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It Happened One Christmas (1977)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Donald Wrye
  • Profile picture of Marlo Thomas
    Mary Bailey Hatch Marlo Thomas
  • Profile picture of Orson Welles
    Henry F. Potter Orson Welles
  • Profile picture of Wayne Rogers
    George Hatch Wayne Rogers
  • Profile picture of Cloris Leachman
    Clara Oddbody Cloris Leachman
  • Profile picture of Barney Martin
    Uncle Willie Barney Martin
  • Profile picture of Karen Carlson
    Violet Karen Carlson
  • Profile picture of Dick O'Neill
    Mr. Gower Dick O'Neill
  • Profile picture of Doris Roberts
    Ma Bailey Doris Roberts

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Keywords

  • christmas