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[61] It's a Wonderful Life premiered at the Globe Theatre in New York City on December 20, 1946, to mixed reviews. [23] While Capra thought the contemporary critical reviews were either universally negative, or at best dismissive, [62] Time said, "It's a Wonderful Life is a pretty wonderful movie.
Liberty Films was an independent motion picture production company founded in California by Frank Capra and Samuel J. Briskin in April 1945. [1] It produced only two films, the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), originally released by RKO Radio Pictures, and the film version of the hit play State of the Union (1948), originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Her best known film roles were those of Annie in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Bessie in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947). [28] [29] The West Adams district of Los Angeles was once home to lawyers and tycoons, but during the 1930s, many residents were either forced to sell their homes or take in boarders because of the economic times.
Receiving mixed reviews, It's a Wonderful Life only made back $3.3 of its $3.7 million budget at first. It placed 26th in box office sales for all films released in 1947—right ahead of Miracle ...
The reviews were mixed. After its initial airing a New York Times follow-up article revealed that Frank Capra, the director of the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life, had denounced the remake as "plagiaristic." [citation needed] The ratings, however, were good enough that it was rebroadcast on ABC twice, in 1978 and 1979.
In time for the holidays, NBC is airing a plethora of Christmas movie classics, from the animated "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" to the black-and-white classic "It's a Wonderful Life.". Released ...
The film was shot at RKO Radio Pictures Studio in Culver City, California, and the 89 acre RKO movie ranch in Encino, [15] where "Bedford Falls" consisted of Art Director Max Ree's Oscar-winning sets originally designed for the 1931 epic film Cimarron that covered four acres (1.6 ha), assembled from three separate parts, with a main street ...
Fans of the Christmas classic "It’s a Wonderful Life" expressed anger over Amazon's abridged version of the movie on its streaming service.