Famous Graves - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - Cast Members (Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed & Others)

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Thanks for joining me on my nostalgic trips to the past down memory lane.
In this video tour, I visit the grave sites and remember some of the actors and the director from the Christmas movie classic, It's A Wonderful Life. I visit the following graves: Frank Albertson, Lionel Barrymore, Argenta Brunetti, Frank Capra, Frank Faylen, Gloria Grahame, Samuel Hinds, Sheldon Leonard, Thomas Mitchell, Lillian Randolph, Donna Reed, Jimmy Stewart, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Henry Travers, HB Warner
MAPS OF TODAY'S TOUR:
Calvary Mortuary
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Coachella Valley Cemetery
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills
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Hillside Memorial Park
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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Holy Cross Culver City
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
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Oakwood Cemetery Chatsworth, CA
Today I visit the gravesites of the cast members of the Christmas movie classic IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
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San Fernando Mission Catholic Cemetery
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Westwood Village Memorial Park
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Christmas Homecoming 2:08 Aaron Kenny
Kiss the Sky 2:25 Aakash Gandhi
Auld Lang Syne (Instrumental) 2:02 Jingle Punks
Auld Lang Syne 1:04 The U.S. Army Band
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies 1:46 Kevin MacLeod Holiday | Happy
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@AS-zk6hz 4 года назад

Jimmy Stewart deserves a better grave marker he was a veteran and b17 pilot of high rank. He served with distinction and was a great actor.

@rneedham667 4 года назад

Maybe he was really like george Bailey. No pomp and circumstance. He's not there anyway.He's with his wife gloria.

@taratupa73 4 года назад

It was B24 Liberators that Stewart flew, as part of the 703rd Bomber Squadron, stationed at Tibenham, England. He was a Captain.

@donna25871 3 года назад

I think that Jimmy’s marker is a reflection of the person he was in life.

@Mulberry2000 3 года назад

@@zingwilder9989 I think bombing Vietnam was not the height of James Stweart's career.

@LordRawnsley 3 года назад

Yeah I think that’s how he would have wanted it.

@laurasmith7976 5 лет назад

Jimmy Stewart's acting performance in, "It's A Wonderful Life," was the best acting I ever saw, and I have seen most movies. Jimmy Stewart was incredible He left an indelible legacy behind. He portrayed that character perfectly.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

I agree. Thanks, Laura!

@1otterlover 4 года назад

Just yesterday I was watching ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lD2Q9GrEHjU.html and one of the things not known explains Jimmy's outstanding performance.

@kenhurley4441 4 года назад

@@1otterlover Major General Jimmy Stewart! Now that's an amazing accomplishment.

@margarethamilton5503 2 года назад

“Hee Haw” expression came from the beginning of the movie when young George arrived in Mr. Gower’s pharmacy for work and always hit the cigar lighter mounted on the counter and when it lit would say “Hee Haw”!

@serenhafwilliams-davies5915 Год назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel what's your name, please?

@gregsayre4700 5 лет назад

we need more Jimmy Stewarts in this world

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

I'll second that!

@susanvan1672 5 лет назад

I'll third that!

@waltertomaszewski1083 5 лет назад

Greg Sayre I couldn't stand it when Bush and his cohorts used him and other actors to support the Gulf War in a TV special back then. So tacky.

@shawnmalone9711 5 лет назад

He was a true hero. He gave up his career as an actor to serve in World War II!

@deborahskillman3003 5 лет назад

I love ❤😘 emojis on the grave site that's free meek that's something I would get a migraine I'm put Benji on my grave. It's like a really cute train me to show that the man she I like that, about the kids, and the one which one will live on through them, are they did you when the movie I need to know if they're still kicking around, they crossed over on to the astral plane, contact me Mr, thank you for showing these, for me. I get kick out of these videos she got

@joybrooks564 2 года назад

By the time Clarence gets his wings, I’m crying like a baby. Love that movie

@cyde8373 4 года назад

Thomas Mitchell, "Uncle Billy" was also well known as the father of Scarlett O'Hara in GONE WITH THE WIND.

@TheGraveyardChannel 4 года назад

i had forgotten that. thanks, mooch!

@ericwoodward6149 5 лет назад

Donna Reed was so beautiful. I loved the Donna Reed show. When I was younger that was type of wife I thought be great. A down to earth lady.

@stevesolo. 4 года назад

She also played the role of miss Ellie for a few episodes in Dallas after Barbara Bel geddes fell out with the management of the show until Larry hagman talked her into coming back to the show at which point Donna Reed was cruely and abruptly dropped from the show without reservation and sadly passed not long after many people say of a broken heart although her cause of death was pancreatic Cancer God bless her heart and soul 🌹🕊️🙏🇬🇧💎😎

@gibsonguitarplayer 3 года назад

Me too!

