In 1945, after a number of rewrites, RKO sold the movie rights to Frank Capra, who quickly recruited Jimmy Stewart to play George Bailey. But, as happens so often in Hollywood, the project went through some ups and downs in the development process. When RKO purchased the rights, they did so with the plan of having Cary Grant in the lead. Cary Grant was set to star in It's a Wonderful Life. David Hempstead, a producer at RKO Pictures, ended up getting a hold of it, and purchased the movie rights for $10,000. It's a Wonderful Life all began with a Christmas card.Īfter years of unsuccessfully trying to shop his short story, The Greatest Gift, to publishers, Philip Van Doren Stern decided to give the gift of words to his closest friends for the holidays when he printed up 200 copies of the story and sent them out as a 21-page Christmas card. She shared some of her mom’s memories with us to help reveal 25 things you might not have known about It’s a Wonderful Life. Though Reed passed away in 1986, Owen has stood as one of the film’s most dedicated historians, regularly introducing screenings of the ultimate holiday classic, including during its annual run at New York City’s IFC Center.
But she grew up cherishing the film and getting the inside scoop on its making from its star, Donna Reed-who just so happens to be her mom.
Mary Owen wasn’t welcomed into the world until more than a decade after Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life made its premiere in 1946.
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