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.
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Directing | Donald Wrye | Director |
Writing | Philip Van Doren Stern | Story |
Writing | Lionel Chetwynd | Writer |
Production | Carole Hart | Producer |
Production | Marlo Thomas | Producer |
Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
Production | John J. Lloyd | Production Designer |
Production | Phil Benjamin | Casting |
Costume & Make-Up | E. Thomas Case | Makeup Artist |
Art | Hal Gausman | Set Decoration |
Directing | Phil Cook | First Assistant Director |
Editing | Robbe Roberts | Editor |
Crew | Hal Millar | Special Effects |
Directing | Dick Erickson | Second Assistant Director |
Production | Jack Stubbs | Unit Production Manager |
Sound | James Troutman | Sound Effects Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Designer |
Directing | Louis Race | Second Assistant Director |
Sound | Dominick Gaffey | Sound |
Editing | William Martin | Editor |
Production | Joel Freeman | Executive In Charge Of Production |
Sound | Vince Milandri | Sound Effects Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Masters | Hairstylist |
Camera | Charles Correll | Additional Photography |
Sound | Stephen Lawrence | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Bettie Biery | Music Editor |