@leesashriber5097 2 года назад

My all time very favorite Christmas movie!! Jimmy Stewart...that classic voice and a genuinely class act. 🙏❤️🕊️

@lordcron 5 лет назад

Watching these really makes you appreciate how short and delicate life is...… When I watch the Donna Reed Show which still comes on and see donna in her prime being a wonderful home maker, Mother and Wife it hits home that relatively speaking it wasn't that long ago that these people where alive and in their prime..... We have a lot to learn in a short amount of time on earth..... God Rest Their Souls.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

So true. That's partly why I do these, to remind myself every day about how short life is and not to take a minute for granted. Thanks for watching and sharing, Lordcron!

@lordcron 5 лет назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel God Bless You My Friend!

@carloschavez5368 4 года назад

Jimmy got his wings, i love all his movies. What a great person . will never be another Jimmy Stewart , i remember in 1997 of Jimmy Stewart passing it was my worst years of mine . with bankruptcy and closing my repair shop and relocating 2 county away to start a new live from leaving a corrupt palm beach county , Florida . im doing good now and living a less stressful life but being older now and have lost a lot of my family members and close friends also its sad but its life you can only go on and make the best of your life. I reminisce the name of people and friends but i don't like to visit any cemetery it just puts me back into a memory which i get all tore up from missing the presence of that person and their life. R.I.P. Jimmy Stewart i still watch all the re-runs .

@masterbair 3 года назад

My wife and I love watching Jimmy Stewart movies. Carlos, we're pretty sure that Jimmy Stewart must have gotten / earned his wings several times over. He was quite a great example for others. Hard to find any like him today. ❤

@mr.g1758 2 года назад

Years ago I sat stunned while watching this movie for the first time. I felt I'd made a huge mistake moving back to my rural hometown to work where honestly; my grandfather and dad had been president of a small community bank. I loved the story so well I got Jimmy's address (from one of those public Hollywood address books) and wrote to tell him how much it meant to me. He actually wrote back...a personalized card which he composed a few sentences and signed. I'll keep it til I die. If you watch it several times you'll see something new each time. Brilliant screenplay. One more thought few ppl know about. The cab driver and policeman that were in several scenes were named Bert and Ernie, which was where the names for the two Sesame Street show puppets came from.

@denisedarnell1641 7 месяцев назад

My all time favorite Christmas movies !!! Before my Dad passed away , I was the daughter who did all his decorating and undecorating every holiday ..including the week after he died January 9th , took down all his decorations knowing it was the last time I couod do that for him. I was 5 mths pregnant w a very risk pregnancy too . Anyways , every year it took me weeks to decorate and we always shared the movie together In fact, the day he died unexpectedly, I was in a store and found an ornament that was a pair of Angel wings and tiny bell on it with the famous line about it. I bought it to bring my dad. He never even got to see it. Hours later, he died and now I hold that cheap little ornament so dear to me. I hang that ornament every year FIRST and say the famous line. Knowing I have a very special angel that watches over me, still decorating with alot of my dads treasures too. Friends and family are always amazed by my decorating skills and how my Dad surely can see my heavily lit tree from Heaven and I know he is proud of me. Hard for me to watch the movie still cause it still makes m cry remembering our special moments together. Dad has been gone 20 years soon and I miss him more and more every year ❤...

@BlackStorm555 5 лет назад

Remember George no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings! Clarence. Thank for sharing.😊 🎄

@karolinesmail489 5 лет назад

Love that quote😍

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

So very true! Thanks for sharing that, Black Storm!

@signalstatstevedouglas1387 5 лет назад

That is so true. You go 😎girl.

@imhere653 4 года назад

@John Caulfield Awww. I regret you feel that way. The end of it fixes all the sadness in it for me. I've heard many other viewers feel the same as you.

@imhere653 4 года назад

@John Caulfield Understood. I didn't mean to leave the impression I concluded you think it's a bad movie. I felt sorry for you in that you find it depressing. I see now that I incorrectly assumed you would still find a movie that caused you to feel melancholy enjoyable. I apologize for my wrong verdict.

@wadecook5429 3 года назад

I will never watch this in color. This was one of thee most wonderful films ever made. Matter of fact, I think I’m gonna go watch it right now. This movie has been a real important part of our life for the holidays. We even watch it throughout the year; it never gets old. I am forever grateful to the people that played these roles. They have impacted so many peoples lives. Thank you George Bailey and Mary hatch. Very special people.

@boeing757pilot Год назад

Agree! It was filmed in black-and-white and should remain in black-and-white.

