Raven or Crow?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Frank Capra
carelesscat — 16 years ago(December 09, 2009 07:28 PM)
My mom and I noticed that in "It's a Wonderful Life" there was a black bird like a Raven or a Crow. My mom also said that in all the films that Capra has directed he always has a Raven/Crow. He said that he liked having the bird. Is there a signifance to having the bird in his movies? Did he train the bird or what's the real reason?
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Tom_Cruises_Testicles — 16 years ago(January 02, 2010 06:10 PM)
Can't answer any of your questions though I'm curious to know the answers. Just wanted to add he had a Raven in You Can't Take It With You named Jim. I remember watching that film with a girlfriend and she thought it was a clever joke (Jim Crow: IE Jim Crow Laws "separate but Equal treatment."), However I kind of think that wasn't the point at all. I think Its just a black bird named Jim.
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matthew101junk — 16 years ago(January 18, 2010 10:25 AM)
I remember that in the documentary on
It's a Wonderful Life
that came with the DVD, they mentioned that the bird was a raven named Jimmy that appeared somewhere in all of Capra's movies (at least for a given time period).
Ravens and crows are both very smart birds and apparently can make good pets. I would imagine that Capra probably liked having the bird on set. I would imagine that it wasn't so much a significant element of the plot as it was just something to look for, like Hitchcock's walk-on cameos. -
wigwitch-1 — 15 years ago(July 18, 2010 10:34 AM)
here's an article that explains:
http://morethanyouneededtoknow.typepad.com/the_unsung_joe/2009/12/koko-the-raven.html