It's a Wonderful Life (1947) Edit

A ... Yeah, they believe in angels.

A chance to see what the world would be like without you.

A child or two comes along, and you won't even be able to save the ten.

A couple of business trips to New York a year, maybe once in a while Europe.

A discontented, lazy rabble instead of a thrifty working class.

A great big one.

A little present form old man Gower. Came down and picked it out himself.

A lot of people asking for help for a man named George Bailey.

A man doesn't get in a situation like this every day.

A miserable little clerk crawling in here on your hands and knees and begging for help.

A Navy flier, he shot down fifteen planes.

A new magazine! I never saw it before.

A pox upon me for a clumsy lout.

A toast! A toast to Mama Dollar and to Papa Dollar,

A whole week in New York. A whole week in Bermuda.

A young man ... the smartest one of the crowd, mind you,

A young man who has to sit by and watch his friends go places,

A young man who's been dying to get out on his own ever since he was born.

Air raid warden ...

All I know is this should be Bailey Park.

All I'm asking for is thirty days more.

All in.

All right now, Mrs. Thompson, how much do you want?

All right now, what happened? How did it start?

All right, all right, here, give Daddy the flower.

All right, darling, you're excused.

All right, George, go ahead, George.

All right, kids. Here.

All right, Mother, Old Building and Loan pal,

All right, put up your hands. No fast moves.

All right, son. All right.

All right, Tom, how much do you need?

All right.

All right.

All right. This way.

An overnight bag, genuine English cowhide,

And ...

And all because a few starry eyed dreamers like Peter Bailey ...

And all the labor he wants, too.

And all's fair in love and war.

And are the local yokels making with those David and Goliath wisecracks.

And as anyone in this county can tell you, that takes some doing.

And because he wants to keep you living in his slums ...

And besides, Sam Wainwright's away in New York and you're here in Bedford Falls.

And dance by the ...

And did you further know that George Bailey is dancing right over that crack?

And did you know that button behind you causes this floor to open up?

And did you put the envelope in your pocket?

And don't be long, Marty! I don't want to be a wet nurse for ...

And everybody'll be talking and there'll be a terrific scandal ...

And George, I may have a job for you,

And he's going to build a factory outside of Rochester.

And here comes the scare baby, my kid brother, Harry Bailey!

And here's something for you to play with.

And here's something for you to play with.

And his mind's sick in his soul, if he has one.

And I ain't never seen you before in my life, see?

And I don't want to get married ever to anyone. You understand that?

And I'm gonna have a couple of harems, and maybe three or four wives.

And I'm gonna see the world.

And I've got the key?

And if you ask me, that's where you belong.

And in the Kennedy House, and Mrs. Macklin's house, and, and a hundred others.

And it goes for you, too.

And it'd all dissolve, see?

And maybe they don't have any decent clothes ...

And my ... Look, little fellow, why, you go off and haunt somebody else, will you?

And paying the kind of rent he decides.

And paying your bills, you're able to keep, say ten, if you skimp.

And people are beginning to talk.

And pulls her down for you.

And she didn't want to crush it so she didn't button up her coat.

And smell the pines and watch the sunrise against the peaks,

And take over the Building and Loan.

And that idiot brother of yours to spend for me.

And that's another thing. Where do you come off calling me Nick?

And the ends of your hair.

And the moon beams'd shoot out of your fingers and your toes ...

And the next day and next year and the hear after that.

And the next day and the next year and the year after that.

And the next day and the next year and the year after that.

And the next thing I knew, some guy came up and tripped me.

And the next time you talk to my wife like that, you'll get worse.

And then I got scared, George, and closed the doors. I — I — I ...

And then I'm going to build things.

And then I'm going to build things. I'm going to build air fields.

And then, they're going to pay it back to you as best they can.

And there's a green pool up there,

And turn its assets and liabilities over to the receiver.

And two hundred and forty two dollars isn't going to break anybody.

And we can, uh, s swim in it.

And we don't need any characters around to give the joint atmosphere. Is that clear?

And we'll stay up there the whole night,

And we're building him a house worth five thousand dollars.

And we're helping him get those things in our shabby little office.

And what's wrong with that?

And when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?

And why? Because we're panicky and he's not. That's why.

And wine!! That joy and prosperity may reign forever.

And you ask me to lend you eight thousand.

And you can hear me, show me the way.

And you got to be a pretty good shot nowadays, too.

And you live in Bailey Park with your wife and kid? That's right, isn't it?

And you see, you did, and that's how I saved you.

And you think the whole world revolves around you and your money.

And you're ... and you're ...

And you've got talent, son. I've seen it.

Angel Second Class.

Annie, I'm in love with you, there's a moon out tonight.

Annie, we're just two old maids now.

Anyway, my father didn't think so.

Are you all right, George?

Are you game, Violet? Let's make a night of it.

Are you sure this is Bailey Park?

As a stock holder of the Building and Loan,

As I say, it's no skin off my nose.

As I was lumbering down the street,

As if I had the money back in a safe.

As Secretary you can hire anyone you like.

Ask them to let you have eight thousand?

At old man Gower's Drugstore.

Atta boy, Clarence.

Avast there, Captain Cook! You got your sealegs yet?

Aw, come on. Be a sport.

Aw, he never grew up. He's ...

Aw, I'm great. Gee, it's good to hear your voice again.

Aw, shut up, will you?

Aw, that stupid ...

Aw, there must be some easier way for me to get my wings.

Aw, this is some sort of a funny dream I'm having here.

Aw, Tom, just enough to tide you over till the bank reopens.

Aw, you never miss a trick, do you, Potter?

Aw, youth is wasted on the wrong people!

Awfully glad to have met you, Mary.

Bad ear.

Bailey ...

Bailey? Which Bailey?

Bank examiner?

Be sure you spell the name right.

Because he's trapped.

Because his whole life was ...

Because we're cutting in on his business, that's why.

Bedford two four seven, please.

Begin to see something?

Bert the cop sent this over.

Bert the cop was wounded in North Africa, got the Silver Star.

Bert, do you know me?

Bert! Listen! It's that fellow there.

Bert! Thank heaven, you're here.

Bert! What do you know about that?

Besides, you'll get a job.

Better hurry and shave.

Big ...see ... I, I don't want one for one night.

Bill? This is Potter.

Bingo!

Bless you!

Bless your heart, of course you can have it. You got fifty cents?

Bonds? Real estate? Collateral of any kind?

Boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, my last meal in the old Bailey Boarding House.

Boys and girls and music ... why do they need gin?

Bread! That this house may never know hunger.

Broke through the ice and was drowned at the age of nine.

Buffalo Gal, Can't you come out tonight?

Buffalo Gals, Can't you come out tonight?

Buffalo Gals, won't you come out tonight,

Buffalo Gals, won't you come out tonight,

But before you go,

But Harry'll tear his dinner suit! George!

But he did help a few people get out of your slums, Mr. Potter.

But I don't like them, either, so that that makes it all even.

But I haven't been able to do it.

But I tell you what I'm going to do for you, George.

But I, I've been hoarding pennies like a miser here in order to ...

But ideals without common sense can ruin this town.

But if they were all girls, there wouldn't be any ...

But it caught him that cold which infected his left ear.

But just what exactly did you want to see me about?

But my husband hasn't worked in over a year and I need money.

But neither you nor anybody else can say anything against his character,

But one of these days this bright young man is going to be asking George Bailey for a job.

But the Bailey Building and Loan.

But they got one condition, only one condition.

But they're somebody's children, Mr. Potter.

But this business of nickels and dimes and spending all your life ...

But to you, a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle.

But uh, stick around, fellows, just in case, huh?

But where are the houses?

But why did you come to me?

But you can't laugh off this Bailey Park anymore. Look at it.

But your mother needn't ...

But, George Bailey is not a common, ordinary yokel.

But, George, I got my money here.

But, George, they'll vote with Potter otherwise.

Buying your wife a lot of fine clothes,

By the way, where are you two going on this here now honeymoon?

Ca Can't you understand what's happening here?

Can you give me one good reason why you shouldn't call on Mary?

Can you sing, Daddy?

Can't you come out tonight? Can't you come out tonight?

Can't you see what it means to my family?

Carter, bank examiner.

Caught it coming home from school.

Character?

Character?

Charlie! That's my wife!

Charlie? What's the matter here, can't you get in?

Cheerio, my good man.

Clarence, you do a good job with George Bailey and you'll get your wings.

Clarence!

Clarence! Clarence!

Combination lock, fitted up with brushes, combs ...

Come back here, you drunken fool!

Come in, Uncle Billy. Everybody! In here!

Come on ... Bring the baby.

Come on in here now.

Come on in, everybody. That's right.

Come on out here, both of you.

Come on out in the kitchen with me while I finish dinner.

Come on, George. Let's hurry!

Come on, look sharp.

Come on, Marty. Come on, Marty.

Come on, soon as these clothes of ours are dry ...

Come on, Uncle Billy.

Comes in pretty handy down here, bub.

Commander Harry Bailey!

Concentrate.

Congratulations!

Congressman Black is here to see you.

Considering that you probably drove him to his grave.

Cost him his hearing in that ear.

Cut a big gash in the side of it there.

Dad, how do you spell 'frankincense'?

Daddy, how do you spell "Hallelujah?"

Daddy, the Brown's next door have a new car. You should see it.

Dance with her, will you?

Day after day she worked away remaking the old Granville house into a home.

Dear Father in Heaven,

December twenty fourth ...

Design new buildings ... plan modern cities ...

Did he ever marry the girl? Did he ever go exploring?

Did he guarantee this place?

Did you bring the wreath?

Did you know that Mary Hatch is back from school?

Did you know there's a swimming pool under this floor?

Did you see Uncle Billy with any cash last night?

Didn't I tell you never to come panhandling around here, huh?

Do I look as funny as you do?

Do I paint a correct picture, or do I exaggerate?

Do you know how long it takes a working man to save five thousand dollars?

Do you realize she'll probably end up with pneumonia on account of you?

Do you realize what this means?

Do you remember out of jelly — ... out of soybeans?

Doesn't it make them better citizens? Doesn't it make them better customers?

Doggone it!

Don't let him say things like that about you, Pop.

Don't let him say things like that about you, Pop.

Don't look now, but there's something funny going on over there at the bank, George.

Don't you know me? What's happened to us?

Don't you know that boy's very sick?

Don't you know there's a war on?

Don't you like her?

Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?

Don't you see what's happening?

Don't you think I know where I live?

Don't you understand, George?

