The story of Frank Capra’s Liberty Films, which produced "It’s A Wonderful Life," whose path toward becoming a holiday staple had pretty high body count. The movie destroyed Liberty Films, and some believe Capra’s career. Some of the screenwriters ended up on the Hollywood blacklist. How did this weird, ambitious movie go from losing money and killing dreams to being a beloved Christmas classic?
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