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1 00:01:24,610 00:01:27,404 I owe everything to George Bailey. I owe everything to George Bailey.
2 00:01:27,822 00:01:29,698 Help him, dear Father. Help him, dear Father.
3 00:01:30,074 00:01:33,118 Joseph, Jesus and Mary, Joseph, Jesus and Mary,
4 00:01:33,202 00:01:35,829 help my friend Mr. Bailey. help my friend Mr. Bailey.
5 00:01:36,289 00:01:38,915 Help my son George tonight. Help my son George tonight.
6 00:01:39,750 00:01:41,626 He never thinks about himself, God. He never thinks about himself, God.
7 00:01:41,711 00:01:43,461 That's why he's in trouble. That's why he's in trouble.
8 00:01:43,546 00:01:44,713 George is a good guy. George is a good guy.
9 00:01:45,882 00:01:47,132 Give him a break, God. Give him a break, God.
10 00:01:47,216 00:01:49,342 I love him, dear Lord. I love him, dear Lord.
11 00:01:49,427 00:01:51,303 Watch over him tonight. Watch over him tonight.
12 00:01:51,762 00:01:53,096 Please, God. Please, God.
13 00:01:53,181 00:01:55,473 Something's the matter with Daddy. Something's the matter with Daddy.
14 00:01:55,558 00:01:57,851 Please bring Daddy back. Please bring Daddy back.
15 00:01:58,436 00:01:59,978 Please bring Daddy home. Please bring Daddy home.
16 00:02:00,062 00:02:02,272 Watch over him tonight. Watch over him tonight.
17 00:02:02,648 00:02:04,941 Please bring Daddy back. Please bring Daddy back.
18 00:02:08,821 00:02:10,864 Hello, Joseph. Trouble? Hello, Joseph. Trouble?
19 00:02:10,948 00:02:13,533 Looks like we'll have to send someone down. Looks like we'll have to send someone down.
20 00:02:13,618 00:02:16,703 A lot of people asking for help for a man named George Bailey. A lot of people asking for help for a man named George Bailey.
21 00:02:16,787 00:02:18,330 George Bailey? George Bailey?
22 00:02:18,414 00:02:20,874 Yes. Tonight's his crucial night. You're right. Yes. Tonight's his crucial night. You're right.
23 00:02:20,958 00:02:23,835 We'll have to send someone down immediately. Whose turn is it? We'll have to send someone down immediately. Whose turn is it?
24 00:02:23,920 00:02:26,254 That's why I came to see you, sir. That's why I came to see you, sir.
25 00:02:26,464 00:02:28,924 It's that clockmaker's turn again. It's that clockmaker's turn again.
26 00:02:29,008 00:02:32,260 Oh, Clarence. Hasn't got his wings yet, has he? Oh, Clarence. Hasn't got his wings yet, has he?
27 00:02:32,345 00:02:34,221 We've passed him up right along. We've passed him up right along.
28 00:02:34,305 00:02:37,766 Because, you know, sir, he's got the IQ of a rabbit. Because, you know, sir, he's got the IQ of a rabbit.
29 00:02:37,850 00:02:41,311 Yes, but he's got the faith of a child. Simple. Yes, but he's got the faith of a child. Simple.
30 00:02:41,395 00:02:43,438 Joseph, send for Clarence. Joseph, send for Clarence.
31 00:02:46,734 00:02:48,109 You sent for me, sir? You sent for me, sir?
32 00:02:48,194 00:02:51,238 Yes, Clarence. A man down on Earth needs our help. Yes, Clarence. A man down on Earth needs our help.
33 00:02:51,322 00:02:52,906 Splendid. Is he sick? Splendid. Is he sick?
34 00:02:52,990 00:02:55,200 No, worse. He's discouraged. No, worse. He's discouraged.
35 00:02:55,284 00:02:57,869 At exactly 10:45 p. M. Earth time, At exactly 10:45 p. M. Earth time,
36 00:02:57,954 00:02:59,996 that man will be thinking seriously that man will be thinking seriously
37 00:03:00,081 00:03:02,040 of throwing away God's greatest gift. of throwing away God's greatest gift.
38 00:03:02,124 00:03:05,752 Oh, dear, dear, his life? Then I've only an hour to dress. Oh, dear, dear, his life? Then I've only an hour to dress.
39 00:03:05,836 00:03:07,045 What are they wearing now? What are they wearing now?
40 00:03:07,129 00:03:10,257 You will spend that hour getting acquainted with George Bailey. You will spend that hour getting acquainted with George Bailey.
41 00:03:10,341 00:03:13,343 Sir, if I should accomplish this mission, Sir, if I should accomplish this mission,
42 00:03:13,427 00:03:16,888 I mean, might I perhaps win my wings? I mean, might I perhaps win my wings?
