Cast
- James Stewart as George Bailey
- Donna Reed as Mary Hatch Bailey
- Henry Travers as Clarence Odbody
- Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Henry F. Potter
- Thomas Mitchell as Uncle Billy Bailey
- Beulah Bondi as Ma Bailey
- Frank Faylen as Ernie Bishop
- Ward Bond as Bert, the cop
- Gloria Grahame as Violet Bick
- H. B. Warner as Mr. Gower
- Todd Karns as Harry Bailey
- Samuel S. Hinds as Peter "Pop" Bailey
- Lillian Randolph as Annie
- Mary Treen as Cousin Tilly
- Frank Albertson as Sam Wainwright
- Virginia Patton as Ruth Dakin Bailey
- Charles Williams as Cousin Eustace
- Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Hatch
- William Edmunds as Giuseppe Martini
- Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Martini
- Bobby Anderson as Little George Bailey
- Ronnie Ralph as Little Sam Wainwright
- Jean Gale as Little Mary Hatch
- Jeanine Ann Roose as Little Violet Bick
- George Nokes as Little Harry Bailey
- Danny Mummert as Little Marty Hatch
- Sheldon Leonard as Nick, the bartender
- Frank Hagney as Potter's mute aide
- Charles Lane as The rent collector
- Jimmy Hawkins as Tommy Bailey
- Karolyn Grimes as Zuzu Bailey
- Larry Simms as Pete Bailey
- Carol Coomes (AKA Carol Coombs) as Janie Bailey
- Charles Halton as Carter, bank examiner (uncredited)
- Joseph Kearns as Angel Joseph (voice, uncredited)
- Evelyn Moriarty as Girl in the bar (uncredited)
- Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as Freddie (Mary's annoying high school suitor)
- Max Wagner as Cashier/Bouncer at Nick's Bar
- Tom Fadden as Bridge Caretaker (uncredited)
- Stanley Andrews as Mr. Welch (uncredited)
- Adriana Caselotti as the singer in Martini's Bar (uncredited)
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