@TheOlskool4ever 5 лет назад

My favorite character was Sam Wainwright. He was the man George wanted to be. He traveled the world, educated, rich and very successful. Plus, he didn't forget where he came from. The minute he heard George was in trouble, he authorized his office to wire him $25,000. That's a friend!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Everyone needs a good friend like that. George was fortunate to have an entire full of friends. Thanks for sharing this, Olskool!

@lewsoltis5142 3 года назад

That offer from Sam Wainwright is even more remarkable when you take inflation of the dollar into consideration. $25,000 in 1946 would be the equivalent of $333,626.92 as of December 2020. Hee Haw!

@TheOlskool4ever 3 года назад

@@lewsoltis5142 yeah and when you consider it was about $8000 that had George contemplating suicide, when you add the $25000 to the money the community raised on his behalf, ol George made out pretty good, didn't he?

@cindyknudson2715 2 года назад

@@TheOlskool4ever The "up to $25,000" was a loan.

@TheOlskool4ever 2 года назад

@@cindyknudson2715 He authorized his office to wire George "up to" $25000, what makes you think it was a loan? Besides, George only needed $8000 to clear the audit. Next time I watch the movie I will pay particular attention to that scene and listen for whether or not it was a loan but I'm pretty sure it was a gift.

@judycoulter4556 4 года назад

it’s a wonderful life is one of my favorite movies.

@nancyaylward1176 4 года назад

I think that Jimmy Stewart was a National Treasure and still is! I loved his voice, it just caught my attention. Frank Capra is an all time great. Many Directors would not be where they are if there was no Frank Capra. It’s a Wonderful Life, besides White Christmas, is a favorite one of my favorite Christmas movies.

@toms641 3 года назад

I believe General Jimmy Steward was there with General Omar Bradley (in a wheel chair) to greet President Ronald Reagan was he was sworn in, January 1981. Bigger than life.

@jeff13148 5 лет назад

I live in Seneca Falls, NY. "Frank Capra's classic film It's A Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey takes place in the fictional town of Bedford Falls, but some say it's a dead ringer for Seneca Falls in upstate New York. "I really believe this is what inspired Capra.Dec 9, 2016." Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu, comes here every year for the "It's a Wonderful Life Festival". The Post Office stamps letters "Bedford Falls Station". Google It's a Wonderful Life & Seneca Falls to learn more!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

It sounds like a wonderful place. Thanks for sharing this with us, Jeff!

@elainebines6803 5 лет назад

Christmas to me is chestnuts roasting on an open log fire, snuggled up with egg nog. Bing Crosby, wonderful life and old black and white Charles Dickens films - I hope it snows here in England Christmas day. Thankyou for this video 👍🏻 I'm not that old but I honestly do think, the actors of today have nothing on the real movie stars, of yester year. I couldn't pick a favourite, that's what makes a great film, they all shone, in their own way 💖

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

That sounds very cozy and nice, Elaine. Thanks for sharing that and I agree!

@paulcarmichael596 4 года назад

Elaine Bines I also am a classic movie fan from both England and and America. Those classic Christmas movies of the past cannot be beat. The Dickens holiday movies are so meaningful to me as well as the other classic Christmas movies made. The movies made today seem not to be as memorable as those of the past.

@mousetreehouse6833 3 года назад

Elaine, thank you for your comments; I'm in my 60's, and a fond memory was staying up late on Christmas Eve and watching A Christmas Carol, the Reginald Owen version (that overlay of Marley's face on the doorknocker still creeps me out!) 😲 Looks like we're getting rain here in northern New England - according to Hollywood, it ALWAYS snows on Christmas 😄! I guess nobody does the holidays like the movies....sigh... Elaine, I hope you get hot roasted chestnuts, a bunch of old movies, and lots of snow this year - and don't forget to snuggle! ☃️❄️⛄🎄🎁🎭

@geoffryllewellyn7693 5 лет назад

An amusing thought crossed my mind when you were outside Thomas Mitchell's resting place, I swore I could hear a voice saying..... " I'm alright.....I'm alright !"

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

That's nice. I hope so. Thanks for sharing that, Geoffry!

@shirleyschork1504 4 года назад

You are full of shit! I played that footage over ten time and never once heard what you are saying you heard!

