It’s
a Wonderful Life is one of my favorite movies. I watch it every
Christmas season. The other day, I came across some interesting information about the film and
thought it would be fun to share it with you. Here are a few things I gathered from
several online sources.
Did
you know?
It’s
a Wonderful Life started as a short story titled The Greatest Gift by Philip
Van Doren Stern. Frank Capra eventually bought the rights and made the
movie.
Many
believe that the town of Seneca Falls, New York inspired the fictional town of
Bedford Falls in the movie. Frank Capra supposedly passed through the real town and recreated it at a movie studio just outside of Hollywood.
Cary
Grant was originally chosen to portray the lead character, George Bailey. Frank
Capra decided to replace him with James Stewart.
Some
of the winter scenes were filmed in sweltering heat. If you look closely at
the bridge scene, you’ll see that James Stewart has a wet forehead from perspiring amid the
fake snow.
The
movie was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but it was
a failure at the box office.
Bonus—
The
movie inspired my next book series, which a few Sweet Romance Reads authors are part of. More details are coming soon. Stay tuned!
What about you? Do you enjoy watching It’s a Wonderful Life at Christmas time?
Cindy
Flores Martinez is a USA Today bestselling author who writes Christian Romance.
She has an MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Screenwriting. Her debut
novel, Mail-Order Groom, started as a screenplay and movie project, which she
shopped around Hollywood, New York, and other parts of the world. You can learn
more about her at www.cindyfloresmartinez.com
I love this movie! Fun facts! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't be Christmas without this movie. :)
ReplyDeleteI think of this movie every time I hear a bell.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing all this info, Cindy. I love Cary Grant, but yikes, George Bailey he was not! ;) It's a Wonderful Life was my husband's favorite. I always think of him when I see of hear anything about the movie.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen it
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