CinemaOSMovie · 1977 · 1h 50m

It Happened One Christmas

47%(12)IMDbTV MovieComedy

It's Christmas Eve 1944 in the small town of Bedford Falls, New York. A despondent and suicidal Mary Bailey Hatch is praying for guidance on what to do about an incident no fault of her own which threatens her name and the community standing of her longtime family business, the Bailey Building and Loan, which she took over after the passing of her father. What Mary does not know is that most in town, including her husband George Hatch and their children, are also praying for her. All the prayers are heard by Joseph, God's gatekeeper of prayers. As there are no other angels available on such a busy day, Joseph assigns Clara Oddbody, angel second class (i.e. she has yet to receive her wings), to Mary's case, which he reluctantly does as Clara has never been assigned a case on her own in the two hundred years she's been in heaven for good reason.

Directed byDonald Wrye

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
EN
Released
December 11, 1977
Studios
Universal Television

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
ABC Christmas promos 1977

ABC Christmas promos 1977

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

Mary Bailey Hatch

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Henry F. Potter

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers

George Hatch

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Clara Oddbody

Barney Martin

Barney Martin

Uncle Willie

Karen Carlson

Karen Carlson

Violet

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Mr. Gower

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts

Ma Bailey

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Peter Bailey

Cliff Norton

Martini

Creative team
Directed by
Donald Wrye
Donald Wrye
Written by
Philip Van Doren Stern
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by
Carole Hart
Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas

Keep watching

More like this

Christmas with My Ex7.0

Christmas with My Ex

2022 · Film

A Christmas Prayer5.5

A Christmas Prayer

2022 · Film

The Sound of Christmas7.8

The Sound of Christmas

2022 · Film

Rolling Into Christmas4.3

Rolling Into Christmas

2022 · Film

A Miracle Before Christmas5.4

A Miracle Before Christmas

2022 · Film

The Christmas Challenge5.5

The Christmas Challenge

2022 · Film

Sandbar5.3

Sandbar

2012 · Film

Holiday Inn7.1

Holiday Inn

1942 · Film

Carole's Christmas4.0

Carole's Christmas

2019 · Film

The Black Dahlia Murder: Yule em All!

The Black Dahlia Murder: Yule em All!

2020 · Film

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire6.1

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

1999 · Film

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town7.2

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1970 · Film

The Year Without a Santa Claus7.2

The Year Without a Santa Claus

1974 · Film

Red One6.9

Red One

2024 · Film

The Christmas Cure5.9

The Christmas Cure

2017 · Film

All I Want For Christmas5.6

All I Want For Christmas

1991 · Film

Christmas in Connecticut7.0

Christmas in Connecticut

1945 · Film

Christmas with the Kranks6.2

Christmas with the Kranks

2004 · Film

Frosty the Snowman6.9

Frosty the Snowman

1969 · Film

Tokyo Godfathers7.9

Tokyo Godfathers

2003 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Magic Stocking6.5

Magic Stocking

2015 · Film

A Bad Moms Christmas6.3

A Bad Moms Christmas

2017 · Film

Kristin's Christmas Past5.9

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013 · Film

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh7.3

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

2008 · Film

Click & Collect6.6

Click & Collect

2018 · Film

Candy Cane Lane6.0

Candy Cane Lane

2023 · Film

29th Street6.9

29th Street

1991 · Film

The 12 Days of Christmas Eve6.1

The 12 Days of Christmas Eve

2022 · Film

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square5.9

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

2020 · Film

Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas7.0

Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas

2021 · Film

Dashing Through the Snow6.1

Dashing Through the Snow

2023 · Film

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie6.2

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

2025 · Film

Snowglobe6.0

Snowglobe

2007 · Film

Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas7.1

Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas

2006 · Film

The Trailer Park Boys Xmas Special6.9

The Trailer Park Boys Xmas Special

2004 · Film

To Grandmother's House We Go6.5

To Grandmother's House We Go

1992 · Film

A Flintstones Christmas Carol6.8

A Flintstones Christmas Carol

1994 · Film

Psych: The Movie7.2

Psych: The Movie

2017 · Film

Bad Sister6.6

Bad Sister

2015 · Film

Once Upon a Deadpool7.1

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018 · Film