![]() ![]() Grimes, for one, is a believer: “It has the Victorian houses, a canal that runs right through town, a steel bridge, the railroad station it’s all there.”īasinger does not like to be cast in the role of Mr. ![]() Though Fran Caracillo, Seneca Falls’ former city planner, had long noticed similarities between his hometown and Bedford Falls, it wasn’t until December of 1995 that Craig Fox, a reporter for the Geneva, NY-based Finger Lake Times, wrote a story indicating that the real town had inspired the cinematic one. 9 to 11, is the biggest yet: three of the four Bailey kids will be there, including Grimes, Jimmy Hawkins (Tommy) and Carol Coombs (Janie). As befits a 70th anniversary, this year’s three-day fest, from Dec. For the past 20 years, Seneca Falls has hosted a celebration of both the film and the town’s possible place in its legend. Which brings us to Seneca Falls, New York, the small town that inspired Frank Capra’s vision of quaint Bedford Falls. It feels authentic to those of us who grew up in those places. ![]() And this movie captures something in its ozone. That’s the way Frank Capra designed it: “Anybody who grew up in a small town in the 1940s can easily believe that Bedford Falls is their hometown,” Basinger said. ![]() George and Mary Bailey, played by Donna Reed, mid-embrace after receiving news via a phone call from Sam. ![]()
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