@brgreg8725 4 года назад

Shirley Schork lighten up Shirley

@cskiles318 4 года назад

Geoffry Llewellyn at 10.59 I didn’t hear anything. But may be

@b.walker5955 4 года назад

@@shirleyschork1504 He is referring to a scene in the movie...It is after the party held at the Bailey home. Uncle Billy is drunk he exits stage right just as he is out of view, a loud crashing noise is heard. An extra tripped over some lighting equipment and the noise was unplanned-but completely made the scene. Uncle Billy yells, "I'm alright, I'm alright". Frank Capra loved the sound accident so much, he left it in the movie and gave the extra a raise. Geoffry was just using that scene, playing on that quote, to honor Uncle Billy's contribution to the movie. And like other actors one special quote they had in a movie can be found on their gravesite. This is such a time. It should indeed read..."I'm alright, I'm alright". * I appreciated your wit Geoffry. Brilliant!

@williamgeorgesr.7821 4 года назад

My favorite Guy. Will always be Jimmy Stewart Growing up in the 50s and 60s watched his Movies including Its a Wonderful life which I still watch every Christmas. He was truly a great American He grew up in small town America in Pennsylvania He became a great actor A bomber pilot during World War II and a General in the Air Force Reserve s and lived to the age of 89 yrs old He was a true American

@astridheleneegepedersen7073 5 лет назад

I watched the movie for the first time this year. I really loved it❤️

@JAG51020 5 лет назад

One of the best movies period of all-time, not just a Christmas classic! I believe that the actresses who portrayed Janie and Zuzu, George and Mary Bailey's daughter's, are the only cast members still with us. BTW, Mr. Gower's son died of influenza, not in WWII. That was later in the movie as George was 4-F due to his deaf ear while his brother Harry became a war hero. Fun fact, the scene where George angrily drops the phone and declares his love for Mary much to her mother's dismay, was shot in one take. Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed actually left out about 2 pages of dialogue from the original script, but Frank Capra liked the result so much that he kept it as is as the final cut! Also, the characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop (Ward Bond) and Ernie the cab driver (Frank Faylen) in It's A Wonderful Life:-)

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks for the corrections, I Love Slapstick! And for the behind the scenes trivia. It's so interesting and I really appreciate it!

@ontargetthomunclesam3926 5 лет назад

I Love Slapstick! Ward Bond was cremated and his ashes were buried at Sea I think that it's between Newport Beach and Catalina Island

@InkquiringMinds 5 лет назад

Exactly, I Love Slapstick. This film references so much history. Mr. Gower's son Robert died of influenza in 1919. 1919 was AFTER WWI had ended, but was part of a worldwide epidemic (The Spanish Flu) which killed 3 to 5 per cent of the world's population (50 to 100 million people).

@TheOlskool4ever 5 лет назад

I beg to differ with you on the naming of the Sesame Street characters. The Jim Henson Co adamantly denies this every year. Their claim is it is sheer coincidence that the two children's characters shared the same name as the two characters in the movie.

@JAG51020 5 лет назад

@@TheOlskool4ever I was not aware of that stance from the company, I had always heard that particular rumor was a verified fact. Thanks for the info!

@gorenchick Год назад

I love this movie. Watched every Christmas growing up. I love toward the end when everyone was stopping by to give George Bailey money to help him and the character Annie pulls out money and says "I was saving this money for a divorce if I ever get a husband" That line cracks me up everytime.

@psychcorp4449 5 лет назад

Your fireplace looks so beautiful and inviting. I hope everyone appreciates the tremendous amount of time, distance and research that you put into videos like this one. You cover a lot of mileage in Casper to photograph the different cemetery locations. Thank God for people like you who are so dedicated to your craft and share your work for everyone to enjoy. Blessings.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

We love our cozy PS pad :-) One day, last month, I actually managed to visit seven cemeteries--in a single day. It was a record for me. I usually visit one or two cemeteries per trip, so this was a personal best--or worst :-) I'm not sure which. So far, no complaints from Casper :-) Thanks, PC!

@nancydeering4495 5 лет назад

Hehaw was one of many phases used during college and even high school at the time.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Interesting. Thanks for sharing that, Nancy!

@janineharrison5186 5 лет назад

Sheldon Leonardo was a powerhouse in film and TV. Amazing talent!

@ADGreen-es6hm 4 года назад

Jimmy Stewart , was big hit in my home town , Fort Worth , he supported Fort Worth Zoo .

@rneedham667 4 года назад

I know!!😁 i was born and still live in fort worth. Jimmy stewart was wonderful!

@hollywoodharriet13 3 года назад

Love that movie. I always cry when Harry Bailey toasts his brother George as the richest man in town. Enjoyed this video very much. We really ought to do something about H.B. Warner and Thomas Mitchell.

@TheGraveyardChannel 3 года назад

I agree Linda. I’m surprised there’s not a fan club they can make sure they have final resting place is the fans come visit ☃️🌲😊👍

@dawnbenchley7237 5 лет назад

It's a wonderful movie!