Down the street, down the street ...

Dozens of the prettiest little homes you ever saw.

Dr. Campbell, now let's get this thing straight.

Each man's life touches so many other lives ...

Easy come, easy go.

Eight thousand.

Enter the Martini castle!

Entree, Monsieur.

Ernie, don't you start pulling that stuff.

Ernie, take me home. I've gone off my nut!

Ernie, the taxi driver, parachuted into France.

Ernie, will you take me over to my mother's house?

Even though they know the Baileys never made a dime out of it.

Every cent of it and it still was less than we owe.

Every man on that transport died.

Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel's just got his wings.

Everything's getting cold and you know, how long we've been waiting for you.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse you for what?

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

F R A N K I N ...

Families! I — I don't want the families over here.

Family man.

Father, did I act like that when I graduated from high school?

Fifteen years ago, a half dozen houses stuck here and there.

Fill in that little bare spot right there.

First Harry. Now George.

Florida! Hee haw!

Four F on account of his ear, George fought the battle of Bedford Falls.

G Get some glasses, Tilly.

Gangway! Gangway! So long, Pop.

Gee whiz, I could use that as a raft in case the boat sunk.

Geo George! George, Sam wants to speak to you.

George ...

George Bailey lassoes stork.

George Bailey, I'll love you till the day I die.

George Bailey?! What's he want?

George Bailey. Yes. Tonight's his crucial night. You're right.

George got four years older, waiting for Harry to come back ...

George is a good guy. Give him a break, God ...

George saved his brother's life that day.

George who?

George, can I see you a minute?

George, can I see you for a second?

George, could it possibly be there's a slight discrepancy in the books?

George, darling! Where have you been?

George, George, George, that's all Harry ever talks about.

George, I'll start you out at twenty thousand dollars a year.

George, I'm an old man, and most people hate me.

George, I'm going all out to help in this crisis.

George, I've got a little paper here.

George, it's Potter.

George, now that's just what I like so much about you.

George, old son of a gun.

George, shall we hang up?

George, there's a call for you.

George, Uncle Billy, I want you to meet Ruth.

George, was it a nice wedding? Gosh, I wanted to be there.

George, what's wrong?

George, why must you torture the children?

George, you remember that night in Martini's Bar when, eh,

George!

George! Come on home. Quick.

George! George!

George! George!

George! George! It's Harry now on long distance from Washington.

George! Harry!

George! Harry! Come down to dinner this minute.

George! Hello!

George! Welcome back!

Georgie, don't you ever get tired of just reading about things?

Georgie, have you gone crazy?

Get a tray for these two great big important simoleans here.

Get in here.

Get me back to my wife and kids.

Get me back.

Get out of here!

Get out! Oh, well ...

Get the ... get the dog!

Get this car out of here!

Give me my robe!

Gives me a chance to tell you what I really think of your wife.

Gives you an idea of the Baileys.

Go on home. They're waiting for you.

Go on, Pete, you're a big boy.

Go, Harry! C'mon, Harry! Attaboy, Harry! Come on, Harry!

God ...

Gonna snow again.

Good idea, Ernie, a toast ...

Good luck to you at school, George.

Good luck to you.

Good night, Mrs. Bailey.

Good old George. He's always making a speech.

Good year?

Goodbye.

Got to see Pop, Uncle Billy.

Gower and Uncle Billy sold war bonds.

H H Harry, you should see what they're cooking up in the town for you.

H He says it's the chance of a lifetime.

H Here ... here's Mary.

Half the town was thrown out of work when they closed down.

Hallelujah!

Happy New Year to you ... in jail.

Harry ...

Harry Bailey.

Harry became a football star.

Harry wasn't there to save them, because you weren't there to save Harry.

Harry, Harry Bailey topped them all.

Harry, how about your banquet in New York?

Harry, talk to Eustace for a minute, will you?

Harry, your nephew, remember?

Harry! You're the guy I want to see.

Harry'll take my job at the Building and Loan, and work there four years,

Harry's a genius at research.

Harry's homecoming tomorrow ...

Have a good time, son.

Have a hectic day?

Have you ... Have you seen my wife?

Have you forgotten what he charged for that broken down shack?

Have you notified the police?

Have you put any real pressure on these people of yours to pay those mortgages?

He did?!

He didn't save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me.

He does so. He asked for him.

He doesn't want to speak to George, you idiot!

He gone. No worry.

He got the Congressional Medal of Honor!

He had it on his desk counting it before he closed up.

He hates everybody that has anything that he can't have.

He hates us mostly, I guess.

He Hello, Mrs. Welch. I — I — I want to apologize.

He just took over the bank.

He needs a straight jacket.

He never once thought of himself. Isn't that right, Uncle Billy?

He only lost three buttons off his vest.

He said to float away to Happy Land on the bubbles.

He saved the lives of every man on that transport.

He says he's an angel. He's tried to hypnotize me.

He told me to write a play for tomorrow.

He wants me to find out if you're going to come along with us.

He wants the accounts payable ...

He wants to get Harry started in the research business.

He was a man of high ideals, so called.

He's already got charge of the bank. He's got the bus line.

He's an intelligent, smart, ambitious young man,

He's bats.

He's bats.

He's been in the insane asylum ever since he lost his business.

He's got the department stores. And now he's after us.

He's looking for you.

He's making violent love to me, Mother.

He's not a failure!

He's picking up some bargains.

Hee haw and Merry Christmas. Sam Wainwright.

Hee haw!

Hee haw! Hee haw! Go to work, slave ...

Hee haw! Hello, Sam, how are you?

Hee haw! Put him on.

Hee haw.

Hel lo ... hello ...

Hello — hello. Y Y Yes, Harry.

Hello ... any ...

Hello daddy, hello daddy.

Hello, Bedford Falls!

Hello, Billy, how are you?

Hello, darling.

Hello, George. Hello, Mary.

Hello, Joseph. Trouble?

Hello, Mary.

Hello, Mom.

Hello, Mr. Partridge, how are you?

Hello, Uncle Billy?

Hello, Violet.

Hello?

Hello? What? Oh, you will, huh?

Hello? Who is this?

Hello.

Hello.

Hello. Hello, Mrs. Welch?

Help me, Clarence, please.

Help me, Clarence.

Help me, Mary! Mary ...

Help me, won't you, please?

Help my son, George, tonight.

Help, George! Help! Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help! Help!

Help! Help! Help!

Help! Help! Help!

Help! Help! Help! Help!

Help! Joseph, help!

Here he is. Hurry up.

Here it is. "Help wanted — Female."

Here they come! Here they come!

Here you are, George, Merry Christmas.

Here you are.

Here you are.

Here you are.

Here you are. Catch.

Here, come on, count it, Mary.

Here, Ed. You know, you remember last year when things weren't going so well,

Here, have some popcorn.

Here, I'll take it in here.

Here, let me, let me hold that old wet dress of yours.

Here's the Yukon, oh, right here — wanted man with engineering experience.

Here's two thousand dollars. This'll tide us over until the bank reopens.

Hey, Ernie, Ernie ...

Hey, Ernie, if you got any money in the bank, you better hurry.

Hey, Ernie! Hi, Ernie!

Hey, George, don't take any plugged nickels.

Hey, George, your suitcase is leaking.

Hey, George.

Hey, here's Harry on the phone.

Hey, hey, hold on. Hey, mister, come on back out here.

Hey, hey.

Hey, li li little fellow, you worry me.

Hey, listen, that's Violet Bick!

Hey, look, Mister, we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast.

Hey, look! There's somebody driving this cab.

Hey, Mary.

Hey, Nick, Nick ... Isn't that Mr. Gower, the druggist?

Hey, send us some of their picture postcards, will you, George?

Hey, that sounds great.

Hey, that's a pretty good idea.

Hey, this is my dance.

Hey, this is the company's posters, and the company won't like this.

Hey, this is the company's posters, and the company won't like this.

Hey, what's ... with you ...

Hey, what's going on around here?

Hey, what's the matter with you? Look where you're going!

Hey, who's that?

Hey, why don't you kids drive down with us, huh?

Hey, you look good. That's some dress you got on there.

Hey, you! Hey, you!

Hey, you'll miss your train.

Hey, you're wonderful!

Hey, your mouth's bleeding. Are you sure you're all right?

Hey! Get me!

Hey! Hey, you, rummy there! Come here! Come here!

Hey! I got two thousand dollars.

Hey! Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter!

Hey.

Hi, Daddy.

Hi, Ernie, look at that.

His name is Welch. He no come in to my place no more.

His salary, insurance. I can personally vouch for his character.

Hiya ... Geo ... uh ... good evening, sir.

Hmm.

Hmmm ...

Hmmm, this isn't gonna be so easy.

Hmmm.

Hold on, hold on, hold on now.

Holy mackerel!

Holy mackerel!

Homesick? For Bedford Falls?

Hop in Your Highness, hop in. And for the carriage trade.

Hope you have a good trip, George. Uncle Billy and I are gonna miss you.

How about you, angel, you want a drink?

How am I doing, Joseph? Thanks.

How are you? Thanks ever so much for the baggage.

How are you? When did you get here?

How did you happen to fall in?

How do you know my name?

How do you like it? We're going to put ...

How do you like that?

How does slacker George feel about that?

How much do you need?

How old are you, anyway, Clarence?

How should I know? What do you think I am, a dictionary?

How to read and write, and you have to bawl her out, eh.

How would you like to get a ticket next week?

How's mother standing it?

How's that?

How's that?

Huh?

Huh?

Huh? Oh, shucks ...

Huh? Yeah, yeah, yeah ... soybeans. Yeah.

Hurry, Marie!

Hurry, Uncle Billy, hurry. Long distance, Washington.

I — I — I don't know what it is. Something's happened to everybody.

I — I beg of you not to do this thing.

I — I know I ought to jump at the chance but I — I just, uh,

I — I still can't understand it though. You know I didn't tell anybody I was coming here.

I — I wanna do something big and something important.

I — I wonder if if it would be possible for you to give me twenty four hours to think it over?

I ... You, you look wonderful!

I ... You're, you're the Board here. You do what you want with this thing.

I am not!

I burped!

I busted the jukebox, too!

I can get another job. I'm only fifty five.

I can't find it anywhere.

I can't find it anywhere.

I can't fly. I haven't got my wings.

I can't get ahold of him. He's in Europe.

I can't think anymore, George. I can't think anymore. It hurts ...

I claim this institution is not necessary to this town.

I couldn't. I couldn't face being cooped up for the rest of my life in a shabby little office ...

