1. Jimmy Stewart
   Cary Grant
2. Clark Gable

Jimmy Stewart played George Bailey, a man who has to lose it all to see how rich he really is.

1. Richard
   James
2. Harry

A 12-year-old George Bailey lost his hearing in one ear while saving his brother Harry, who fell into a frozen pond while sledding.

1. movie theater
   shopping emporium
2. building and loan

The family operates the Bailey Brothers' Building and Loan, which George is destined to take over one day -- no matter how much he resists.

1. Mr. Potter
   Mr. Painter
2. Mr. Prince

Henry Potter owns the bank and controls much of the economic activity in the town. He's also a mean old miser who can't stand to see George -- or anyone else -- succeed.

1. Uncle Petey
   Uncle Billy
2. Uncle Dave

The absent-minded Uncle Billy loses an $8,000 deposit, sending George on a desperate search as he tries to save both the Building and Loan and himself.

1. Charlie
   Carmichael
2. Clarence

When George is about to take his life, an Angel 2nd Class named Clarence Odbody shows up to teach him that life is worth living.

1. jumps in a river
   takes his gun
2. holds him down

Clarence jumps into an icy river, knowing George will abandon his plans of suicide and jump in to save him.

1. Violet
   Jane
2. Mary

Mary Hatch and George connect at Harry's graduation party, and the pair ends up married a few years later.

1. Seneca Falls
   Winston Falls
2. Bedford Falls

George lives in the tiny town of Bedford Falls, which would become Pottersville if George wasn't around to keep Mr. Potter from taking over.

1. doctor
   dancer
2. librarian

George is devastated to learn that if he had never been born, Mary would have been a simple librarian who never married.

1. Mr. Jones
   Mr. Gower
2. Mr. Green

Mr. Gower serves as the local druggist and serves 20 years in prison when George isn't around to prevent him from adding the wrong substance to a prescription.

1. a bell ringing
   a train whistle blowing
2. a dog barking

George and Mary's daughter Zuzu learns from her teacher that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.

1. Janine Turner
   Elizabeth Montgomery
2. Donna Reed

Donna Reed, who later spent several years as the star of "The Donna Reed Show," played the loving and loyal Mary Bailey.

1. Wallace Beery
   John Barrymore
2. Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore -- yes, Drew's great uncle -- starred as the wheelchair-bound Henry Potter.

1. Sam
   Steve
2. Soloman

Hee-haw! Mary had a budding relationship with Sam Wainwright before taking up with George.

1. Bert
   Bart
2. Barry

Bert the cop and Ernie the cabbie serenaded George and Mary on their makeshift honeymoon.

1. at home
   Martini's Place
2. Zuzu's school

George is drinking heavily at Martini's Place when Mr. Welch, the husband of Zuzu's teacher, punches him in the jaw.

1. 2
   3
2. 4

George and Mary are the proud parents of four children -- Janie, Zuzu, Pete and Tommy.

1. Emma
   Sarah
2. Annie

Annie is the longtime housekeeper for the Baileys. When George needs money, she offers her savings, which she was holding onto in case she ever needed a divorce from her future husband.

1. a million dollars
   a hot rod
2. a trip to Tahiti

George wishes on a cigarette lighter for a million dollars and exclaims, "Hot dog!" every time the device lights.

1. Pam
   Violet
2. Rose

Played by Gloria Grahame, a young Violet Bick competes for the affection of George -- and every other boy in town.

1. a wad of cash
   a huge diamond
2. Zuzu's petals

George knows he is back to reality after his adventure with Clarence when he reaches into his pocket and pulls out Zuzu's petals.

1. his heart
   the moon
2. a big house

George promises a smitten Mary that he will lasso the moon and bring it down to Earth for her.

1. true
2. false

"It's a Wonderful Life" was released in the theater in black and white and wasn't colorized until the 1980s.

1. Rebecca
   Rachel
2. Ruth

When Harry comes home from college, he brings a surprise in the form of his wife Ruth, whose father has promised him a job in Buffalo -- leaving poor George to manage the Building and Loan on his own.

1. France
   Mexico
2. 320 Sycamore St

After spending their honeymoon fund to save the Building and Loan, George and Mary spend their first night together at the old Granville Place, located at 320 Sycamore St.

1. Nick's Place
   the Building and Loan
2. his mother's boarding house

Without George Bailey and Bailey Park to help him afford a house, Martini no longer owns his bar. George heads to his favorite watering hole with Clarence, only to learn it is now called Nick's Place.

1. Uncle Billy
   Eustice
2. Ernie

Actor Frank Faylen played Ernie the cabbie.

1. true
2. false

The film made just $3.3 million at the box office and cost $3.18 million, making it a financial flop.

1. true
2. false

Copyright holders forgot to renew the rights to the film in 1974, which left it in the public domain for 20 years. This helped make the film the classic it is today, because everyone was able to air it for free until the copyright was renewed in 1994.