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It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Cards (So Colorful and Lovely!)

December 11, 2021 By Joi

It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Card

Sorry for the lack of posts (the Pictures of the Day ceased to be of the day completely!) this week – I have been battling the worst case of bronchitis I’ve ever had. Very, very difficult to work at the computer when you can’t stop coughing and your body seems to have completely forgotten how to breathe!

Saw the doctor, got several medicines, and a shot that… shall we say… bruised the backside!… so I am on the mend. Pictures of the day and mayhem will now resume. And what better way to resume than with one of my favorite all-time films and two of my all-time favorite stars… It’s a Wonderful Life with James Stewart and Donna Reed?!

It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Card

You can buy It’s a Wonderful Life on dvd (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video. It’s funny, even though I’ve owned the movie on dvd for many, many years, I still watch it every single time it’s shown on television. I am simply wildly in love with this movie and with everything about it.

Remember the Night: One of the Best Christmas Films (Deserves So Much More Love!)

December 1, 2021 By Joi

Remember the Night, One of the BEST Christmas Films

Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, & Elizabeth Patterson star in the WONDERFUL 1940 film Remember the Night (directed by Mitchell Leisen).

A shoplifter (played deliciously by Barbara Stanwyck) goes home with the assistant DA (the always lovable Fred MacMurray) to spend Christmas with his family. Few stars consistently captured the “lovability” level Fred MacMurray hit with his good guy characters. There’s just something about him that makes you feel like he’s a friend.

Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, and Sterling Holloway are absolutely wonderful as well. This is one of the absolute best Christmas movies – in fact, I put it right up there with It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and Christmas in Connecticut (three films I’m admittedly completely in love with). I have no idea why this one isn’t shown often on television – it isn’t even on Prime Video (hopefully that’ll change one day). Until then… I’d suggest doing what I did – buy the dvd (Amazon link)!

Remember the Night

It’s a Wonderful Life Cast Photo: Legendary Cast for a Legendary Film

November 30, 2019 By Joi

It’s a Wonderful Life Cast Photo

One of my favorite movies of all-time is also one of the ones that launched my extreme love and passion for old movies – It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).

WHAT A CAST! Undoubtedly one of the greatest casts ever assembled – and boy did it ever pay off. They made a movie that is an absolute legend and one that has touched (and continues to touch) countless hearts each year.

Find It’s a Wonderful Life on Amazon! The link goes to the black and white version, because it’s my favorite, but Amazon also has the colorized version.