I didn't fall in. I jumped in to save George.

I didn't have time to get some stylish underwear.

I didn't know ...

I didn't mean ...

I didn't tell anybody I was coming over here, you know.

I didn't want to marry anybody else in town.

I don't ... I don't know why we don't all have pneumonia.

I don't blame you at all, Mr. Carter.

I don't know how you know these things,

I don't know whether I like it very much being seen around with an angel without any wings.

I don't know, but we'd better keep our eye on this guy.

I don't know, but we'd better keep our eye on this guy.

I don't know.

I don't know. Why, ask your mother.

I don't know. You tell me.

I don't like coconuts.

I don't suppose you'd like this old second hand job, would you?

I don't take in strangers unless they're sent here by somebody I know.

I don't want any plastics. I don't want any ground floors.

I feel ...

I feel ...

I feel like a bootlegger's wife. Look!

I feel so good. I could spit in Potter's eye.

I forgot my hat.

I found it out a little late.

I got it.

I got two hundred and forty two dollars in here ...

I guess I'm not quite the football type.

I had to act quickly. That's why I jumped in.

I happen to know the bank turned down this loan, but he comes here ...

I hate to do this, fella, but ...

I have a taxi waiting downstairs.

I have some life insurance, a fifteen thousand dollar policy.

I have some news for you folks.

I have to practice it for the party tonight, Daddy.

I haven't heard anything out of that ear since I was a kid.

I haven't won my wings yet. That's why I'm an angel second class.

I hear 'em coming now, George, it's a miracle!

I heard it. About time one of you lunkheads said it.

I jumped in the river to save you so I could get my wings.

I just happened to be passing by.

I knew if I were drowning you'd try to save me.

I know everything about you.

I know everything's shot in this town.

I know how, too. I ...

I know right now, and the answer is no! No!

I know very well what you're talking about.

I know what I'm going to do tomorrow ...

I know what you're feeling.

I know you — you'll pay it when you can.

I know you feel bad.

I know you're unhappy.

I know, I know, George. And it's marvelous.

I know, I know, he didn't go.

I know, Pop. I, uh, I, I know that I, I ... I wish I felt ...

I like it. I like George Bailey.

I live in a shack in Potter's Field and my wife ran away three years ago and took the kid ...

I love him, dear Lord. Watch over him tonight ...

I made the rounds of all my charge accounts.

I may lose a fortune, but I'm willing to guarantee your people too.

I mean Pottersville.

I need a drink.

I need help.

I never said I'd take it.

I never saw Nick act like that before.

I owe everything to George Bailey ... Help him, dear Father.

I own the house.

I passed away in it.

I promised you ... your what?

I put on my hat.

I remember distinctly. What the ...

I saw your car piled into that tree down there, and I thought maybe you ...

I second Mr. Potter's motion.

I see.

I should have my head examined. Eight thousand dollars.

I should have my head examined. Eight thousand dollars.

I suppose it would have been better if I'd never been born at all.

I suppose you've decided what you want to do when you get out of college.

I think I got a date.

I think I will. I think I will.

I think I'll go out and find the girl and do a little passionate necking.

I think that's all we'll need you for, George, I know you're anxious to make a train.

I think you're a great guy.

I thought when we put him on the board of Directors, he'd ease up on us a little bit.

I thought you'd go back to New York like Sam and Angie, and the rest of them.

I told Harry I thought I'd be bored to death.

I told you, George. I'm your guardian angel.

I told you. I'm your guardian angel.

I tried to find out who it was later but I couldn't find out.

I used to hunt rabbits there myself.

I want my baby to look like you.

I want my wife. Mrs. Bailey! Mrs ... oh, that's my wife.

I want something for a thousand and one nights.

I want the Board to know that George gave up his trip to Europe ...

I want to do what I want to do.

I want to live again.

I want to spend Christmas in Elmira with my family.

I want you to listen to me. Now, you are Ernie Bishop,

I want you to manage my affairs, run my properties.

I want you to put every cent you've got into our stock, you hear?

I want you to take a good look at that face.

I was just talking to old man Potter and he's guaranteed cash payments at the bank.

I was just thinking, uh, of a flaming rum punch.

I was just thinking.

I wish I had a million dollars! Hot dog!

I wish I had a million dollars. Hot dog!

I wish they were, too.

I won't tell a soul.

I wonder if Ernie's still here with his taxicab?

I wonder what Martini put in those drinks?

I would if I thought I'd hear anything worth listening to.

I would like to ... Oh, wait a minute. I forgot the bags.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

I wouldn't have a roof over my head if it wasn't for you, George.

I wouldn't live in it as a ghost. Now watch.

I, I — I want a big one.

I, I had to knock off three people to get this stuff we're wearing here.

I, I mean, without a dress. You look older.

I, I mean, younger. You look ... y y you just look ...

I, uh, I just feel like if I didn't get away, I'd bust.

I'd like to have my robe.

I'd like to live in it.

I'd say you were nothing but a scurvy little spider.

I'll be back in a minute, Mary.

I'll be right back.

I'll be right back. Well ...

I'll bet I had fifty calls today about the parade, the banquet.

I'll bet it's a warrant for my arrest. Isn't it wonderful?

I'll call the police!

I'll get them, sir.

I'll give it a drink. All right, here.

I'll miss you too, Pop. What's the matter? You look tired.

I'll pay any sort of a bonus on the loan, any interest ...

I'll say that to the public, Peter Bailey was the Building and Loan.

I'll show you some kissing that'll put hair back on your head.

I'll take chocolate.

I'll take the kids in the car.

I'll take two hundred and forty two dollars.

I'll wring his neck, so help me, George,

I'm all right. I'm all right.

I'm at the end of my rope. I ...

I'm Chairman of the Eats Committee and we only need a couple of dozen.

I'm coming! Chain Gang!

I'm giving out wings!

I'm going home and see my wife and family.

I'm going out exploring some day, you watch.

I'm going to build a bridge a mile long.

I'm going to build skysc****rs a hundred stories high.

I'm going to jail.

I'm going to miss old Annie.

I'm going to school. This is my last chance.

I'm going to swear out a warrant for your arrest.

I'm gonna build air fields.

I'm gonna build bridges a mile long.

I'm gonna build skysc****rs a hundred stories high.

I'm in trouble, Mr. Potter.

I'm just your little rent collector.

I'm leaving. I'm leaving right now.

I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there,

I'm not crying, Mr. Potter.

I'm not interested in your book. I'm talking about the Building and Loan.

I'm not scared!

I'm not sleepy. I want to look at my flower.

I'm not supposed to tell.

I'm offering you a three year contract at twenty thousand dollars a year, starting today.

I'm seeing things here.

I'm shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet ...

I'm shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet, and I'm going to see the world ...

I'm sorry, Mary.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'll be right with you.

I'm still thinking.

I'm sure the whole Board wishes to express its deep sorrow ...

I'm the fellow that owns the car that ran into your tree.

I'm working across on a cattle boat.

I'm worth more dead than alive.

I've been looking all over town, trying to find you.

I've been nominated for membership in the National Geographic Society.

I've been saving this money for a divorce, if ever I get a husband.

I've been waiting for over two hundred years now, sir ...

I've got it. I'll make a deal with you, Mary.

I've got to raise eight thousand dollars immediately.

I've heard of things like this.

I've just guaranteed the bank sufficient funds to meet their needs.

I've just misplaced eight thousand dollars.

I've never really seen one, but that's got all the earmarks of being a run.

I've read about things like this, but I never ...

I've suddenly become quite important.

If either of you two see a stranger around here, it's me.

If I had any character, I'd ...

If I told you, it might not come true.

If it hadn't been for that, that race would have been a cinch.

If it hadn't been for you ...

If only to have some place where people can come without crawling to Potter.

If Potter gets ahold of this Building and Loan,

If you close your doors before six P.M., you will never reopen.

If you do, just say the word, I'll throw a lasso around it

If you ever get your wings, you'll see all by yourself.

If you know him, you must be a jailbird yourself.

If you know him, you must be a jailbird yourself.

If you know where she is, tell me where my wife is.

If you lay a hand on me, I'll hit you with this broom.

If you still want the Building and Loan. I'm ...

If you wouldn't mind living in the nicest house in town.

If you're going to help a man, you want to know something about him, don't you?

If you're looking for a room, there's no vacancy.

In a couple of decent rooms and a bath?

In a plane?

In fact, you have beaten me, George,

In the ... in the whole vast configuration of things,

In the meantime, I'll draw up the papers.

Is it a charge, sir?

Is it a deal, or isn't it?

Is that so? Well, I'll tell him.

Is this the ear you can't hear on?

Isn't it wonderful about Harry?

Isn't it wonderful? So many faces!

It isn't enough she slaves teaching your stupid kids

It isn't me!

It means bankruptcy and scandal, and prison!

It takes a lot of character to leave your home town and start all over again.

It was a surprise to me. This is the new Mrs. Bailey, my nephew's wife.

It was his faith and devotion that are responsible for this organization.

It was nice about your brother Harry, and Ruth, isn't it?

It was nice about your brother Harry, and Ruth, isn't it?

It was weeks before he was able to go back to his after school job

It wasn't your fault, Mr. Gower.

It'll be over in five minutes, Mrs. Blaine.

It's because you were not born.

It's deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace.

It's full of romance, that old place.

It's George Bailey, Mother.

It's George's tux. Annie, my sweet, have you got those pies?

It's got to be somewhere.

It's me, Mr. Gower. George Bailey.

It's poison! I tell you it's poison!

It's stopped snowing out, hasn't it?

It's that clock maker's turn again.

It's too soon after Peter Bailey's death to talk about chloroforming the Building and Loan.

Italy, Greece, the Parthenon ... the Colesseum.

Jane, I offered to let George in on the ground floor in plastics and he turned me down cold.

Janie, go on. I told you to practice.

Janie, haven't you leaned that silly tune yet? You've played it over and over again.

Jelly beans?

Joe, you had one of those Potter houses, didn't you? Well, have you forgotten?

Joe! Merry Christmas!

Joseph, Jesus and Mary. Help my friend, Mr. Bailey.

Joseph, now show him what happened today.

Joseph, send for Clarence.

Just a minute. Just a minute.

Just a minute. Now, hold on, Mr. Potter.

Just come on in.

Just dance with her one time and you'll give her the thrill of her life.

Just look and see what you did.

Just make yourself at home, Mr. Carter. I'll get those books for you.

Just make yourself at home.

Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about ...

Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.

Just step right in here. We'll fix you up.

