<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Dr. &lt;a href= "https://arts.ucdavis.edu/faculty-profile/eric-smoodin"&gt;Eric Smoodin&lt;/a&gt;, film historian at the University of California- Davis and author of &lt;a href= "https://www.dukeupress.edu/Regarding-Frank-Capra/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity and American Film Studies, 1930-1960&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; joins Bob and Ben for the history of the people, the industry, and law that made Frank Capra's 1946 film &lt;em&gt;It's A Wonderful Life&lt;/em&gt; into one of America's quintessential Christmas films.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode originally aired as #292 on December 16, 2024. This rebroadcast was edited by Ben Sawyer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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It's a Wonderful Life: The Story Behind America's Favorite Christmas Film w/ Eric Smoodin

DEC 8, 202567 MIN
The Road to Now

It's a Wonderful Life: The Story Behind America's Favorite Christmas Film w/ Eric Smoodin

DEC 8, 202567 MIN

Description

Dr. Eric Smoodin, film historian at the University of California- Davis and author of Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity and American Film Studies, 1930-1960, joins Bob and Ben for the history of the people, the industry, and law that made Frank Capra's 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life into one of America's quintessential Christmas films. This episode originally aired as #292 on December 16, 2024. This rebroadcast was edited by Ben Sawyer.