CinemaOSMovie · 1977 · 1h 50m

It Happened One Christmas

47%(12)IMDbTV MovieComedy

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.

Directed byDonald Wrye

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
EN
Released
December 11, 1977
Studios
Universal Television

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
ABC Christmas promos 1977

ABC Christmas promos 1977

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

Mary Bailey Hatch

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Henry F. Potter

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers

George Hatch

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Clara Oddbody

Barney Martin

Barney Martin

Uncle Willie

Karen Carlson

Karen Carlson

Violet

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Mr. Gower

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts

Ma Bailey

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Peter Bailey

Cliff Norton

Martini

Creative team
Directed by
Donald Wrye
Donald Wrye
Written by
Philip Van Doren Stern
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by
Carole Hart
Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas

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