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
It's a Wonderful Life turned the story and what was worth using from the three scripts into a screenplay that Capra would rename "It's a Wonderful Life". The script underwent many revisions throughout pre-production and during filming. Final screenplay credit went to Goodrich, Hackett, and Capra, with "additional scenes" by Jo Swerling. Capra produced the film with his independent motion picture production company Liberty Films. Dalton Trumbo had written a draft that was different from the final film. In Trumbo's draft, George Bailey is an idealistic politician that slowly grows more cynical as the story progresses, then tries to commit suicide after losing an