ɐn ˈɜːli jˈuːs ʌvðə fɹˈiːz fɹˈeɪm ɪn klˈæsɪk hˈɑːliwˌʊd sˈɪnəmə wʌz fɹˈæŋk kˈæpɹəz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks kɹˈɪsməs fˈɪlm ɪts ɐ wˈʌndɚfəl lˈaɪf wˌɛɹ ðə fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌvðɪ ɐdˈʌlt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ bˈeɪli plˈeɪd baɪ dʒˈeɪmz stˈuːɚt ˌɔnskɹˈiːn ɪz ʃˈoʊn æz ɐ fɹˈiːz fɹˈeɪm.
An early use of the freeze frame in classic Hollywood cinema was Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas film It's A Wonderful Life where the first appearance of the adult George Bailey (played by James Stewart) on-screen is shown as a freeze frame.