It's a wonderful town
Actors dressed in period costume from the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" roamed the streets of Seneca Falls, Dec. 14, 2013.
The village of is transformed into Bedford Falls every year for the annual weekend festival honoring the classic holiday film. The town is believed by some to be the inspiration for the movie.
It's A Wonderful Life
James Stewart, left, Thomas Mitchell, right, and Donna Reed appear in a scene from the 1946 film "It's A Wonderful Life."
Residents of Seneca Falls, N.Y., think Bailey's make-believe hometown, Bedford Falls, was heavily inspired by their quaint upstate town.
This cannot be proven, and director Frank Capra never confirmed such a connection, but that hasn't stopped locals in Seneca Falls from celebrating the beloved movie every December.
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Mary Owen, center, paid her first visit to the village of Seneca Falls, N.Y., during the annual weekend festival honoring the classic movie "It's A Wonderful Life," Dec. 14, 2013.
Owen is the daughter of actress Donna Reed, the woman who played Mary Hatch in Frank Capra’s 1946 classic movie.
Owen joined cast members from the movie to sign autographs on memorabilia at The Gould Hotel.
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Costumed actors walk in a parade through the village of Seneca Falls, N.Y. , Dec. 14, 2013.
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It's A Wonderful Life
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Joe Cosentino hands a rose to Sheila Weber of Port Byron, N.Y., in Seneca Falls, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2013.
Cosentino will pass out close to 1,000 free roses from his Blossoms by Cosentino shop in Seneca Falls.
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