Jimmy Hawkins (Tommy Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life)

About this episode

Jimmy Hawkins, who played Tommy in 'It's a Wonderful Life', discusses the film and his book about it.

Jimmy Hawkins, who played the youngest Bailey child, Tommy, in "It's a Wonderful Life" joins me on this episode.  We talk about the legendary movie, the book that he wrote "The Heart of It's a Wonderful Life" and I even insert myself into one of my favorite scenes in the movie.  Enjoy!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Podcasts By Federated Media

Guest: Jimmy Hawkins

Topics covered

• It's a Wonderful Life
• film history
• interviews
• book discussion
• classic cinema

Keywords

• Jimmy Hawkins
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Tommy Bailey
• film
• interview
• book
• classic movies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: It's a Wonderful Life, The Heart of It's a Wonderful Life

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