Merry Christmas, George Bailey! (1997)
1h
Running Time
December 25, 1997Release Date
Merry Christmas, George Bailey! (1997)
1h
Running Time
December 25, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Performance of the 1947 Lux Radio version of "It's a Wonderful Life", taped live in the historic Pasadena Playhouse as a benefit for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
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Cast & Crew.

Bill Pullman
George Bailey

Penelope Ann Miller
Mary Hatch Bailey

Nathan Lane
Clarence

Martin Landau
Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter

Sally Field
Mrs. Bailey / Narrator

Joe Mantegna
Joseph / Nick

Christian Slater
Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright

Jerry Van Dyke
Uncle Billy

Robert Guillaume
Mr. Gower

Carol Kane
Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch

Bronson Pinchot
Mr. Carter

Dan Lauria
Bert

Craig Sheffer
Ernie Bishop / Ed / Bridgekeeper

Armelia McQueen
Mrs. Thompson

Ryan Slater
Young George Bailey / Peter Bailey

Tina Majorino
Janie Bailey

Myles Jeffrey
Tommy Bailey

Mae Whitman
Zuzu Bailey

Casey Kasem
Radio Announcer

Matthew Diamond
Director

James Arntz
Producer

Mary Jo Slater
Producer

Richard S. Kaufman
Music Supervisor

Barry Robison
Set Designer

John Retsek
Art Direction

Mary J. Danly
Editor

Bettina Bennewitz
Line Producer

Donald A. Morgan
Lighting Design

Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer

Roger Terracina
Technical Supervisor

Thomas Ware
Production Manager

Kathy Brisker
Production Coordinator

Gerald Zelinger
Sound

Ray Erlenborn
Sound Effects

Rob Drake
Property Master

Paul Basta
Camera Operator

Don Davis
Camera Operator

Hank Geving
Camera Operator

Victor Gonzalez
Camera Operator

Bob Highton
Camera Operator

Dave Hilmer
Camera Operator

Dan Webb
Camera Operator

Dean Kenworthy
Hairstylist

Denise Rossouw
Makeup Artist

Shutchai Tym Buacharern
Makeup Artist

Sarah Jones
Makeup Artist

Francesco Trulla
Makeup Artist

Kevin Leggett
Wardrobe Supervisor

Rachel Ehlers
Wardrobe Assistant

Kitty Rourke
Script Supervisor

Philip Van Doren Stern
Original Story

Blaine Baggett
Executive In Charge Of Production

Jimmy Hawkins
Executive Producer

Mary Mazur
Executive Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Merry Christmas, George Bailey is a 1997 television broadcast directed by Matthew Diamond and starring Bill Pullman, Penelope Ann Miller, Nathan Lane, Sally Field and Martin Landau. It is an adaptation of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, which is based on the 1943 short story "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern. Filmed live, it is a recreation of Lux Radio Theater's 1947 production of It's A Wonderful Life.