The FBI Had It’s Eye On It’s A Wonderful Life, Your Favorite Christmas Movie
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It’s A Wonderful Life is now regarded as one of the greatest and most beloved Christmas season movies of all time. The tale of George Bailey, who had planned to commit suicide on Christmas Eve before his guardian angel intervenes and shows him all the lives he’s touched, is a classic of American cinema.
As you sit down for your annual holiday season re-watch of the movie, try not to let what you’re about to learn about mar your enjoyment: around the time of its release in 1946, J. Edgar Hoover and his FBI were deeply concerned about the ‘malignant undercurrent’ of Communism that (apparently) ran through It’s A Wonderful Life!