For the wintry setting, the special effects department, unhappy with the traditional method of painting cornflakes white in place of snow, invented an innovative, exponentially more convincing chemical flurry. Bedford Falls, the sleepy fictional town in which the story unfolds, was one of the largest American film sets ever created sprawled across four acres, with 75 fake stores and buildings, a three-block main street, and 20 full-grown oak trees.
Immediately, the cast and crew felt certain they were making something special. In April 1946, production finally began on the film. “When we were pretty far along in the script but not done, our agent called and said, ‘Capra wants to know how soon you'll be finished.’ Frances said, ‘We're finished right now.’ We put our pens down and never went back to it.” The pair were still given final credit, but it was Capra, with uncredited help from writers such as Jo Swerling, Michael Wilson, and Dorothy Parker, who finally cobbled together the rest of the screenplay. “Frank Capra could be so condescending,” said Hackett.
None of that is a criticism of the film it is, in fact, the very reason why this movie is so brilliant. As the film begins on Christmas Eve 1946, angels are listening to myriad prayers from various residents of the small. When he did, he recruited husband and wife writing duo Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett to help him polish the failed scripts into something coherent. Its a Wonderful Life is not particularly complex, deep or stylistically marvelous. The Trope Namer for It's a Wonderful Plot, and an annual staple of Christmastime viewing, this much-beloved 1946 Frank Capra film tells of one man's life of self-sacrifice and quiet despair, from which he is rescued by a miracle. After creating three inadequate scripts – one of which was worked on by Dalton Trumbo – RKO had decided to shelve the project, before Capra came on board and immediately saw its potential.
The film, which was originally going to be produced by RKO Pictures, had a stuttering beginning. After George Bailey wishes he had never been born, an angel is sent to earth to make Georges wish come true. No refunds or exchanges granted unless performance or movie is canceled.That was a complicated question. There will be no exceptions.Īll ticket sales are final. While they must be worn for the duration of performances or movies, they may be removed when eating or drinking.
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Please call the Palace Arts Center Ticketline at 81 for more information.īring in a same day receipt from any Grapevine restaurant and get a FREE POPCORN at the Concession Stand! Outside food and drinks are not allowed in the theatre. Its a Wonderful Life tells the story of George Bailey, a young man who dreams of one day leaving his hometown of Bedford Falls to adventure around the. If you would like to purchase tickets the day of the show, you can do so at the Palace Box Office beginning one hour prior to show time. On-line ticket sales close at midnight the night before the show. WIDER ANGLE Violet Bick enters the drugstore and sits on one of the stools at the fountain. Though Bedford Falls is a fictitious place, the town of Seneca Falls, New York swears that its the real-life inspiration for George Baileys charming hometown. Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed & Lionel BarrymoreĪn angel sent from Heaven helps a desperately frustrated businessman ok him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Gower, the druggist, peering from a window in back room.