Where are the houses in Its a Wonderful Life?

320 Sycamore
Type	House
Architectural style	Victorian
Location	Sycamore Avenue, Bedford Falls

What town was the movie its a wonderful life filmed in?

It’s a Wonderful Life was shot at RKO Radio Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, and the 89-acre RKO movie ranch in Encino, where “Bedford Falls” was adapted from Oscar-winning sets originally designed by art director Max Ree for the 1931 epic film Cimarron.

Is Seneca Falls where Its a Wonderful Life was filmed?

It’s a Wonderful Life was filmed entirely in California, as were most movies at that time. However, Seneca Falls has long believed itself to be the inspiration for key scenes in the film and Bedford Falls itself.

Where did they film the pool scene in Its a Wonderful Life?

The scene was filmed on location at Beverly Hills High School, where there’s still a 75-foot pool under a retractable gym floor. The facility is known as the “Swim-Gym.” “Buffalo Gals,” the traditional song sung by George and Mary in this scene, refers to the city in upstate New York, not to the American buffalo.

Where was the swimming pool scene in It’s a Wonderful Life filmed?

Beverly Hills High School’s Swim
In fact, it was filmed at Beverly Hills High School’s Swim-Gym, built in 1939 as a federal public works project. The Swim-Gym remains in use today for physical education swimming classes and as the home court for the school’s basketball, swimming, volleyball and water polo teams.

Where was the pool scene filmed in It’s a Wonderful Life?

Beverly Hills High School’s
In fact, it was filmed at Beverly Hills High School’s Swim-Gym, built in 1939 as a federal public works project.

Where was the pool scene filmed in Its a Wonderful Life?

How much was Jimmy Stewart paid for It’s a Wonderful Life?

The $45 weekly salary that George Bailey (James Stewart) pays himself from the Building and Loan in about 1936 — before the birth of his first child with wife Mary (Donna Reed) — would be worth around $800 today, for an annual salary (before taxes) of an estimated $41,000.

Where was the bridge scene filmed in Its a Wonderful Life?

Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls is the location of the bridge that inspired Frank Capra’s bridge scene with Jimmy Stewart in the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life.”

Who opens the gym floor in It’s a Wonderful Life?

Switzer played the character who pushes the button that opens the gym floor to reveal the pool—but he is uncredited in the movie. 13 Reed really broke a window on the Granville House. While a stuntman was standing by to throw a rock at the window, Reed broke it herself on the first try.

Is the house in It’s a Wonderful Life real?

Originally constructed in 1865, the house differs from many historical homes in that it’s set far back from the road, giving it that majestic quality that so embodies the home in the movie. It wasn’t always this way—once a city home, the mansion was moved to the 23-acre plot in 1993.