonderful. I do like old movies like this, makes me imagine a simpler, more convivial and innocent, wellmannered time. Use your mouse cursor to hover over an event to see additional information or click on the event to see the full event details. Its a wonderful life, i thoroughly enjoyed, loved it even.
Do you remember in its a wonderful life when jimmy stewart and donna reed fell into a pool hidden underneath a retractable gym floor. The powerful, patriotic backstory of its a wonderful life. When a tycoon is accused of murder, the private eye tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess along the way. Its a wonderful life movie jimmy stewart as george etsy. Stewart received several awards and nominations for his work. James maitland stewart was born on may 20, 1908 in indiana, pennsylvania, to elizabeth ruth johnson and alexander maitland stewart, who owned a hardware store. Capras nice people are charming, his small town is a quite beguiling place and his. Its a wonderful life, initially greeted with meager enthusiasm by the movie. Its a wonderful world 1939 film its a wonderful world 1939 is a romantic screwball comedymystery, starring claudette colbert and james stewart and directed by w. Eleven of his films have been preserved in the united states national film registry. Jimmy stewart talks about its a wonderful life my merry. No, but it is the basis for frank capras heartwarming 1946 holiday classic, its a wonderful life george bailey jimmy stewart dreams of seeing the world and having a grand impact on it. Liberty films, its a wonderful life lost money in its original run, when it was.
Smith goes to washington, the philadelphia story, its a wonderful life, harvey and anatomy of a murder earned him academy award nominations he won for the philadelphia story. See more ideas about old hollywood, classic hollywood and movie stars. From the beginning of his career in 1935 through his final theatrical project in 1991, stewart appeared in more than 92 films, television programs, and shorts. See more ideas about its a wonderful life, wonderful life movie and donna reed. From jimmy stewarts academy awardwinning performance in its a wonderful life, to judy garlands 1944year debut of have yourself a merry little christmas in meet me in st. Dont let that stop you from watching this gem, because the two films couldnt be more different. Its a wonderful life film secrets you probably havent. Its a wonderful life final scenes christmas classic. Stewart was educated at a local prep school, mercersburg academy, where he was a keen athlete football. Its a wonderful life after having taken a break from christmas movies as the genre has in recent years become oversaturated in schlocky t.
Frank capras christmas classic, its a wonderful life, starring james stewart is one of. Just months after winning his 1941 academy award for best actor in the philadelphia story, jimmy stewart, one of the bestknown actors of the day, left hollywood and joined the us army. The famous speech from george bailey jimmy stewart to potter lionel barrymore and the loan board from frank capras movie its a wonderful life. Its a wonderful life is a 1946 american christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by. Famous graves its a wonderful life cast members jimmy stewart. I love its a wonderful life and when we were told to pick a film to make a trailer out of, it was one of the first films i thought. This tshirt will remind others what zuzus teacher said. George bailey james stewart, the eternallyindebt guiding force of a bank in. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. By the end of its a wonderful life, george bailey knows that this is true, since his friend clarence was trying to earn his wings. This is funny, fastpaced, and allows stewart and colbert to show their acting chops with a comedic flavor.
The worst thingwhich has inspired stewart to testify before a congressional committee and capra to issue a sickbed pleais that the movie has been colorized. Project i did for my digital tools and media management class. James stewart was an award winning american film actor and was also a world war ii veteran who had a prestigious military career. By jimmy stewart 1977 a friend told me recently that seeing a movie i made in 1946 is a holiday tradition in his family, like putting up the christmas tree. Height 18, fully jointed body, portrait head, and painted hair. I watched james stewart in destry rides again as i like marlene dietrich, but jimmy stole the spotlight. Far more than a mere plot device heralding george baileys dark night of the soul and his joyful return to the land of the living, softly falling snow is something of a central character in frank capras 1946 holiday classic, its a wonderful life. The film stars james stewart as george bailey, a man who has given up his dreams in. Its a wonderful world is a romantic screwball comedymystery, starring claudette colbert and james stewart and directed by w. Museum schedule the jimmy stewart museum will continue to be closed until may 8th in accordance with state guidelines and the governor of pennsylvania.
For all the fans of its a wonderful life and jimmy stewart. How jimmy stewarts war service affected its a wonderful. Leon and mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. National telefilm associates, public domain, via wikimedia commons. Jimmy stewart remembers its a wonderful life my merry. Maybe it could be promoted with a clip of jimmy stewart telling congress, in his inimitable way, i tried to look at the colorized version, but i had to.
With james stewart, donna reed, lionel barrymore, thomas mitchell. James stewart and donna reed in its a wonderful life 1946 its a wonderful. The famous speech from george bailey jimmy stewart to potter lionel barrymore and the loan board from frank capras movie its a. Her life made such a drastic turn, in fact, that nearly 35 years after the films debut, when her costar jimmy. Jimmy stewarts war service and its a wonderful life. This starts when he returns to his real life, very grateful and very happy. Even though jimmy stewart has been gone now for many years we can read of his memories and share in interviews he did about the film long after it was produced in this clip, mr. Its a wonderful life 1946 james stewart george baileys. In its a wonderful life, a stressedout james stewart, foreground, unravels in front of his family, including, from left, larry simms, jimmy hawkins, donna reed and carol coombs. Every year, americans feel moved by its a wonderful life because of its core messages of childlike faith, the importance of family and friends, and new beginnings. Its a tale not many fans of the 1946 christmas classic its a wonderful life know, but after filming, the actress who played little zuzu bailey experienced a personal tragedy that took her far away from hollywood, and sidetracked her acting career for decades.
I know that its a wonderful world sounds like a cheap knockoff of the classic its a wonderful life. He was the first bigname movie star to enlist in world war ii. Not jimmy stewarts george bailey, but george bailey, 51, of andover, ny, which is about two hours from seneca falls. He was of scottish, ulsterscots, and some english, descent. That was the best thing that happened to its a wonderful life, bringing cheer into the lives of director frank capra and star james stewart, who both consider it their favorite film. I hadnt seen this classic before, except from a brief clip on a tv screen in the movie gremlins i didnt know what it was at the time. The first colorized version of the film was produced by hal roach studios now sonar. Reallife tragedy of zuzu bailey actress karolyn grimes. The wonderful last part of the classic movie its a wonderful life starring jimmy stewart. For this fillm capra decided that the cheap fake snow so often used on movie sets back in the day simply. Donna reed, jimmy stewart and karolyn grimes in the holiday classic its a wonderful life 1946. Its a wonderful life lux radio theater drama youtube. James maitland stewart may 20, 1908 july 2, 1997 was an american actor and military officer. Private detective guy johnson james stewart is well paid to watch over willie heyward ernest truex, a wealthy man who likes to drink a bit too much and gets into trouble as a result.
Extremely funny madcap comedy starring two of the greatest stars of the classic period of american film. A kind man, overwhelmed by lifes trials, is visited by a heavenly messenger and gains a new lease on life. Stewart plays a detective on the run, whos being chased by the police, because of his involvement as an accessory in a murder case, in which the principal accused is his client. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, stewart had a film career that spanned over 55 years and 80 films. See more ideas about its a wonderful life, its a wonderful life, wonderful life movie.
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