It Happened One Christmas (1977)

ALL 12/11/1977 (en) TV Movie, Comedy 109 Min
  • Release
    12/11/1977
  • Production
    Universal Television
  • Rotten tomato
    32%
  • Original title
    It Happened One Christmas
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Donald Wrye

    Director



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  1. Marlo Thomas

    Mary Bailey Hatch

  2. Orson Welles

    Henry F. Potter

  3. Wayne Rogers

    George Hatch

  4. Cloris Leachman

    Clara Oddbody

  5. Barney Martin

    Uncle Willie

  6. Karen Carlson

    Violet

  7. Dick O'Neill

    Mr. Gower

  8. Doris Roberts

    Ma Bailey

  9. Richard Dysart

    Peter Bailey

  10. Cliff Norton

    Martini

  11. Archie Hahn

    Ernie

  12. Christopher Guest

    Harry Bailey

  13. Gino Conforti

    Sassini

  14. Morgan Upton

    Bert

  15. Robert Emhardt

    Judge

  16. Ceil Cabot

    Cousin Tillie

  17. Bryan O'Byrne

    Doctor

  18. Rita George

    Helen Bailey

  19. Beans Morocco

    Toll Keeper

  20. Med Flory

    Nick

  21. James Brodhead

    Bank Examiner

  22. Charles Grodin

    Joseph

  23. Jim Lovelett

    Sam Wainwright

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 23 , Crews : 26

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It Happened One Christmas (1977) 109 Min

ALL 12/11/1977 (en)
TV Movie, Comedy
  • Release 12/11/1977
  • Production
    Universal Television
  • Original title It Happened One Christmas
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Donald Wrye

    Director

  2. Philip Van Doren Stern

    Story

  3. Robbe Roberts, William Martin

    Editor

  4. Carole Hart, Marlo Thomas

    Producer