If it’s any time in December (and possibly November), just turn on the TV and this Christmas classic will show you an alternative past without George Bailey, but there’s no time travel to that past or any other—just viewing.
—Michael Main
Don’t you understand, George? It’s because you were never born.

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  1. It’s a Wonderful Life by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra, directed by Frank Capra (premiered at an unknown movie theater, New York City, 20 December 1946).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Frances Goodrich
    Albert Hackett
    Frank Capra
    Philip Van Doren Stern (based on a work by)
    Jo Swerling (other contribution)
    Michael Wilson (other contribution)
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  1. Credits—Jo Swerling is credited for additional scenes, and Michael Wilson is credited as a contributor.