Just tell them to bring their shares over here, and I will pay fifty cents on the dollar.

Just the same as they do in Bedford Falls.

Just thirty short days. I'll dig up that five thousand somehow.

Keep him out of Bedford Falls anyway.

Kids! Janie! Janie! Tommy!

Kind that will help you find the answers, George.

Know you? Hum, are you kidding'?

Lassoes the stork!

Let me go!

Let me speak to her.

Let me touch you. Oh, you're real!

Let's go out in the fields and take off our shoes, and walk through the grass.

Let's see. No, no, the point is, in order to get this robe ...

Like everybody else, on V E day he wept and prayed.

Listen to me, listen to me! Think! Think!

Listen to me. Do you have any secret place hiding place?

Liver pills!

Look at it today.

Look at the bottle you took the powder from.

Look at this. There ...

Look at this. There's the kitty, Ernie.

Look at you.

Look here, Ernie, straighten me out here.

Look it here ... from Tahiti, Fiji Islands, the Coral Sea!

Look, bud, what's the idea?

Look, Daddy.

Look, I — I've got some bad liquor or something.

Look, I think maybe you better not mention getting your wings around here.

Look, I've got a train to catch. Well, the train's gone.

Look, Mister, I'm standing here waiting for you to make up your mind.

Look, Mr. Potter, it's no skin off my nose.

Look, Nick, what's wrong?

Look, we're still in business. We're still got two bucks left.

Look, who are you?

Look, will you get my wife on the phone? She's probably over at her mother's.

Looks like she can keep Harry on his toes.

Looks like we'll have to send someone down.

Lots of pretty girls, and we're going to use that new floor tonight, too.

Ma Bailey and Mrs. Hatch joined the Red Cross and sewed.

Made second team All American.

Made up your mind yet?

Martini is a friend of mine.

Marty helped capture the Remagen Bridge.

Marty! Glad to see you.

Mary ...

Mary ... Mary, you're in on this, too. Now listen, have you got any money?

Mary ... Would you? Would you ...

Mary did it, George! Mary did it!

Mary had two more babies but still found time to run the U.S.O.

Mary Hatch!

Mary, he's waiting!

Mary, I got him here from the airport as quickly as I could.

Mary, I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow ...

Mary, it's George.

Mary, Mary, Mary ...

Mary, where did you ...

Mary!

Mary!

Mary!

Mary! Clarence!

Mary! Hello. Listen, dear. I'm sorry ...

Mary! Mary, I'm sorry. I've got to go.

Mary! Mary!

Mary! Mary!

Mary! Mary!

Mary! Mary! Mary!

Mary! Oh, look at this wonderful old drafty house.

Mary? What? Y You want the moon?

Maybe I could sell tickets.

Maybe Maybe! I don't want any maybe.

Maybe you were born older, George.

Me, Giuseppe Martini, I own my own house.

Me?

Merry Christmas, Emporium!

Merry Christmas, George!

Merry Christmas, movie house!

Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter ...

Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! God bless you.

Merry Christmas! Reporters?

Misappropriation of funds, manipulation, malfeasance ...

Mmm, we have that all figured out.

Mommy says we can stay up till midnight and sing Christmas carols.

Most of my friends have already finished college.

Mother had lunch with the President's wife.

Mother, this is, this is George. I — I thought sure you'd remember me.

Mother? What do you want?

Mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Martini, welcome home.

Mr. Chairman, I'd like to get to my real purpose.

Mr. Gower ... Hey, what is ...

Mr. Gower cabled you need cash. Stop.

Mr. Gower, do you want something?

Mr. Gower, look at this.

Mr. Gower, you don't know what you're doing.

Mr. Gower!

Mr. Gower!

Mr. Gower! This is George Bailey!

Mr. Martini. How about some wine?

Mr. Potter, what makes you such a hard skulled character?

Mr. Potter!

Mulled wine, heavy on the cinnamon and light on the cloves.

Must have been that jump in that cold water.

Must she keep playing that?

My baby.

My brother just got the Congressional Medal of Honor.

My father offered him a job.

My great grandfather planted this tree.

My little gingersnap! How do you feel?

My mother just called you? Well, how did she know?

My mouth's bleeding, Bert! My mouth's bleed ...

My office instructed to advance you up to twenty five thousand dollars. Stop.

My wife gave me this on my last birthday.

My wife, and my kids, and my friends.

Never mind the money. You get out of here quick.

Nick, Nick, just give him the same as mine. He's okay.

Night after night, George came back late from the office.

Ninety per cent owned by suckers who used to pay rent to you!

No more we live like pigs in this Potter's Field.

No Potter looking for you with the sheriff.

No securities, no stocks, no bonds,

No wonder you jumped in the river.

No, but you — you ... you're thinking of this place all wrong.

No, George, don't ...

No, he's not here right now, Harry. But look ...

No, I didn't have a drink!

No, I don't want to be rude.

No, I'll settle for half that in cash.

No, it's not cold enough for that. Not nearly cold enough.

No, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no. Wait a minute here. Wait a minute.

No, no, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I want to talk to both of you.

No, no, you don't understand. I've got my job.

No, no, you no feel so good. Sit down and rest.

No, no. He wants to talk to Uncle Billy. You just hold on.

No, sir ...

No, sir, no, sir. I haven't.

No, sir. I — I didn't want the publicity.

No, sir. There's nothing wrong with the books.

No, thanks. I, uh, I've gotta go home and see what the wife's doing.

No!

No. I left it at the office.

No. Uh, marriage is all right for Harry and Marty and Sam and you.

No. Worse. He's discouraged.

No. You see, you make a wish and then try and break some glass.

Nobody'd ever tell you who ... whoever, whoever it was because they'd be scared.

Nope! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.

Not a soul.

Not a thing. I — I just came in to get warm.

Not broken down old guys like this one!

Not every heel was in Germany and Japan.

Not in Bedford Falls anyway.

Not only that, but he gave his school money to his brother, Harry, and sent him to college.

Nothing but a miserable little five hundred dollar equity in a life insurance policy.

Nothing, Daddy.

Now get out of here, Bert or I'll hit you again! Get out!

Now get right up on the seat there.

Now go upstairs and see what little Zuzu wants.

Now here's the point,

Now how do you know that?

Now if you'll just point me in the right direction ...

Now let's hear from you once in a while.

Now listen ... now listen to me.

Now look what you did.

Now look, did you buy anything?

Now look, I'll help you out.

Now look, Joe. Now look,

Now look, why don't you all sit down?

Now look, you mustn't talk like that. I won't get my wings with that attitude.

Now stop it! Stop it!

Now wait a minute here. Wait a minute here.

Now wait. I want to pay for my drink.

Now we come to the real purpose of this meeting ...

Now what are you going to do? Foreclose on them?

Now why don't you be a good kid and we'll take you into a doctor.

Now you just turn this way and go right straight down there.

Now you listen to me.

Now you're talking.

Now, come on, get your clothes on, and we'll stroll up to my car and get ...

Now, Harry, Sam, have a lot of fun.

Now, Harry, Sam, have a lot of fun.

Now, I have stated my side very frankly.

Now, I'll paste this together.

Now, if this young man of twenty eight was a common,

Now, if you'll cooperate, I'd like to finish with you by tonight.

Now, just remember that this thing isn't as black as it appears.

Now, let's look at your side.

Now, look, if you'll point me in the right direction ... would you do that, George?

Now, there it is, good as new. All right, give the flower a drink.

Now, to get back to my story, see ...

Now, We We can get through this thing all right.

Now, we'll go over every step you took since you left the house.

Now, who do you think you are?

Now, you stand right over here, by the tree. Right there, and don't move, don't move.

Now, you take this loan here to Ernie Bishop ...

Now, you've probably already guessed that George never leaves Bedford Falls.

O yes, o yes, o yes!

Odbody ... A S 2. Wh Wh What's that A S 2?

Of course you never.

Of course, slacker George would have gotten two of these medals if he had gone.

Off with you, me lad, and be lively!

Oh ...

Oh ...

Oh ... yeah, yeah. That's all right.

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

Oh boy, that was telling him, George, old boy.

Oh well, you know what I've always talked about ... build things ...

Oh, 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'

Oh, baby, I knew you'd come through.

Oh, brother ...

Oh, Clarence. Hasn't got his wings yet, has he?

Oh, confound it, man! Are you afraid of success?

Oh, dear, dear! His life! Then I have only an hour to dress.

Oh, did you hear that, Annie?

Oh, don't do this to me. Please, Mary, help me.

Oh, George ...

Oh, George ... George.

Oh, George. George ...

Oh, God ...

Oh, he gets you and a job? Well, Harry's cup runneth over.

Oh, he's a sick man. Frustrated and sick.

Oh, hello, Nick. Hey, where's Martini?

Oh, hello, Vi.

Oh, I — I've got to earn them and you'll help me, won't you?

Oh, I could eat you up.

Oh, I don't know ... It's just ...

Oh, I don't know. Either I'm off my nut, or he is.

Oh, I don't know. I guess you're right.

Oh, I know all about you. I've watched you grow up from a little boy.

Oh, I left right in the middle of it as soon as I got Mary's telegram.

Oh, I should have called him yesterday.

Oh, I shouldn't wonder when you okay reverse charges on personal long distance calls.

Oh, I'd love it, Georgie. What'll we do?

Oh, I'm afraid I couldn't get away, Sam.

Oh, I'm not sure of anything anymore.

Oh, I'm sorry, Pop, I didn't mean it that way,

Oh, I'm sorry. I'll stroll, you fly.

Oh, it's just marriage in general you're not enthusiastic about, huh?

Oh, it's wonderful of you to think of it.

Oh, it's you!

Oh, let him have the plates, Mother.

Oh, let me look at you.

Oh, let them alone! I wish I was up there with them.

Oh, Mary ...

Oh, Mary ... Mary ...

Oh, maybe I'd better go home.

Oh, me? Oh, well, I feel funny enough already, with all these kids.

Oh, Mother, listen. Please help me.

Oh, Mr. Gower, I won't ever tell anyone.

Oh, Mr. Welch?

Oh, my lands, my blood pressure!

Oh, my mother's way up on the corner over there.

Oh, never mind.

Oh, no, don't! I — I love that old house.

Oh, no, George, don't.

Oh, no, no, no, George, I'm the answer to your prayer.

Oh, no, no. Just right. Your age fits you.

Oh, no, no. We don't use money in heaven.

Oh, no, you don't. Harry, now, not my best Haviland.

