20 Things You Didn't Know About It's A Wonderful Life

Mr. Potter is never caught as the thief who embezzled $8,000.00 and it is assumed he gets to keep it. This was very unusual for a Hollywood film at the time because the Motion Picture Production Code (the film industry's censor code) required that criminals must always be shown to be either punished or made to repent at the end of every film.

Allegedly, the original screenplay was also dubbed inappropriate, because it included rude language, blasphemy which said the Lord’s name in vain and racy implications. For instance, Violet’s line “I was out all night last night” had to have the ‘all night’ omitted because it was deemed too risqué. The censors were also strict on when George and Clarence dry out their clothes, insisting that there be no suggestion that either of them are naked.