@drbrz8470 5 лет назад

Such a great video honoring the cast of a timeless Christmas classic. Nicely done graphics and historical bits of movie history.

@290wayne 3 года назад

Love the movie.... I watch it a few times a year. James Stewart Donna Reed great actors an actress..

@Nirsterkur 3 года назад

I love you Mr. Steve as much as I love everyone and everything about this movie.

@sherrismith9465 5 лет назад

One of my favorite movies! Have to watch it every year. I didn't know there was a color version. Just went on ebay and bought it, it comes with the color version and B&W dvd. Thanks for sharing this video!!

@dburch7894 5 лет назад

Wow, some of these people were BIG. It surprises me how modest their grave sites are.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

I know. It always surprises me too. Thanks, D

@patches1771 3 года назад

It's sad

@robertmoore2049 5 месяцев назад

Maybe they wanted it that way.

@kellyleathers8806 5 лет назад

My wife watches this other Christmas classics throughout the year....

@robertsullivan4773 3 года назад

The Pool Scene and when they walked home, Donna Reed just glowed in the scene, a perfect HS sweet Heart.

@kirklonnquist3265 4 года назад

Jimmy Stewart one of the best and brilliant actors. There will never be another one like him

@Breezy-bv9te 5 лет назад

My Favorite Christmas classic!! An every year tradition in my family..😳😳

@jacknakash2677 3 года назад

Clarence "Angel 2nd Class" was my favorite actor/actress in this awesome movie because he had " the faith of a child" & every time you hear a bell ring an Angel gets his wings

@rneedham667 4 года назад

I watch this movie Every year!🎄 Best Christmas movie ever. I like the man who played George's father. He seemed so nice. Thank You for this video! I still cry when Mr. Gower hits George.

@herecalico 4 года назад

Just watched "It's A Wonderful Life" last night, on tv.

@williamsanders5066 4 года назад

Me too. Ft Worth TX

@AS-zk6hz 5 лет назад

This is a very well done commentary. Jimmy Stewart served in the army air Corp and wound up a brigadier general in the Air Force reserve. He flew the B17 in ww2 He was a great actor. A great patriot. The cast was terrific as all frank Capra movies were A comment about the various grave markers that they are not holding up well they are hard to read. And they seem to be made out of metal. Corroding The best material for these type markers is granite. Marble and metal do not seem to hold up well. Granite lasts for a very long time.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching and sharing, Allen!

@jayniestanley7118 3 года назад

This is by far, the very best Xmas movie ever made. I luv the main cast. D. Reed n J. Stewart. The very best if the best. Luv it.

@Marcel_Audubon 5 лет назад

"I loved Gloria Graham's Violet Bick character ... "a third of a dance? a third of a dance?"

@theking-nz1ut 5 лет назад

Best Christmas movie ever made 🎅🎄🎂🎁

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Agree!

@b.walker5955 4 года назад

It is actually my most favorite movie, ever made. I measure all the rest to it. : )

@billgrandone3552 5 лет назад

One correction, the druggist's son died in World War 1 not 2. That scene was a flashback to George as a boy. The time setting for the movie was sometime in December 1945.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks for the correction, Bill, I appreciate it. Seems like everyone but me noticed that :-)

@martincalder2380 5 лет назад

The son actually dies of influenza

@billgrandone3552 5 лет назад

@@martincalder2380 Yes I believe that's right, I was just pointing out the time of his death not the cause.

@marciadiehl5733 3 года назад

@@martincalder2380 I believe it is referencing the Spanish Flu that happened in the waning months of WWI.

@veronamartin5285 5 лет назад

My favorite movie. I watch it throughout the year not just at Christmas time. I have a wreath with the Angel wings quote, a bailey building and loan plus made an ornament holding roses with "zuzu's petals" on it. Last Christmas I was gifted a very large movie poster advertising the movie. It hangs in my hallway all year as a reminder. Next year I plan to creat a sign that says "you are now entering Bedford Falls" Thank you for the post. Merry Christmas!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

That is so cool, Verona. Thanks for sharing this and Merry Christmas to you, too!

@annejamesolsen3164 4 года назад

I bought the colour wonderful life and I just love it in black and white their is something speacial about sitting down and watching a black and white film it’s truly brilliant he’s my all time fav actor R.I.P James we love you in the uk xxxxxx

@littleogeechee223 4 года назад

Jimmy Stewart is my favorite actor of all time. There was just something so natural, it’s not really acting, he just was the character. Spencer Tracy, probably my second favorite actor, had that same gift. I love It’s A Wonderful Life. I’ve watched my old copy so much, will need to get a new one before the Holidays. 😁

@jimevans5632 4 года назад

Thank you for this. Very interesting to show the graves of people we see on the screen every year as if they are all still with us. Love the whole movie.

