![]() We're not in a position to dispute that,' Francis Caraccilo, a trustee for the town's It's a Wonderful Life Museum, said. 'Capra always said Bedford Falls represented little slices of small towns that he had visited all across America. They even mark the end of the festival with a ringing of the bells in memory of Antonio Varacalli, who saved a woman's life in 1917, and to honor 'angels' nominated by current residents. Seneca Falls holds a weekend celebration based around the classic film every December.Įvery year, members of the community dress as characters including Clarence the Angel and mean Mr Potter, for a parade down the Main Street. Each year bells are run in the town to remember him as 'an angel who got his wings'. In 1917, Seneca Falls resident Antonio Varacalli saved a woman's life after she jumped from the town's bridge - an act seemingly reflected in the 1946 film.Ī plaque commemorates Varacalli, who died after getting the woman to safety. ![]() Local barber Tommy Bellissima is believed to have cut Frank Capra's hair when the director passed through the town in 1945. ![]() ![]() ![]() The town has similar features to the fictional Bedford Falls, including a steel truss bridge, broad Main Street, and railroad station.Ĭharacters in the film also refer to nearby towns such as Rochester and Elmira. Seneca Falls in New York claims to have been the inspiration for Capra's 1946 film. ![]()
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