Among the indispensable elements that contribute to the classic status of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), there ...

“It’s a Wonderful Life” will enjoy just that ... As a Scrooge-like banker, Lionel Barrymore lends a lot of lustre. Thomas Mitchell especially is effective as lead’s drunken uncle; as ...

By Erik Piepenburg Every year in Seneca Falls, N.Y., a festival celebrates “It’s a Wonderful Life ... and after the miserly Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore) tells him he’s “worth more ...

Editor's note: Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" is considered one ... Academy Award winners like Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore didn't intimidate Grimes. Grimes credited her ...