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Wonderful Memories of It’s a Wonderful Life
- Author
- Jimmy Hawkins
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 25 June 2005
- Run Time
- 1 hour 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Eighty years ago, a little boy was cast in a movie with some of Hollywood’s brightest stars. The movie: It’s a Wonderful Life; the boy: Jimmy Hawkins; today, he tells his story.
When the movie It’s a Wonderful Life opened in December 1946, it captured five Academy Award nominations. It also captured the hearts of millions of Americans. Over the past eighty years, It’s a Wonderful Life has become as much a holiday tradition as Thanksgiving dinner and the Christmas tree. For many people, Christmas just isn’t complete until they see Jimmy Stewart running down Main Street yelling, “Merry Christmas!” It’s a Wonderful Life has become the American version of A Christmas Carol, with its own timeless message of innocence, personal struggle, and hope.
Now listeners can hear about the making of this film firsthand from the memories of actor Jimmy Hawkins, who played four-year-old Tommy Bailey in the film, as well as archived interviews with Jimmy Stewart, director Frank Capra, and many others who were part of the filming of this treasured holiday classic.
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Details
- Author
- Jimmy Hawkins
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 1 hour 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 June 2005
- ISBN
- 9781481535991
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Film history, theory or criticism, The arts: general issues
Synopsis
Eighty years ago, a little boy was cast in a movie with some of Hollywood’s brightest stars. The movie: It’s a Wonderful Life; the boy: Jimmy Hawkins; today, he tells his story.When the movie It’s a Wonderful Life opened in December 1946, it captured five Academy Award nominations. It also captured the hearts of millions of Americans. Over the past eighty years, It’s a Wonderful Life has become as much a holiday tradition as Thanksgiving dinner and the Christmas tree. For many people, Christmas just isn’t complete until they see Jimmy Stewart running down Main Street yelling, “Merry Christmas!” It’s a Wonderful Life has become the American version of A Christmas Carol, with its own timeless message of innocence, personal struggle, and hope.Now listeners can hear about the making of this film firsthand from the memories of actor Jimmy Hawkins, who played four-year-old Tommy Bailey in the film, as well as archived interviews with Jimmy Stewart, director Frank Capra, and many others who were part of the filming of this treasured holiday classic.
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