Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Watching the Christmas evergreen "It’s a Wonderful Life" has been a holiday tradition for millions of families since the film entered the public domain in the 1970s. Director Frank Capra said the story was centered on America’s small-town life. But one small town in Rhode Island—Little Compton—believes it served as the inspiration for the beloved movie.

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