Oh, no! But, Uncle Billy ...

Oh, oh, I worked there a couple of vacations. But ...

Oh, oh, I worked there a couple of vacations. But ...

Oh, oh, Sam Wainwright.

Oh, oh, yeah ... yeah ...

Oh, oh! Why should they be surprised when they see one?

Oh, oh. Uh, uh,

Oh, she's got a cold. She's in bed.

Oh, so that's what the reporters wanted to talk to you about?

Oh, tell the congressman to wait. Go on.

Oh, thank you, Mr. Bailey.

Oh, thank you, Mrs. Welch. I'm sure she'll be all right.

Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you.

Oh, that's fine, Potter, coming from you,

Oh, that's right, I keep forgetting.

Oh, that's the Merry Christmas Wreath for the window.

Oh, there are plenty of jobs around for somebody that likes to travel.

Oh, there's a man over there from the D.A.'s office, too.

Oh, they are, are they?

Oh, they are?

Oh, this afternoon. I thought I'd give the kids a treat.

Oh, Tom Sawyer's drying out, too.

Oh, tut, tut, tut.

Oh, Welch. That's what I get for praying.

Oh, well, I'm very glad to hear that. George, are you all right?

Oh, well, my father owns a glass factory in Buffalo.

Oh, well, that's awfully sweet of you, Sam.

Oh, well, well, well. Harry Bailey wins Congressional Medal.

Oh, what do you mean, no identity? My name's George Bailey.

Oh, what's eating that old money grubbing buzzard anyway?

Oh, what's your point, Mr. Potter?

Oh, why don't you stop annoying people?

Oh, wonderful!

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Another big red letter day for the Bailey's.

Oh, yes, George Bailey. Whose ship has just come in,

Oh, you mustn't say things like that.

Oh, you old seven times of a son of a gun.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh! Oh, thank you, George, which is mine?

Okay then, I'll throw a rock at the old Granville house.

Okay, all right. Double bourbon, will you? Quick, huh.

Okay, boys, let's go.

Okay, let's put them in safe and see what happens.

Okay, Mom!

Okay, Mr. Potter.

Okay, Mr. Welch. Any time you think you're man enough.

Okay, that's fine, Mr. Welch.

Okay, Tom. All right. Here you are. You sign this.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay. All right, Ed?

Okay. Just step on it. Just get me home.

Okay. What can we lose?

Old college graduate now, huh?

Old, old friends of the family.

On V J day, he wept and prayed again.

One of the oldest trees in Pottersville.

One of us is going to jail!

One of us is going to jail!

Only one way you can help me.

Only us explorers can get it.

Ordinary yokel, I'd say he was doing fine.

Out of which, after supporting your mother ...

Out you two pixies go, through the door or out the window.

Over here, in the hydrangea bushes.

Paper drives ... scrap drives ... rubber drives ...

Parlez vous Francais, Mister?

People were human beings to him,

Pete, I owe you an apology, too.

Peter Bailey died three months ago.

Peter Bailey was not a business man.

Playing the market with the company's money?

Please bring Daddy back.

Please go home, Mr. Bailey. This is Christmas Eve.

Please help me, Mr. Potter.

Please let me come in.

Please, Clarence, tell me where she is.

Please, Georgie. I like him.

Please, God, let me live again.

Please, God, something's the matter with Daddy ...

Please! I want to live again.

Poor George. Sit down.

Pop, can I have the car? I have to take over a lot of plates and things.

Pop, I think I'll get dressed and go over to Harry's party.

Pop, you want a shock?

Potter became head of the draft board.

Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying.

Potter was bearing down hard.

Potter, you dirty, contemptible ...

Pottersville. Why, you mean Bedford Falls.

Pretty much.

Provided he has enough brains to climb aboard.

Put those things in the car and I'll get your tie and studs ready for you.

Putting a pool under this floor was a great idea.

Putting a pool under this floor was a great idea.

Quiet, everybody. Quiet, quiet.

Quite a cigar, Mr. Potter.

Randall, now wait a minute, wait ...

Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house?

Reverse the charges ... of course it's for a hero.

Ridiculous of you to think of killing yourself for money.

Rochester? Well, why Rochester?

Run, George! Run, George!

Salt! That life may always have flavor!

Sam Wainwright made a fortune in plastic hoods for planes.

Sam Wainwright promised to call you from New York tonight.

Satisfying a fundamental urge.

Saved us another building.

Saved us another building.

Say hello to New York for me.

Say, brainless, don't you know where coconuts come from?

Say, what kind of a teacher are you anyway?

Seen your wife! I've been to your house a hundred times.

Sentimental hogwash. I want my motion.

Shame on you! I'm going to tell your mother on you!

She cried for an hour.

She did?

She told some people you were in trouble and then,

She was here first.

She's an old maid. She never married.

She's just about to close up the library!

Shoelaces?

Show me the way, God.

Shut up, will you?

Since the state examiner is still here,

Sir ...If I should accomplish this mission ... I mean, uh, might I perhaps win my wings?

Sit down?! What are we ...

So I suppose I should give it to miserable failures like you ...

So long, Mister, I — I'm going home.

So long!

Some joke, huh?

Something happens here you'll have to remember later on.

Something terrible's happened to me.

Sort of a fallen angel, aren't you?

Splendid! Is he sick?

Stand back, everybody! Stand back!

Stand back!

Stay out! Stay out!

Step right up here.

Still got the nose to the old grindstone, eh?

Stir them up and fill their heads with a lot of impossible ideas.

Stove's hotter than I thought.

Strange, isn't it?

Stupid, silly, careless people who send our kids home without any clothes on?

Sure I know where he lives. He lives in Bailey Park.

Sure, sure, sure.

Sure. This way, gentlemen.

Switch it inside.

Take a walk. Beat it.

Take during the depression, for instance.

Take me back there. Hurry up.

Take me back.

Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.

Tell me, did he ever tell anyone about the pills?

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Thanks for dropping around.

Thanks. I'll talk to you tonight.

That couldn't be one of the Bailey boys?

That does it, come here, come here, come here!

That does it!

That guy is a liar!

That is, unless you're still married to that broken down Building and Loan.

That man will be thinking seriously of throwing away God's greatest gift.

That rum head spent twenty years in jail for poisoning a kid.

That was a little girl named Mary Hatch. That wasn't you.

That way, huh?

That's a Christmas present from a very dear friend of mine.

That's a good man.

That's a lie.

That's a lie. Harry Bailey went to war!

That's all right. Go on in.

That's an idea.

That's for nothing.

That's Henry F. Potter.

That's it.

That's it.

That's my business. Building and Loan.

That's my trick ear, Joe. It sounded as if you said no charge.

That's okay. All right, Mrs. Davis?

That's right.

That's right.

That's right. That's right.

That's the kid.

That's the reason why I came in fourth.

That's what I was sent down for. I'm your guardian angel.

That's what it means.

That's what it means.

That's what killed him. Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him, God rest his soul.

That's what you're talking about, I know.

That's where I'm going. I don't know why I came here in the first place.

That's why all children should be girls.

That's why I came to see you, sir.

That's why I was sent down here.

The Bailey Building and Loan. It was up there.

The Bailey family has been a boil on my neck long enough.

The Baileys were all chumps.

The bank examiner's got there today.

The bank examiner's here, and I ...

The big Charleston contest!

The chance of a lifetime.

The doctor says that she ought to be out of bed in time to have her Christmas dinner.

The envious ones say that, George, the suckers.

The families will be here soon.

The fool flew all the way up here in a blizzard.

The highest hotels, the oldest champagne,

The last man I talked to before all this stuff started happening to me was Martini.

The last time he come in here. You hear that, Nick?

The line forms on the right.

The Navy's going to fly mother home this afternoon.

The president just decorated him.

The prize? A genuine loving cup!

The richest and meanest man in the county.

The richest caviar, the hottest music, and the prettiest wife!

The richest man in town!

The second page. Now look, this is for you.

The whole town's gone crazy.

The, the money's not here.

Then came a war.

Then he'll go.

Then I'm coming back here and go to college and see what they know ...

Then if I wasn't born, who am I?

Then she had another one, a girl.

Then we can climb Mt. Bedford,

Then we can to up to the falls. It's beautiful up there in the moonlight,

Then you'd be more comfortable and you could hear everything that's going on.

Then, then, then I'm going to scream!

Then, then, then I'm going to scream!

There are a lot of seats over there.

There is a rumor around town that you've closed your doors. Is that true?

There is no George Bailey.

There she blows.

There you are, George. I got the faculty all up out of bed.

There'll never be another decent house built in this town.

There's a place to sit down, sit down.

There's a squall in there that's shapin' up into a storm.

There's a window right on the second floor there, see?

There's an old friend of yours here. George Bailey.

There's j just one thing more though.

There's lots of stuff here to eat and drink.

There's the Professor now.

Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to dissolve this institution ...

They called me up from your Building and Loan.

They didn't ask any questions — just said: "If George is in trouble, count me in ...

They do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community.

They don't have that kind of money, Mr. Potter.

They gave her a flower for a prize

They have the diphtheria there, haven't they, sir?

They scattered all over town collecting money.

They voted Potter down. They want to keep it going.

They went out of business years ago.

They, they had to wait and save their money before they even thought of a decent home.

They'll close up for a week and then reopen.

They're cheering us. We must be good.

They're gonna believe that one.

They're married ... why didn't you tell somebody?

They're not here, George. You have no children.

They're not my children.

They're not there, either.

They're putting us out of business. So what?

They're way downtown. They'd be on my side, too.

They've appointed George here as Executive Secretary to take his father's place.

This direction?

This drafty old barn! Might as well be living in a refrigerator.

This is a pickle, George. This is a pickle.

This is a very interesting situation!

This is for you. That's for you.

This is George Bailey. I'm Zuzu's father.

This is like a dream!

This is Mr. George Bailey.

This is their honeymoon. Come on. Get that ladder.

This morning, day before Christmas, about ten A.M., Bedford Falls Time.

This town is no place for any man unless he's willing to crawl to Potter.

This town needs this measly one horse institution ...

This tree. Here. I ran into it.

Those are dry.

Those not tapped by the judges will remain on the floor. Let's go!

Those Rockefellers.

Three twenty Sycamore? Well, what ...

Three, two, one ...

Through some sort of an accident my company's short in their accounts.

Throw 'em out. Throw 'em out!

Times are bad, Mr. Potter. A lot of these people are out of work.

To appoint a successor to our dear friend, Peter Bailey.

To help straighten things out here these past few months.

