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He is well-known for his role as Mr. Potter, the miserly and mean-spirited banker in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) opposite James Stewart. He had a role with Clark Gable in Lone Star in 1952. His final film appearance was a cameo in Main Street to Broadway , an MGM musical comedy released in 1953.
It's a Wonderful Life: Directed by Frank Capra. With James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell. An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
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- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Frank Capra
- 1947-01-07
A young man who's been dying to get out of this small town and on his own ever since he was born. A young man... the smartest one in the crowd, mind you... A young man who has to sit by and watch his friends go places because he's trapped.
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It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas supernatural drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift" self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. [4]
Lionel Barrymore ... Mr. Potter: Thomas Mitchell ... Uncle Billy: Henry Travers ... Clarence: Beulah Bondi ... Mrs. Bailey: Frank Faylen ... Ernie: Ward Bond ... Bert: Gloria Grahame ... Violet: H.B. Warner ... Mr. Gower: Frank Albertson ... Sam Wainwright: Todd Karns
Dec 6, 2021 · Played to ruthless perfection by the great Lionel Barrymore, the crooked businessman owns the No. 6 slot on the American Film Institute's list of 50 Greatest Villains.
Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore)’s Timeline and Summary. Mr. Potter is a rich, villainous guy who's trying to control the financial futures of Bedford Falls. He's on the board of the Building and Loan, and he tries to force George's dad to be less lenient toward the people to whom he lends money.
