Thank you for posting this. I hate to admit it, but this story brought tears to my eyes in several places. My family attended the same parish church as Frank Capra for a while in the 80s, and he was a wonderful gentleman. Until now, I never really thought about actual, real-world impact of the anti-suicide message of the movie. Frank, Jimmy and the cast saved real people’s lives with this film, and that’s an amazing thing.
My husband and I just watched this yesterday before the kids came over for Christmas dinner. It’s a tradition of ours to watch it, one of our favorite movies. It’s timeless and beautiful! Also, I always loved Jimmy Stewart.