| James Stewart | George Bailey |
| Donna Reed | Mary Hatch Bailey |
| Lionel Barrymore | Mr. Henry F. Potter |
| Thomas Mitchell | William "Uncle Billy" Bailey |
| Henry Travers | Clarence Oddbody |
| Beulah Bondi | Mrs. Bailey |
| Frank Faylen | Ernie Bishop, Taxi Driver |
| Ward Bond | Bert, the Cop |
| Gloria Grahame | Violet Bick |
| H.B. Warner | Mr. Gower, Drugstore Owner |
| Frank Albertson | Sam Wainwright |
| Todd Karns | Harry Bailey |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Peter "Pa" Bailey |
| Sheldon Leonard | Nick |
| Ellen Corby | Miss Davis |
| Virginia Patton | Ruth Dakin Bailey |
| Mary Treen | Cousin Tilly |
| Charles Williams | Cousin Eustace |
| Sarah Edwards | Mrs. J.W. Hatch |
| William Edmunds | Giuseppe Martini |
| Argentina Brunetti | Mrs. Martini |
| Lillian Randolph | Annie |
| Bobby Anderson | Little George |
| Ronnie Ralph | Little Sam |
| Jean Gale | Young Mary |
| Jeanine Ann Roose | Little Violet |
| Frank Hagney | Potter's bodyguard |
| Carol Coomes | Janie Bailey |
| Karolyn Grimes | Zuzu Bailey |
| Larry Simms | Peter Bailey |
Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel.
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