@TheGraveyardChannel 4 года назад

thanks, jim!

@stevewilson7857 3 года назад

I watch It’s a Wonderful Life all year long! :)

@ginnymiller2448 Год назад

My mom was a baby boomer and she was a big fan of James Stewart.. I remember being a kid in the 80s, he narrated Campbell’s Soup commercials. His voice was unmistakable even though you never saw his face during the commercial..

@jeffmoore3154 5 лет назад

my favorite movie of all time that will live in my heart forever thank you it was nice to get to know these great actors up close and personal God bless and rip!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing, Jeff!

@davem2bits 3 года назад

One of my favorite character actors appears in It's a Wonderful Life. Charles Lane is in a scene, as a man explaining to Mr Potter how his rental income is down because many of his former tenants are buying homes thanks to the Bailey Building and Loan. He leaves saying he expects to be applying for a job with George Bailey at some time in the future. Charles Lane appeared in many other Frank Capra movies and I will always remember him as Homer Bedlow in the '60s TV series Pettycoat Junction. Charles Lane lived to be 102 and is buried in Colma, CA.

@TheGraveyardChannel 3 года назад

Hi Dave, he’s one of my favorites too! He’s on my list to visit very soon in Colma 😊👍

@garywhite3264 3 года назад

My earliest memory of Jimmy Stewart was his role as Col. Charles Lindbergh in The Spirit of St. Louis, another example of his acting excellence in portraying the 24 yr old pioneer aviator when Stewart was a generation older!

@nicolabrooks1795 3 года назад

Rip to all the wonderful actors and actresses of that wonderful movie.

@johnbrennan8838 5 лет назад

While scrolling through RU-vid I came across this video. Before hitting play I paused and thought “am I really going to watch a video about actors graves? “. I’m glad I got past that moment of self doubt because I really enjoyed it! You show the upmost respect to the subjects, you do your research and I like the way you pan around to show not just the grave but the beautiful surroundings. As a huge fan of “it’s a wonderful life“ I truly appreciate the subject of your video, and I thank you for sharing it! God bless you this Christmas and in the coming year!!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching and sharing your story, John. I appreciate it and the same to in the coming year!

@mikeotolski9549 5 лет назад

One of my favorite holiday movies. I have the great pleasure of knowing Katharine who played zuzu she gave me a autographed doll of herself from the movie.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Wow, how neat. Do you happen to know if she is alive or where she's buried? I couldn't find any info on her at all. Thanks, Mike!

@elainebines6803 5 лет назад

Wow - that's really lovely

@mikeotolski9549 5 лет назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel she is alive and doing well and does special appearances.

@mikeotolski9549 5 лет назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel she stopped working in the movies in her teen years due to both her parents passing away and moved to Kansas and lived with her relative. She was married had children

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

That's so nice to know. Thanks, Mike!

@FZappaFan1 5 лет назад

I didn't know that was Alfalfa! I'll pay attention next year as I watch that movie yet again.

@jeremym7620 5 лет назад

Your videos are absolutely fantastic. I love the passion and I love the stories!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Jeremy, I really appreciate that!

@evelynroldan5126 4 года назад

My favorite forever !

@meganmartin6694 4 года назад

It's a wonderful Life was one of my favorite my Brothers also watch it every year it is a family tradition. Jimmy Stewart is one of the best actors ever

@Timotheus157 5 лет назад

Well done, good friend! The spirits of those you shared their life and resting place with us smile upon you. I hear a bell ringing...I think someone just got their wings...Merry Christmas. 👼🎄🎁

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Timotheus157. That made me smile. And Merry Christmas to you too!

@deefisher1797 5 лет назад

One of my favorite movies! I prefer the black and white version myself, but I think its just a matter of personal taste. My favorite character is Clarence the Angel! The character is so sweet and innocent that he makes me smile.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Clarence is very lovablle. Thanks, Dee!

@almontepaolilli4909 5 лет назад

Great tour as always. It’s a wonderful life is a favorite film since we do not know how we affect other’s people’s lives.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Wouldn't it be great if we could all look back, like that? Thanks, Almonte!

@travist7777 4 года назад

That is probably why the second half of our Creator's moral law is "love your neighbor as yourself." Like a ripple caused by a stone dropped into a pond, its good effects spread far and wide.

@denisestory2678 5 лет назад

I love that movie i have the dvd with both versions. Seeing it in color was awesome ! Thank you for sharing have a Merry Christmas!🎄😊🎄

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing that and same to you Denise!