To keep from being an old maid.

To my big brother George.

To stop Gower from putting that poison into the capsule ...

Tom! Ed!

Tom! Tom!

Tommy! Pete! Janie! Zuzu! Where are you?

Too young or too old?

Trying to figure out how to save three cents on a length of pipe ... I'd go crazy.

Twenty thous ... twenty thousand dollars a year?

Two cents' worth of shoelaces?

Two hundred and ninety three, uh, next May.

Two of them as they were about to crash into a transport full of soldiers.

Uh ... It's been so long since I ...

Uh hm.

Uh huh. It's a good face.

Uh, George, about that job, Ruth spoke out of turn.

Uh, uh, uh, Ruth, uh, this, uh, what about this job?

Uh, w well ... Now, come right in here, Mr. Carter.

Uh, well, between you and me, Mr. Carter, we're broke.

Uh, would you show these gentlemen to the door?

Uh, would you tell that guy I'm giving him the chance of a lifetime, you hear?

Ummm.

Unc ... What's going on?

Uncle Billy here, he's your man.

Uncle Billy, talk to Harry. He's on the telephone.

Uncle Billy, telephone.

Until their children grow up and leave them?

Until they're so old and broken down that they ...

Venezuela oil fields — Wanted. Man with construction experience.

Very funny.

Very jealous. Very jealous.

Very well. In that case, I'll ask the two executive officers to withdraw.

W W What do you mean? Nobody's trying to steal anybody's girl.

W Wait just a minute. I — I'll call him. George!

W Well, you tell your father he can get that for a song.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Wait a minute. What am I doing?

Wait and see.

Wait and see.

Wait now. W Where do you think you're going?

Wait till Martha hears about this.

Wait! Wait for what?

Walk in the grass in my bare feet?

Want me to kiss her, huh?

Want someone to take you home?

Want to come along, Bert? We'll show you the town.

Want to give my flower a drink.

Want to walk to New York?

Watch him, Bert.

Way up at the top.

We — We've got to stick together, though. We've got to have faith in each other.

We can both hear. Come here.

We just stopped in town to take a look at the new factory, and then ...

We made it. Close the door, Ernie. We made it. Look.

We pay taxes for — to have teachers ... to have teachers like you?

We We're listening, Sam.

We'll have to send someone down immediately. Whose turn is it?

We'll save them for seed. A toast.

We'll wait for you, baby.

We're all excited around here.

We're famous, George.

We're going to give the biggest party this town ever saw.

We've got to find that money!

We've passed him up right along.

Welcome home, Mr. Bailey.

Well look, I have a big deal coming up that's going to make us all rich.

Well then, you could swallow it,

Well, a couple of financial wizards.

Well, are you coming in or aren't you?

Well, are you coming in or aren't you?

Well, are you gonna throw a rock?

Well, aren't you going to finish dressing for your graduating party?

Well, freshman, looks like you're going to make it after all.

Well, good morning, Mr. Potter?

Well, hello, everybody. Mrs. Thompson, how are you?

Well, hello, Mr. Bank Examiner. How are you?

Well, here's your hat, what's your hurry.

Well, how about the Building and Loan?

Well, how do you do. Congratulations.

Well, how do you know?

Well, how does a thing like this ever start? All I know is the bank called our loan.

Well, I — I ... Why, Annie, why, why don't you draw up a chair?

Well, I — I'm here.

Well, I ...

Well, I did, didn't I? You didn't go through with it, did you?

Well, I did. Old man Potter'll pay fifty cents on the dollar for every share you got.

Well, I don't know about war.

Well, I don't know. Maybe I will say it. How old are you anyway?

Well, I don't know. Maybe I will say it. How old are you anyway?

Well, I eh, I gotta make some dough first.

Well, I guess they do those things.

Well, I guess we better run along.

Well, I had a car and it was right here. I guess somebody moved it.

Well, I knew I had ...

Well, I see it still smells like pine needles around here.

Well, I tell you. It's purely mercenary.

Well, I trust you had a good year.

Well, I wired you I had a surprise. Here she is. Meet the wife.

Well, I won't let you down, George.

Well, I, I, I've said too much.

Well, I, uh ... What's happened here?

Well, I, uh, I suppose I'll find out sooner or later,

Well, I'll come in for a minute. But I ...

Well, I'm going to get out of it. I'll get out of it.

Well, I'm sorry. Hey!

Well, in my book, he died a much richer man than you'll ever be.

Well, it doesn't, Mr. Potter.

Well, it is too much to have them work and pay and live and die ...

Well, it's against the law to commit suicide around here.

Well, look, let's have some of that. Let's celebrate, huh.

Well, maybe I left the car up at Martini's. Well, come on, Gabriel.

Well, Merry Christmas!

Well, mobs get pretty ugly sometimes, you know.

Well, Mr. Potter, I ...

Well, Nick, that's your name.

Well, no, Charlie. I didn't even ask him.

Well, now that's what you agreed to when you bought you shares.

Well, of course, I like her. She's a peach.

Well, that's the doggonedest thing.

Well, then it's usually customary to bring the money with you.

Well, then sit down.

Well, then why am I seeing all these strange things?

Well, this house ain't been lived in for twenty years.

Well, this is the biggest thing since radio. And I'm letting you in on the ground floor.

Well, this is where I left my car and it isn't here.

Well, wait and see.

Well, we're being voted out of business after twenty five years.

Well, well, come on, George, come on downstairs, quick. They're on their way.

Well, what about all your other friends?

Well, what do you know — wife.

Well, what's my name doing on it here?

Well, what's the matter with our car? Isn't it good enough for you?

Well, which way'd they go? Help me find 'em.

Well, why don't you say it?

Well, why not? Can you think of anything better?

Well, you look about like the kind of an angel I'd get.

Well, you'd better make it fast. We need great ends like you.

Well, you're begging and that's a whole lot worse.

Well, you're gonna miss this one.

Well, your money's in Joe's house ... that's right next to yours.

Well?

Wh wh what did you say just a minute ago?

Wh wh what'll it take till the bank opens? What do you need?

Wh Where's Mary?

Wh Where's Mary? Where's my kids?

Wh Where's Mary? Where's my kids?

Wh where's my car.

Wh Why in the world did you ever marry a guy like me?

Wha What kind of security would I have, George?

What am I doing? Congratulations!

What are they — ducks?

What are they wearing now?

What are you ...

What are you but a warped frustrated young man?

What are you doing, picketing?

What boat you sailing on?

What did you ...

What did you come here for then?

What did you say?

What did you say? Huh?

What did you stop it for?

What do you ...

What do you ... went for a walk. That's all.

What do you ... Your brother in law, Uncle Billy.

What do you know ...

What do you know about that ... my old boss. Isn't that nice?

What do you know about that?

What do you know about that?

What do you mean I wasn't there?

What do you mean it's gonna snow? Look at the headlines.

What do you mean sending her home like that, half naked?

What do you think you're doing?

What do you think? Yeah, that'll do it.

What do you want to do, hock your furs and that hat?

What do you want?

What do you want?

What does that get us?

What else are you? What are you?

What happened to your wings?

What happened? We heard a lot of yelling.

What is it you want,

What is it you want, Mary?

What is it, a woman then?

What is that?

What is this, George? Another run on the bank?

What is this, Uncle Billy? A holiday?

What kind of tricks are you playing anyway?

What the Sam Hill you, you yelling for, George!

What tree? What do you mean, what tree?

What we want is romantic places, beautiful places ... places George wants to go.

What what what is it, a boy or a girl?

What!

What! This old thing?

What? Come home? What home?

What? Look, I know everybody you know.

What? No husky dogs? No sled?

What? Uncle Billy?

What?!

What'd you wish when you threw that rock?

What'd you wish, Mary?

What're you trying to do? Steal my girl?

What's a pretty girl like you doing marrying this two headed brother of mine?

What's happened?

What's happening? Who's gonna come?

What's he talking about?

What's that got to do with it? I don't know you from Adam's off ox.

What's that?

What's the matter with everybody?

What's the matter with him?

What's the matter with you two guys?

What's the matter with you?

What's the matter, Othello, jealous?

What's the matter?

What's the matter?

What's the news?

What's this?

What's up, Ernie?

What's wrong with that?

What's yours?

What've you been doing, George?

Whatever were you doing that you couldn't hear?

Where are they? What have you done with them?

Where are we going?

Where'd he go? Where'd he go? I had him right here.

Where'd you get that dress?

Where's Mary, where is she?

Where's Mrs. Blaine's box of capsules?

Where's my hat? Where's my ...

Where's my insurance policy? Oh, here.

Where's our kids? I need you, Mary!

Where's that money, you silly, stupid old fool?!

Where's that money?

Who hates his job, who hates the Building and Loan, almost as much as I do.

Who wants to see liver pills on their honeymoon?

Who was that?

Who's down there with you?

Who's gonna come, Daddy?

Who's that? A king?

Whose home is that? The Waldorf Hotel, huh?

Why ... here, you are all businessmen here.

Why did we have to have all these kids?

Why didn't you deliver them right away?

Why don't you ...

Why don't you go to Sam Wainwright and ask him for the money?

Why don't you go to the riff raff you love so much ...

Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?

Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?

Why he ever started this cheap penny ante Building and Loan, I'll never know.

Why not right here?

Why you drink so much, my friend?

Why, I only wear it when I don't care how I look.

Why, in the twenty five years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing,

Why, it was only last year you were seventeen.

Why, it was only last year you were seventeen.

Why, of course you can. Come on in the office here.

Why, she lights up like a firefly whenever you're around.

Why, that medicine should have been there an hour ago.

Why, this ought to be Martini's place.

Why, yes! This is amazing!

Why, you're lending them the money to build,

Why? Don't they believe in angels?

Why'd you want to save me?

Will you try to get some sleep?

With coconuts?

With plenty of room here for labels from Italy and Baghdad, Samarkand ...

Won't you come out tonight, Won't you come out tonight.

Would I?

Would you like to sit down?

Would you rather leave?

Wow! That does it! Then what?

Wrong? Everything's wrong.

Y You don't happen to have eight thousand bucks on you?

Y You remember that ... that old tool and machinery works?

Y You're not talking to somebody else around here, are you?

Yaa!

Yeah ...

Yeah ... maybe, maybe, maybe ...

Yeah, but what happened to George?

Yeah, I got a bust in the jaw in answer to a prayer a little bit ago.

Yeah, I'll be right down.

Yeah, if it hadn't been for me, everybody'd be a lot better off.

Yeah, yeah ... sure, I will.

