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Who played George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life?
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(From left) Unidentified, Gary Cooper, and Frank Capra on the set of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
In the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life, which was produced and directed by Frank Capra, the character George Bailey was played by James Stewart.1