barber's story proves to fran that director frank capra had actually been toson...seneca falls, parked his car and walked around and he got a haircut, saw the bridge and the plaque on the bridge. >> reporter: the plaque on the bridge tells the true story of a hero who jumped in and gave his life saving that of another. >> the original story the greatest gift, george bailey character never jumped. he's on the bridge looking into the water. he never actually takes the leap. >> reporter: fran believes that after capra's visit here, he wrote in the famous scene where george takes the plunge to save clarence. >> help! help! help! >> coincidence? i don't know. i don't think so. >> reporter: fran says the bedford falls look-alike initiative has spurred tourism here in seneca falls. >> once upon a time people would show up in december, maybe into january asking about "it's a wonderful life." now it's all year round. >> reporter: this is the real bedford falls. >> this is the real bedford falls. >> reporter: now you should know that there are some nay sayers. indeed a film h

well, a lot of people don't know that the frank capra movie was actually based on a short story. i didn't know that even before i started the musical. it's called "the greatest gift." apparently the man who wrote it philip van doren stern couldn't get it published. he sent it out like a christmas card to 200 people. frank capra saw it and said, i've been waiting all my life for this and based his movie on that book. it's a beautiful little gift book. it's -- let's see. >> $320. >> new it's $320. you can get it used for $46 at amazon.com. i want you to hear this music for one second. ♪ my spirit sing >> this is my friend nancy lamott, an album she did. she died of uterine cancer at age 43. tomorrow will be 16 years ago. >> beautiful voice. >> "just in time for christmas," unbelievable. one of the greatest christmas albums. order that. it's the most amazing album. >> beautiful. let's hear a little bit more. ♪ just in time for christmas you showed me what christmas is about ♪ >> that's beautiful. wow. >> it's a great song. >> i have an uplifting favorite thing. this is called the up

the man who came up with the idea calls it a frank capra, "it's a wonderful life" story. >> a very coolidea. we all like the pay it forward concept here. >> just costs you $1. >> just keeps on going. whisper down the lane, when does it stop? which guy says there is $75? i'm good. >> if they need it. they need it. >> good holiday story. more "world news now" when we come back. ♪ somebody's hand make this world a better place if you can ♪ ♪ reach out and touch i come in peace...[ toilet ] i come in peace.

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barber's story proves to fran that director frank capra had actually been toson...ed his car and walked around and he got a haircut, saw the bridge and the plaque on the bridge. >> reporter: the plaque on the bridge tells the true story of a hero who jumped in and gave his life saving that of another. >> the original story the greatest gift, george bailey character never jumped. he's on the bridge looking into the water. he never actually takes the leap. >> reporter: fran believes that after capra's visit here, he wrote in the famous scene where george takes the plunge to save clarence. >> help! help! help! >> coincidence? i don't know. i don't think so. >> reporter: fran says the bedford falls look-alike initiative has spurred tourism here in seneca falls. >> once upon a time people would show up in december, maybe into january asking about "it's a wonderful life." now it's all year round. >> reporter: this is the real bedford falls. >> this is the real bedford falls. >> reporter: now you should know that there are some nay sayers. indeed a film historian a friend

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but i remember frank capra giving me the directions on the scene you just saw, the excuse me scene andsee when we walk? you can stop right here. do you understand that? and i understand oh, yes, sir. so then we'd get up and walk a couple more feet and he'd stop jimmy stewart and donna reed and crouch down again and say, i want to you say it here. he it that two or three times, and then we took a couple takes and that was it for that scene. >> brian: that was it. are you trying to say that this wasn't an instant classic? it's a recent classic? >> oh, yeah. it lost money when it first came out at the box office. but television made it a hit. >> steve: that is amazing. it's got to feel good for you to be part of history. as you just mentioned, the most inspirational movie of all time. >> yeah. it really is. i've written some books on it for a new audience because i know people tell me they sit down with their kids and watch the film and sometimes kids don't understand banking and building and loan. so i wrote this "it's a wonderful life" coloring book. and it tells this story from tommy's

>> well, i think it's frank capra's message.f they weren't around it would leave an awful hole and that is an important thing for us to all know that we are important and why i wrote "it's a wonderful life for kids coloring book," so the kids get a pint-sized version of the movie and they realize they are important and they mean something. >> we are seeing a picture of you now when you were 4 years old makeing movie in 1946. jimmy, what do you remember about making the movie? >> i remember getting up real early and it was dark and taking a bus and a street cars out to the studio and watching -- walking onto the big set and there was real snow outside the house on the set and then you walk into the living room and there is this big christmas tree and it's 90 degrees outside, and everybody was running around doing their work. it was just great. it was terrific. it was christmas in july. it was great memories. >> karolyn, i understand you didn't see the movie in its entirety, we see a picture of you when were 6 when you made the mo