@denisestory2678 5 лет назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel You're welcome!😊

@kirkmoore4515 5 лет назад

Always loved both Donna Reed & Gloria Graham. Both died way too soon. Both got years on me. Maybe that's why I find them both so attractive. I never seen either one in an advanced state of old age.

@wandamiller7640 4 года назад

I love that movie THANK YOU

@elizabethmaxwell5532 5 лет назад

Cool Video....I love Jimmy Stewart😍😍

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Elizabeth!

@graveexplorations 5 лет назад

It’s a Wonderful Life is one of my favorites too. Another awesome “Christmas in the Graveyard” video! Thanks again, my friend!

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Matt!

@doloresfisher596 5 лет назад

thanks Steve good to have a like minded connection the old stars will never be replicated.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

That's for sure. Thanks, Dolores!

@cdub531 4 года назад

Thanks for all your hard work in making this little documentary. Nice to know all these facts about this great movie.

@TheGraveyardChannel 4 года назад

thanks, C!

@doloresvargas6450 4 года назад

It's great that you are doing this movie.Steve will like it.Tony

@pauletteaguilar1394 5 лет назад

Loved this movie so much,one of my favorites, I have always been a great fan of Jimmy Stewart. And thank you for letting us remember the actresses and actors basically the character actors,who really made the great movies what they were. Thanks again for another great video, can't wait until the next video

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Paulette!

@kevintortorella9439 5 лет назад

Forget the lifeless dead!

@joecaroselli5858 3 года назад

My favorite scenes are when Mary Hatch, as a girl, whispers her evermore affection to young George... in his bad ear! Also the phone scene with George and Mary when they were both absolutely bursting and then ultimately just couldn't contain declaring their love for each other. Of course the whole ending has one impassioned, poignant chestnut after another. James Stewart's nuanced look right after his brother's toast to him is the sign of a brilliant actor. Just the way that George and Mary look at each other in those ending scenes. So beautifully executed. The whole movie is, to me, a cinematic "oil painting."

@TheGraveyardChannel 3 года назад

Nicely said Joe, and I agree 👍

@gaddyify 4 года назад

This man gives the best grave tours.

@TheGraveyardChannel 4 года назад

thanks, terry!

@gaddyify 4 года назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel you're welcome, nothing but the truth.👍

@cskiles318 4 года назад

Hot dog I wish i had a million. Dollars 😊. I did not know it was in color. Thanks for sharing and doing the leg work. Jimmy Stewart said is favorite scene was George and clarance in the little shack

@johnbrock1602 5 лет назад

The Brigadier General. I salute him.

@kencrossman5633 4 года назад

"grandma Walton" also in the movie

@sincerelylavender6147 4 года назад

Yes...in the savings and loan during the bank run. Boy she was young then.

@karolinesmail489 4 года назад

Can I have 17.50

@16Jimboz 3 года назад

Beulah Bondi, who played Ma Bailey, was also on The Waltons. She played Martha Corrine Walton, the sister-in-law of Grandpa Walton.

@karenflanagan1961 Год назад

Thanks for showing Alfalfa actor that taken me back to the good old days I was sure he was gone didn't know when.

@chrisjeffries2322 5 лет назад

Ward Bond - 4/9/1903 - 11/5 1960. Cremated, Ashs scattered off Newport beach California.

@matchrocket1702 5 лет назад

Great actor.

@ginnrollins211 4 года назад

There's a great scene from a movie he was in called Hitler: Dead or Alive, where he played as a gangster who joined in the war effort to kill Hitler and get some money as a reward. He was in an American bomber that was getting attacked by a Luftwaffe fighter, then Ward Bond grabbed a Tommy gun and shot the plane out of the air. It my be unrealistic as Hell, but that was a very badass scene. Fun fact: Bobby Watson, the actor who played Hitler in the film, played Hitler in nine other films, all of which where propaganda films in where Hitler loses or dies at the end.

@elainestoffer6178 4 года назад

STEVE ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE MY DAD PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 2 1999 AND THAT MOVIE WAS PLAYING ON T.V.THE DAY HE PASSED WE WATCH WHERE THE LITTLE GIRL SAID EVERY TIME YOU HEAR A BELL RING A ANGEL GOT HIS WINGS I ALSO LOVE JAMES STEWART IN THIS MOVIE ALONG WITH THE NOTHER GORGEOUS PEOPLE'S IN THE MOVIE MY DAD NAME WAS JAMES THANKS FOR SHOWING THIS LOVE ITS STEVE YOU DO A AWESOME VIDEO THANKS AGAIN❤

@TheGraveyardChannel 4 года назад

thanks for sharing the memory of your dad with us, elaine!

