It Happened One Christmas (1977)

12/11/1977 (EN) • 1h 49m

TV Movie, Comedy

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Marlo Thomas

Mary Bailey Hatch

Orson Welles

Henry F. Potter

Wayne Rogers

George Hatch

Cloris Leachman

Clara Oddbody

Barney Martin

Uncle Willie

Dick O'Neill

Mr. Gower

Doris Roberts

Ma Bailey

Richard Dysart

Peter Bailey


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

christmas

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