It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Frank Capra.

Cast

• James Stewart as George Bailey
• Donna Reed as Mary Hatch
• Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter
• Thomas Mitchell as Uncle Billy
• Henry Travers as Clarence
• Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Bailey
• Frank Faylen as Ernie
• Ward Bond as Bert
• Gloria Grahame as Violet
• H.B. Warner as Mr. Gower
• Frank Albertson as Sam Wainwright
• Todd Karns as Harry Bailey
• Samuel S. Hinds as Pa Bailey
• Mary Treen as Cousin Tilly
• Virginia Patton as Ruth Dakin
• Charles Williams as Cousin Eustace
• Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Hatch
• William Edmunds as Mr. Martini
• Lillian Randolph as Annie
• Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Martini
• Robert J. Anderson as Little George
• Ronnie Ralph as Little Sam
• Jeanne Gail as Little Mary
• Jeanine Ann Roose as Little Violet
• Danny Mummert as Little Marty Hatch
• Georgie Nokes as Little Harry Bailey
• Sheldon Leonard as Nick
• Frank Hagney as Potter's Bodyguard
• Ray Walker as Joe (Luggage Shop)
• Charles Lane as Real Estate Salesman
• Edward Keane as Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
• Carol Coombs as Janie Bailey
• Karolyn Grimes as Zuzu Bailey
• Larry Simms as Pete Bailey
• Jimmy Hawkins as Tommy Bailey
• Jean Acker as Townswoman (uncredited)
• Ernie Adams as Ed (uncredited)
• Monya Andre as Elderly Woman (uncredited)
• Stanley Andrews as Mr. Welch (uncredited)
• Sam Ash as Nervous Banker (uncredited)

Crew

• Frank Capra — Director
• Frank Capra — Producer
• Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography
• Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
• Frances Goodrich — Screenplay
• Albert Hackett — Screenplay
• Frank Capra — Screenplay
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer

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