@clairebunt5887 5 лет назад

One of my favourite films of all time I love Jimmy Stewart ❤️❤️❤️

@captain_tick8480 4 года назад

Such a wonderful touching movie. Still watch every year. Even my dogs sit n watch it. Remember from child hood. Now 65 Southern Ohio

@johnpierce2095 5 лет назад

amazing how plain a lot of celebs graves are

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

I know. I'm always surprised.

@glendamoody3316 4 года назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel I bet it is for privacy more than anything else or the times were less enamored with more elaborate displays of a life.

@lindanizamoff7981 4 года назад

There is a verse in the Bible about bones and how you can not tell the rich or powerful from the poor and lowly .I guess old grave stones are the same. I feel bad for those who do not have a marker, it's like their names are gone.

@JRobbySh 3 года назад

Their films are their memorials.

@sandrap6321 2 года назад

Breaks my heart that the actor who played Ernie the cab driver's grave is unmarked. Seems like a fundraiser could be started to change this. He helped make the movie memorable.

@Mmmm-zg1vn 4 года назад

I've watched "It's A Wonderful Life" for the past 10 consecutive years (every Christmas), this year including. Last two years I watched in color.

@Zzsmuf 5 лет назад

A wonderful movie about wonderful people 🍷

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Edgar!

@Zzsmuf 5 лет назад

@@TheGraveyardChannel You are welcome Merry Christmas 🍷

@marcellef8302 Год назад

Forever my favorite classic movie of all time. I love James Stewart.

@jodylehman920 3 года назад

I love Donna Reed and of course Jimmy Stewart!!!!

@Zzsmuf 5 лет назад

I could never imagine this great being remade you cannot replace The original greats.

@jack2breeze 5 лет назад

it was remade in 1977 as It Happened One Christmas with Marlo Thomas

@Zzsmuf 5 лет назад

@@jack2breeze oh wow😮

@peacebstill9187 5 лет назад

I had no idea alfalfa played in that movie, wow!! Thank you, Happy Holidays to you and your family.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

I was surprised when I realized it was him, too! Happy Holidays to you and your family, too Angelia!

@peaceworld5393 2 года назад

One of my most favorite movies! Thank you Steve !

@GeeberK1 Год назад

Very well done! Thank you for piecing this all together!! ... P.S. As for myself, I loved Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed from the movie... both were EXCELLENT! ... I had the honor of meeting Jimmy Stewart at his home in Beverly Hills (we were shooting an interview with him for the American Movie Classics channel... the documentary was called 'JOHN FORD'S AMERICA). ... Mr. Stewart was incredibly nice, and I also got an autograph before leaving, along with a photo with him. An amazing man on so many levels!!

@auntieelizabethleepermartinez 5 лет назад

I love that movie of wonderful like I try to watch every year I like your video 👍👍

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

Thanks, Elizabeth!

@Zzsmuf 5 лет назад

I miss you Jimmy Cheers 🍷

@bazoutofhell8293 3 года назад

Thank you for the❤James Stewart is the sort of guy you could probably have a drink with and tell you some great stories, I saw an interview once where he explained how him and Frank Capra talked over the script and he made it sound like a silly idea but Jimmy went along with it(thank God) he then went to say it was his favourite film, and rightly so although he made quiet a few excellent movies, a true Hollywood Legend.

@pleasantvalleypickerca7681 3 года назад

"It's a wonderful life" and a "Wonderful video"! This was my Mom's favorite Christmas film, we would watch it every year. She loved Jimmy Stewart. I think he reminded her of her father. She passed away four years ago. I think this Christmas I may finally watch it again. Thanks for the video!

@TheGraveyardChannel 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing the memory of your mother with us PVP ☃️🌲👍

@Zzsmuf 5 лет назад

Just watched it last night in black and white does make it more of a classic 🍷

@girlgirl4548 5 лет назад

Thank you. This is still one of the favourite films of people in UK. Friends for ever with the US. Merry Christmas.

@TheGraveyardChannel 5 лет назад

That's so interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing it, girl girl! Cheers to friends forever and Merry Christmas to you, too!

@joecaroselli5858 3 года назад

I think that Steve did a fantastic job here. He presented this in a loving, gentle way; so there is no unearthly or macabre feeling at all. I am a drummer, singer, and radio announcer. I recently did a podcast presenting the Lux Radio Theatre radio adaptation of this classic movie. Also, when the ladies interrupted his video, Steve had such a nice, good natured reaction to it all, which I appreciated. This shows, to me, that he is a kind, charitable person. Anyway, I really think that this video is superb.

@TheGraveyardChannel 3 года назад

Hi Joe, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate that and I’m glad you enjoyed the video ☃️🌲😊👍