It Happened One Christmas

Year: 1977

Runtime: 109 mins

Language: English

Director: Donald Wrye

Comedy

On Christmas Eve 1944 in Bedford Falls, New York, Mary Bailey Hatch, newly in charge of the Bailey Building and Loan after her father’s death, is overwhelmed by a crisis that threatens her reputation and the bank’s standing. Desperate, she prays for guidance, unaware that her husband George, their children and most of the town are also pleading for her. Joseph, the gatekeeper of prayers, hears every prayer and, with no senior angels available, assigns Clara Oddbody—a second‑class angel who has yet to earn her wings after two centuries in heaven—to watch over Mary’s case.

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