Yeah, yeah, I know. You told me that.

Yeah! So you still think killing yourself would make everyone feel happier, eh?

Yeah. He's followed every game and his mouth's watering.

Yeah. Old Joe College Wainwright, they call me.

Yeah. Well, most people say you stole all the rest.

Yes ... everything ... everything's fine.

Yes ... how much is your equity in it?

Yes, and my family, and ... Oh, everything.

Yes, but he's got the faith of a child. Simple.

Yes, charge.

Yes, Daddy.

Yes, h hello?

Yes, sir, trapped into frittering his life away playing nursemaid to a lot of garlic eaters.

Yes, sir, you look a little older without your clothes on.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, so I noticed.

Yes, this is Mrs. Bailey.

Yes, yes. You're right, son.

Yes, you bet.

Yes!

Yes. Old moss back George.

Yippee!

You — You — You were here on my wedding night.

You — you said that uh ... what'd you say just a minute ago ...

You — You You You You You You You ... Mary, you're on the nest?

You ... and that goes for you, too.

You all right, George?

You all right. Hey, what's the matter?

You and I were the only ones that kept our heads.

You call this a happy family?

You can come and borrow money.

You can keep him on. That's all right.

You can put the star up.

You can take this one off now.

You can't begin to spend all the money you've got.

You can't hide in a little town like this.

You could have married Sam Wainwright and anybody else in town.

You couldn't make your payments.

You didn't even have a honeymoon.

You didn't lose your house, did you? Do you think Potter would have let you keep it?

You don't have to make all that fuss about it.

You don't have to sign anything.

You don't like coconuts?

You don't, huh?

You father's had a stroke!

You get out of here, Mr. Welch!

You go on and practice.

You go on home and talk about it to your wife.

You got that telegram and you're upset.

You have been stopping me.

You have no car.

You have no family, no children.

You have no idea what happened to me.

You have no idea what happened.

You have no papers, no cards, no driver's license, no 4 F card, no insurance policy.

You have to stick to your original agreement.

You haven't a care in the world.

You haven't got your wings. Yeah, that's right.

You just can't keep those Baileys down, now can you, Mr. Potter.

You just don't know all that you've done.

You know I — I didn't come here to ...

You know my kid brother, George? I'm going to put him through college.

You know that. You're the only one in town that can help me.

You know very well why,

You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?

You know what we're going to do? We're going to shoot the works.

You know where he lives?

You know where I live. Three twenty Sycamore.

You know why?

You know, also, that for a number of years I've been trying to get control of it or kill it.

You know, George, I feel that in a small way we are doing something important.

You know, George, I wish we could send Harry to college with you.

You know, if it wasn't me talking I'd say you were the prettiest girl in town.

You know, it's all over town that you've been giving money to Violet Bick.

You know, just as well as I do, that I run practically everything in this town ...

You know, maybe my kids aren't the best dressed kids,

You know, th this is me, you remember me? George Bailey.

You know, that fellow that sits around all day on his brains in his taxi, you know.

You know, that's another reason for me not to like you.

You know, they charge for meals and rent up there

You lazy loafer!

You like every boy.

You like it? I'll send you a box.

You mean ... you you you ...

You mean old moss back George?

You misplaced eight thousand dollars?

You misplaced eight thousand dollars?

You must mean two other trees.

You once called me a warped, frustrated old man.

You put something bad in those capsules.

You put something wrong in those capsules.

You saved the Building and Loan, I saved all the rest.

You see what I mean, don't you, Pop?

You see, George, you really had a wonderful life.

You see, George, you were not there

You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here,

You sent for me, sir?

You should read the new book Mark Twain's writing now.

You shut his big mouth. You should have heard him.

You sit around here and you spin your little webs ...

You speak for yourself, Mrs. B.

You still want me hang around, George?

You told me you read someplace about making plastics out of soybeans?

You understand that? And I'm going home alone!

You used to be so cocky!

You want a drink or don't you?

You were going to go out and conquer the world.

You weren't here to build them.

You what? To ... to save me?

You will spend that hour getting acquainted with George Bailey.

You would, eh?

You wouldn't consider coming back to the Building and Loan, would you?

You wouldn't mind living in the nicest house in town,

You wouldn't mind that, would you, George?

You, both of you, stood out there on the porch and sung to us, don't you remember?

You, you should have seen the commotion in that locker room.

You, you want the moon?!

You'll see a lot of strange things from now on.

You're — You're — You're crazy. That's what I think.

You're — You're screwy and you're driving me crazy, too!

You're a week late for school already. Go on.

You're hurting my sore ear.

You're nobody. You have no identity.

You're not paid to be a canary.

You're not! You're the biggest man in town!

You're right when you say my father was no business man. I know that.

You're shaking the house down! Stop it!

You're supposed to be the one that has all the answers.

You're talking about something you can't get your fingers on, and it's galling you.

You're worth more dead than alive.

You've been given a great gift, George ...

You've been holding the bag here for four years, and ...

You've got a goat too!

You've got me in some kind of a spell, or something.

You've got your wish.

You've never been born.

You've never been born. You don't exist.

You've passed me on the street almost every day.

Young man, twenty seven, twenty eight, married, making say ... forty a week.

Your account's still here. That's a loan.

Your brother, Harry Bailey,

Your lip's bleeding, George.

Your lip's stopped bleeding, too, George.

Your mother and I talked it over half the night.

Your mother just phoned and said you were on your way over to pay me a visit.

Your mother just phoned and said you were on your way over to pay me a visit.

Your mother's so excited, she ...

Your Potter's Field, my dear Mr. Employer, is becoming just that.

Zuzu. W What's the matter with Zuzu?

Zuzu's petals, Zuzu's ... There they are!

A cattle boat? Okay, I like cows.

A friend of yours. Yes, sir.

About what? About coming in.

All right, sir. Okay, George?

All right. Come on!

All right. You hit my best friend. Get out!

All right. Goodbye. Goodbye, everybody!

all that stuff, I was talking about. Still after that first million before you're thirty.

Anchor chains, plane motors, and train whistles. Peanut?

and be bored to death? Couldn't want a better death.

Anything I can do back here? Nope.

Anything? No.

Are you going to go to Potter's? Better get half than nothing.

at the passing of Peter Bailey. Thank you very much.

Aw, go on. Hey, sis!

Aw, Pop, just a little. No, son. Not one drop.

But it's your own money, George. Never mind about that.

but tell me, where is she? I ...

Clarence ... Yes, George?

Clarence! Clarence! Clarence!

Clarence! Where are you?

Come on, come on. Bert, Ernie!

Come on, come on. Bert, Ernie!

Come on. Let's go. Oh, wait! Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.

Could I have 17.50? Seven ...

Daddy! Zuzu! Zuzu!

Darling, you're wonderful. ♪ I Love You Truly, ♪

Did you get a doctor? Yes. Campbell's there now.

Did you really marry him? Why, yes ...

Didn't you hear what I said? Yes, sir, I ...

Didn't you tell her? I didn't tell anybody.

Do me a favor, will you, George? What's that?

Do you need any police? Police? What's for?

Don't hurt my sore ear again. Oh, no, no, no ...

Don't you know me? No. No.

Eight thousand dollars. Yeah, I'll say. Just things like that.

Eighteen. Eighteen?!

Entree. ♪ Islands of Hawaii ♪

Eustace. Yeah?

Everything's gonna be all right. Now ... Bert, now listen to me.

Excuse me ... Now, wait a minute.

Fifty cents on the dollar! Yes, cash!

Fine! Not a smitch of temperature. Not a smitch of tempe ...

Five hundred dollars. Five hundred dollars!

Folks, folks, wedding cigars! Oh oh ... wedding!

Forty five! Forty five. Forty five.

George ... ... tell me about it.

George ... Hey, hey, I, I'm a rich tourist today.

George ... Marty. Well, it's old home week.

George ... Will you get out and let me handle this?

George Bailey! This requires a little thought here.

George, let's not stop. Let's go. Just a minute, dear.

George, sit down and have dinner. I've eaten.

George! Is this the sort of thing

George! George! Mary! Mary!

George! George! Yes, sir.

Get that ladder up here. All right, all right.

Glad you come. Thank you.

Go through with what? Suicide.

Good afternoon, Mr. Bailey. Hello, Violet.

Good evening. Oh, say ... Hey ...

Good night. Good night!

Goodbye, George. So long, George.

Harry ... Good morning, sir.

Harry, you got a match? Very funny. Very funny.

Harry! Harry! Looks like I got here too late.

Harry! What do you know about that! He reversed the charges. It's okay, isn't it?

Have you got any stocks? No, sir.

Have you made up your mind? How's that?

Haven't you any romance in you? Sure I have, but I got rid of it.

He says it's nothing to worry about. Is she running a temperature?

He's here? Yeah, yeah.

He's pretty young for that job. Well, no younger than I was.

Hee haw! Hee haw!

Hee haw! Hee haw!

Hello, George Porgie! What?

Hello, George! Hee haw!

Hello, Mr. Gower. George!

Hello, Violet. How are you ... Hello. What am I bid?

Hello? George,

Hello. How do you do.

Help me down. Help you down?!

Help! Hang on, Harry!

Here to you. Tell Mary to get on the extension.

Here to you. Tell Mary to get on the extension.

Here's a present for you, Pop. Oh, you two idiots!

Hey, Bert. Here he comes. Come on, we got to get this up. He's coming.

Hey, uh ... What gives? Nothing.

Hi, Sam. Well, George Baileyoffski!

Hi. Hi.

Hiya, George. Hi, Bert.

Hmmm ... Oh, stop that grunting.

Home? What home? Now shut up! Cut it out!

Hope to die, I won't. Oh, George, George ...

Hope you enjoy it. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

How about driving me home in style? Great.

How about some of that good spaghetti? We got everything.

How about that finger there? Hmm? Well, I ...

How am I going to live until the bank opens? I got doctor bills to pay.

How much do you want? I can get along with twenty, all right.

How much does this cost? No charge.

How would you like ... Yes.

Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up. I'm hurrying.

I beg your pardon? My car, my car.

I don't know you, let me go! Mary, please!

I got 300 dollars here, George. Alright, now, Ed ...

I guess you forgot something. Huh?

I had to hand over all our cash. All of it?

I just got this. It's from London. Oh.

I know ... Hey, Violet.

I know it's soon to talk about it. Oh, now, Pop. I, I,

I know. I know. I know that girl.

I need cash. I can't feed my kids on faith.

I see, a flying carpet, huh? Yeah.

