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How World War II shaped ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

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Actor Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, hugs his daughter, in a still from director Frank Capra's classic film, 'It's a Wonderful Life.'
Actor Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, hugs his daughter, in a still from director Frank Capra’s classic film, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’

By Rachael Scott, CNN

Updated 11:29 AM ET, Sat December 19, 2020

(CNN)It’s George Bailey’s crucial moment. Disheveled and desperate, he offers up a Hail-Mary prayer to a God he’s not sure is listening: “I’m not a praying man, but if you’re up there and you can hear me, show me the way. I’m at the end of my rope.”

Actor Jimmy Stewarts’ emotion is palpable in this scene, one that acclaimed actress Carol Burnett called one of the finest pieces of acting ever on the screen. What may have escaped audiences watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” over 70 years after its making, is that the tears running down Stewart’s face are real, the actor later shared.

Stewart had just returned home from serving as a flight leader in World War II and this 1946 film was his first movie since witnessing the horrors of war. With this postwar mentality, Stewart and director Frank Capra take a film titled “It’s a Wonderful Life” and antithetically crescendo into a failed suicide attempt.

READ more –-this is a really interesting article, especially following Keith’s presentation at our Dec 12th meeting. This scene was filmed in one take, the tears were not originally part of the script.