" But in 1975 it entered public domain, the result of the copyright having lapsed, and TBS began screening it relentlessly, as counter-programming, between Thanksgiving and Christmas."
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It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 film .
The film It's a Wonderful Life, is often shown on TV throughout the Christmas holiday season.
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It's a Wonderful Life was released in 1946, and the film was set in present day at the time.
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"It's a Wonderful Life" came out in 1946 at the start of Darren McGavin's professional career. Imdb.com lists him in four films that year (uncredited), but not in "It's a Wonderful Life." Darren McGavin did appear in 1983's "A Christmas Story" as The Old Man.
George Bailey is the hero in It's A Wonderful Life.
Donna Reed, who played Mary Hatch Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, had her own show "The Donna Reed Show". It ran 167 episodes from 1958 - 1966 and she played Donna Stone. She later went on to play Eleanor Southworth Ewing, better known as 'Miss Ellie' in 24 episodes of "Dallas" from 1984-1985.
At the present time "A Christmas Story" is shown more often on television. NBC has exclusive rights to "It's a Wonderful Life" and only shows it twice per year.
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It's a Wonderful Life debuted in 1946 .
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It's a Wonderful Life was released in 1946, and the film was set in present day at the time.
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - 2008 - TV was released on: USA: 13 December 2008 Netherlands: 25 December 2009 France: 16 December 2010 Italy: 28 December 2010
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