I'd like to do that. Yeah.

I'll be downstairs, mother. All right, dear.

I'll give you the moon, Mary. I'll take it. Then what?

I'm all right. Please no go away. Please!

I'm no good to you, George. I ... Uncle Billy, do you ...

I'm not very good at this. Neither am I.

If I were you, Mr. Potter ... Well, you are not me.

In that place?! Uh huh.

Is Daddy in trouble? Yes, Pete.

Is it snowing? Yeah, just started.

Is that Zuzu's teacher? Yes.

Is this the place? Of course, it's the place.

It will? Uh huh.

It's a miracle! Who's coming?

It's just exactly what I wanted. Aw, forget it.

Keep me here until I get over it. Get over what?

Look at you! I don't care.

Look, Daddy ... paste it. Yeah, all right ...

Lots of pretty girls around. Hey, George ...

Lots of pretty girls around. Hey, George ...

Martini, you rented a new house? Rent?

Mary, don't run away! That man, stop him!

Mary! Oh, no, you don't!

Me, too? You, too, Tommy.

Me?! Uh huh. Uh uh.

Merry Christmas, Daddy! Merry Christmas, Daddy!

Merry Christmas, Violet. Merry Christmas, George.

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!

Money? Yeah ... well, a little. Well now, listen.

Mr. Bailey, there's a deficit. I know. Eight thousand dollars.

Mr. Bailey. Oh, Mr. Carter,

Mr. Carter, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.

Mr. Gower, I think ... Aw, get going!

Mrs. Bailey is on the phone. I don't want Mrs. Bailey.

My father just fell in love with him. And you did, too.

My point? My point is, I want to hire you. Hire me?

Nice girl, Mary. Hmmm.

Nice meeting you. Goodbye.

Nobody ever changes here, you know that. Oh, am I glad to see you.

Not much money, but, uh, good future, you know. I know.

Nothing. Not even a stick of gum. All right, all right.

Now give us sixty days on this. Okay, Randall.

Now here, now you're broke, aren't you? I know, but ...

Now hurry up. Okay. Three twenty Sycamore?

Now, go on, play. Oh, Daddy ...

Now, hurry up, hurry up. Okay, Mom.

Now, I say ... Just a minute. Just a ...

Now, will you do something for me? What?

Oh ... Don't hurt my sore ear again.

Oh oh ... Please, let's not stop, George.

Oh, George, George, George. Mary! Let me touch you.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Bailey. Good morning, Horace.

Oh, Hot dog! Just like an organ. Beautiful.

Oh, I had another tussle with Potter today. Oh.

Oh, I hope it works. No gin tonight, son!

Oh, look at this. Old Bert. Champagne! Good old Bert.

Oh, Mary ... Mary ... George ... George ... George ...

Oh, Mr. Martini! Merry Christmas!

Oh, no, please, no go out this way, Mr. Bailey. I'm all right.

Oh, no. Come on, tell me.

Oh, no. I wanna ... Sir, my train, please!

Oh, now don't rub it in. I'm not rubbing it in.

Oh, of course, I've heard him speak of you. And I want you to tell you,

Oh, oh! Oh, oh!

Oh, shut up! Help, oh, Joseph, Joseph!

Oh, that's right. Oh oh.

Old Professor Phil Beta Kappa Bailey! All American. Well, if it isn't old George Geographic Explorer Bailey.

Ooooouch! Oh! Gesundheit.

Please give me my robe. Hmm.

Pop! Just a minute, son.

Right down here. Oh ... Old Building and Loan pal, huh ...

Run along. Bigger than him.

Ruth Dakin. Ruth Dakin Bailey, if you don't mind.

Sam Wainwright! Oh, who cares!

Say something else in that ear. Sure. You can hear out of it.

Say, where's mother? She's home, cooking the fatted calf.

See the town? Where? I — I don't see a thing.

See you in the funny papers. Goodbye, Sam.

Seven ... We're going to make it, George.

Shall I pray for him? Yes, Janie, pray very hard.

She is ... Where is she?

She'll be all right. Gosh, it's this old house.

She's hung up. I — I — I'll hang her up.

Shove me up. Shove me up. Pop!

So long, Mary. So long, Sam. Have fun.

Some other time, George. It's important!

Somebody call the police! Hit him with a bottle!

Somebody's just made it. Made what?

Stand back! Bert, what's happened to this house?

Stand back! Bert, what's happened to this house?

Sure — Sam Wainwright. Hmmm?

Sure, sure. How? By letting me help you.

Telephone! I'll get it.

Thanks. Good luck! So long!

Thanks. See you again.

That's your problem, George Bailey. A boy?!

The Coach has heard all about you. He has?

The doctor says it's nothing serious. The doctor?

The middle one. Oh, thank you, George, old boy, old boy.

The reporters? Yes,

The telephone. It's Sam! I'll get it.

Then foreclose! I can't do that.

Then what, honey? After that, who cares?

There you are. That'll close my account.

These families have children. Pop!

They know what kind of a guy I am ... You remember George?

They'll never close us up today! Six, five, four,

Think I'd better be going. Look,

This is Mary. Well, I'll be seeing you. Well ... well ... well ...

Tom ...Tom ... Did you get your money? No.

trying to get rid of me, huh? Uh huh.

Twenty dollars. And I'll sign a paper.

Uh huh. Breakfast is served, lunch is served, dinner ...

Uh huh. Came back three days ago.

Uncle Billy in? Yeah, he's in his office.

Wait just a minute now. Wait for what?

Was the doctor here? Yes, I called him right away.

We don't need Potter over here. I'll take mine now.

we're going to drive on down to Florida. Oh ...

Well then, how do you know? Well, I've got eyes, haven't I?

Well, all right ... Not with my money.

Well, aren't you going to make a deposit? Oh, sure, sure I am.

Well, did she discuss it with you? No.

Well, hello. Hello.

Well, I — I suppose twenty dollars. Twenty dollars. Now you're talking.

Well, is it a good job? Oh, yes, very.

Well, naturally, of course, I ... Well, keep your eyes open.

Well, what do you say? Now, Tom,

Well, what happened to you? I won a flower.

Well, who are you then? Clarence Odbody, A S 2.

Well, y y you got any money? No.

Well, you remember my kid sister, Mary? Oh, yeah. Yeah.

What are you, a mind reader or something? Oh, no.

What did they have to eat? Wha What did they have to eat?

What did you wish, George? Well, not just one wish. A whole hatful.

What is it, a sore throat or what? Just a cold.

What is it? Just a teensy one, ninety nine, six.

What man? B B Bank ... examiner.

What plates? Oh, Mom,

What! Not that it makes any difference to me,

What'd you say? I said I wish I'd never been born.

What's going on in there? Oh, never mind. Don't worry about that.

What's that? That's the best part of it.

What's the matter with you? Come here.

What's the matter? Nothing's the matter. Everything's all right.

When did you get back? Tuesday.

When? About an hour ago.

When'd you see him last? Today over at his house.

Where are you going? Oh, I'm ... probably end up down at the library.

Where did the Building and Loan move to? The building and what?

Where do you live? Aw, now, doggone it,

Where is your mother? She went looking for you with Uncle Billy.

Where're you going? Going up to see Zuzu.

Where's Mary? Oh, well, I — I — I can't do ...

Where's your coat and hat? Left them at the office.

Who is it? George Bailey.

Who is it? The Bank examiner.

Who, Daddy? I don't know.

Who? The groom, idiot.

Whoopee! You did it, George, you did it.

Why didn't you call me? I just did, but they said you left.

Why don't you have your friends join us? Why, sure.

Why, it's ten miles up to Mt. Bedford. Shhh ...

Yeah, sure. It's a loan.

Yeah, yeah, hurry up. Zuzu's sick. All right. All right.

Yep. Hey, hey!

Yes, but George ... George?

Yes, Daddy, did you bring the Christmas wreath? What wreath?

Yes, Sam's crazy about Mary. Well, she's not crazy about him.

Yes. What are you doing tonight? Not a thing.

You are hypnotist? No, of course not.

you better have a family real quick. I wish they were rabbits.

You can't say that about my father! George, George, quiet. George, George ...

You coming later, George? What do you mean,

You coming later? Don't you drop one of those.

You forgot something. What?

You hear what he say, Mr. Bailey? What's that?

you hear what that buzzard ... Mr. Chairman,

You know him? Well, sure I do.

You know, y y you got someplace to sleep? No.

You look at me as if you didn't know me. Well, I don't.

You may kiss my hand. Ummm.

You tell him. Mother's on the extension. We ...

You tell me. Why don't you go home?

You think just because you ... O O Okay, just forget about the whole thing.

You want a Martini? No, no, Martini.

You'll get your money in sixty days. Sixty days?

You're late Yes, sir.

You're not going to like it, George. Where is she?

Your boss. Where is he? Look, I'm the boss.

... George, tha that man's here again.

... Harry, I'm coming!

... Oh, I can't wait to see Tilly's face.

... or you are.

... take those capsules over to Mrs. Blaine's.

'Course it's just a hope, but uh,

"Mamma wants you, Marty." "Mama wants you." Remember?

♪ And dance ♪

♪ And never brought to mind ♪

♪ Be forgot, and days of Auld Lang Syne ♪

♪ Buffalo Gals, can't you come out tonight? ♪

♪ by the light of the moon. ♪

♪ Can't you come out tonight? Can't you come out tonight? ♪

♪ caress The waving palms of Waikiki ♪

♪ Christ is born in Bethlehem ♪

♪ Fade into Dreams, ♪ This is what I wished for.

♪ For Auld Land Syne ♪

♪ For Auld Land Syne, my dear ♪

♪ For Auld Lang Syne ♪

♪ Glory to the new born king ♪

♪ God and sinners reconciled ♪

♪ Hark, the Herald angels sing ♪

♪ I Love You Truly, ♪

♪ Join the triumph of the skies ♪

♪ Joyful all ye nations rise ♪

♪ Life with Its Tears. ♪

♪ My Wild Irish rose ... ♪

♪ Peace on earth, and mercy mild ♪

♪ Should auld acquaintance ♪

♪ The sweetest flower that grows ... ♪

♪ Truly, Dear. ♪

♪ We'll take cup of kindness yet ♪

♪ We'll take cup of kindness yet ♪

♪ When I Feel You Are Near, ♪

♪ Where balmy air and golden moonlight, ♪

♪ Where skies of blue are calling me ♪

♪ With angelic hosts proclaim ♪

♪Should auld acquaintance be forgot ♪