It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas (1977)


  • Genre: TV Movie, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1977-12-11
  • User Rating: 3.2/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Television
  • Director: Donald Wrye
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From 4 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Marlo Thomas

    as Mary Bailey Hatch

  • Orson Welles

    as Henry F. Potter

  • Wayne Rogers

    as George Hatch

  • Cloris Leachman

    as Clara Oddbody

  • Barney Martin

    as Uncle Willie

  • Karen Carlson

    as Violet

  • Dick O'Neill

    as Mr. Gower

  • Doris Roberts

    as Ma Bailey

  • Richard Dysart

    as Peter Bailey

  • Cliff Norton

    as Martini

  • Archie Hahn

    as Ernie

  • Christopher Guest

    as Harry Bailey

  • Gino Conforti

    as Sassini

  • Morgan Upton

    as Bert

  • Robert Emhardt

    as Judge

  • Ceil Cabot

    as Cousin Tillie

  • Bryan O'Byrne

    as Doctor

  • Rita George

    as Helen Bailey

  • Beans Morocco

    as Toll Keeper

  • Med Flory

    as Nick

  • James Brodhead

    as Bank Examiner

  • Charles Grodin

    as Joseph

  • Jim Lovelett

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

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