62. It's a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Synopsis: Coming soon.
Bechdel-Wallace Pass? Yes
The Episode
Every time a bell rings, we recall It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Jaquette tries to guess what the movie is about, we bet we might cry, and we all attempt James Stewart impressions at one point. Plus, Zuzu's petals!
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The Trailer
Totes Regrets
By Dan “Also Dan” Linden
There were a couple of doozies in the first 20 minutes or so of this episode, so let me take a moment to rectify those:
1) I foolishly said that the United States didn't enter World War II until about a year before the war ended, which is very much not the case. In my defense, that's kind of an accurate statement for the First World War (I said, kind of, don't @ me). Clearly I didn't pay very close attention in history class.
2) Cary Grant, not James Stewart, is the star of North by Northwest. We all just assumed we were correct because we all remembered that the movie starred a handsome and charming movie star, and...
---BREAKING NEWS---
...that Cary Grant is a very handsome and charming movie star.
One thing I don't regret is finding this image with very little effort. Why does it exist? Who's to say? Probably whoever made it. Sorry, anonymous content creator! Tweet at us. #whodatJimmy&CaryVfan
