Cinematic background from It's a Wonderful Life 1946 - A holiday favourite for generations...  George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls.  All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company.  But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman standing in front of a christmas tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a woman in a black suit smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman smiling at each other in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a cloudy sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man and two girls; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman and a little girl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man wearing a suit and a hat standing in front of a train; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman in a dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A group of people that are standing around a man; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a little girl; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A group of people sitting around a bar; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man looking up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An older man sitting at a table in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black - and - white photo of trees in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a young girl; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A group of men sitting at a bar talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man holding a little girl in her arms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man standing in front of a counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A woman talking on a phone while a man watches; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A group of men and women eating donuts; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in the snow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old car driving down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A little girl sitting at a table holding a glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman with a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a garden; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman embracing each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A young girl sitting at a table in front of a glass of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man standing in the rain next to an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old man sitting in front of an old typewriter; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An older man sitting at a table talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man in a black and white photo looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man in a suit and a hat talking to a woman in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a police officer in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A young girl sitting at a counter in a store; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a necklace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – Two older men in suits and hats are sitting together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A group of people gathered around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old photo of a man and a woman and a little girl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – Two men are shaking hands in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man holding a little girl in his arms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – An old man smoking a cigarette while looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a group of men walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “It's a Wonderful Life” (1946), directed by Frank Capra – A black and white photo of a woman holding a bunch of money; Medium shot, Low angle