Plot
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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Cast
Marlo Thomas
Mary Bailey Hatch
Orson Welles
Henry F. Potter
Wayne Rogers
George Hatch
Cloris Leachman
Clara Oddbody
Barney Martin
Uncle Willie
Karen Carlson
Violet
Dick O'Neill
Mr. Gower
Doris Roberts
Ma Bailey
Richard Dysart
Peter Bailey
Cliff Norton
Martini
Archie Hahn
Ernie
Christopher Guest
Harry Bailey
Gino Conforti
Sassini
Morgan Upton
Bert
Robert Emhardt
Judge
Ceil Cabot
Cousin Tillie
Bryan O'Byrne
Doctor
Rita George
Helen Bailey
Beans Morocco
Toll Keeper
Med Flory
Nick
James Brodhead
Bank Examiner
Charles Grodin
Joseph
Jim Lovelett
Sam Wainwright
Bob Harks
Townsman (uncredited)
David Hollander
Petey Hatch (uncredited)
Jim Lovelett
Sam Wainwright (uncredited)
Linda Lee Lyons
Susie Hatch (uncredited)
Walter O. Miles
Man at Party (uncredited)
Lynn Woodlock
Mary - Age 12 (uncredited)
