Tom Fadden in 1940's "Zanzibar". The 1940s would see him appear in other classic and notable films such as: the Bob Hope comedy, "My Favorite Blonde" (1942); "Pardon My Sarong" (1942), starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello; "The Naughty Nineties" (1945), again starring Abbott and Costello; the film noir, "The Big Sleep" (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; and 1946's "It's a Wonderful Life", where he had a particularly memorable scene as the Tollhouse Keeper on the bridge, who reacts to Clarence's (the angel) explanation of who he is to George Bailey (James Stewart). The 1950s would see Fadden
A Wonderful Life (musical) A Wonderful Life (musical) A Wonderful Life is a 1986 musical with a book and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Joe Raposo. Based on the classic Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life" starring James Stewart, the story closely follows the original plot, set in 1945, telling the story of a suicidal man whose guardian angel reveals to him how different the world and everyone whose life he has touched would be had he never been born. The film was, in turn, based on a 1938 short story by Philip Van Doren Stern called "The Greatest Gift". Harnick