43 00:03:16,973 00:03:19,432 I've been waiting for over 200 years now, sir, I've been waiting for over 200 years now, sir,
44 00:03:19,517 00:03:21,059 and people are beginning to talk. and people are beginning to talk.
45 00:03:21,143 00:03:22,602 What's that book you've got there? What's that book you've got there?
46 00:03:22,687 00:03:24,854 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
47 00:03:24,939 00:03:27,315 Clarence, you do a good job with George Bailey Clarence, you do a good job with George Bailey
48 00:03:27,400 00:03:28,733 and you'll get your wings. and you'll get your wings.
49 00:03:28,818 00:03:30,568 Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you. Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you.
50 00:03:30,653 00:03:33,405 Poor George. Sit down. Poor George. Sit down.
51 00:03:33,489 00:03:34,614 Sit down? What are we... Sit down? What are we...
52 00:03:34,699 00:03:36,408 If you're going to help a man, If you're going to help a man,
53 00:03:36,492 00:03:38,827 you want to know something about him, don't you? you want to know something about him, don't you?
54 00:03:38,911 00:03:40,412 Well, naturally, of course. I... Well, naturally, of course. I...
55 00:03:40,496 00:03:41,788 Now, keep your eyes open. Now, keep your eyes open.
56 00:03:42,665 00:03:43,790 See the town? See the town?
57 00:03:43,874 00:03:46,543 Where? I don't see a thing. Where? I don't see a thing.
58 00:03:46,627 00:03:49,462 Oh, I forgot. You haven't got your wings yet. Oh, I forgot. You haven't got your wings yet.
59 00:03:49,547 00:03:52,507 Now, look, I'll help you out. Concentrate. Now, look, I'll help you out. Concentrate.
60 00:03:53,217 00:03:54,968 Begin to see something? Begin to see something?
61 00:03:55,052 00:03:57,762 Why, yes. This is amazing. Why, yes. This is amazing.
62 00:03:57,888 00:04:00,432 If you ever get your wings, you'll see all by yourself. If you ever get your wings, you'll see all by yourself.
63 00:04:00,516 00:04:02,267 Oh, wonderful. Oh, wonderful.
64 00:04:02,351 00:04:05,061 Yay! Yippee! Yay! Yippee!
65 00:04:05,146 00:04:07,147 Okay, boys, let's go. Okay, boys, let's go.
66 00:04:07,231 00:04:08,898 Hey, who's that? Hey, who's that?
67 00:04:08,983 00:04:10,817 That's your problem. George Bailey. That's your problem. George Bailey.
68 00:04:10,901 00:04:11,985 A boy? A boy?
69 00:04:12,069 00:04:15,113 That's him when he was 12 back in 1919. That's him when he was 12 back in 1919.
70 00:04:15,197 00:04:18,575 Something happens here you'll have to remember later on. Something happens here you'll have to remember later on.
71 00:04:19,243 00:04:20,994 Come on, Marty. Come on, Marty.
72 00:04:21,078 00:04:22,912 Let's go, Marty! Let's go, Marty!
73 00:04:23,748 00:04:25,248 Attaboy, Marty. Attaboy, Marty.
74 00:04:26,125 00:04:27,751 Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
75 00:04:27,835 00:04:29,794 Let's go, Sam. Hee-haw, Sammy! Let's go, Sam. Hee-haw, Sammy!
76 00:04:30,546 00:04:35,008 Here comes the scare-baby, my kid brother Harry Bailey. Here comes the scare-baby, my kid brother Harry Bailey.
77 00:04:35,092 00:04:36,801 I'm not scared. I'm not scared.
78 00:04:37,928 00:04:39,304 Come on, Harry. Come on, Harry.
79 00:04:39,722 00:04:41,348 Let's go, Harry! Let's go, Harry!
80 00:04:41,432 00:04:44,017 Come on, Harry! Come on, Harry!
81 00:04:44,101 00:04:46,102 - Come on, Harry! - Come on, Harry! - Come on, Harry! - Come on, Harry!
82 00:04:46,771 00:04:48,188 Help, George, help! Help, George, help!
83 00:04:48,272 00:04:49,397 Help! Help!
84 00:04:50,483 00:04:52,984 Don't worry, Harry. I'm coming! Don't worry, Harry. I'm coming!
85 00:04:53,110 00:04:55,362 - Help! - Hang on, Harry! - Help! - Hang on, Harry!
86 00:04:55,529 00:04:57,906 - Help. - Make a chain, gang. - Help. - Make a chain, gang.
87 00:04:57,990 00:05:00,492 George saved his brother's life that day, George saved his brother's life that day,
88 00:05:00,910 00:05:04,287 but he caught a bad cold which infected his left ear. but he caught a bad cold which infected his left ear.
89 00:05:04,747 00:05:06,915 Cost him his hearing in that ear. Cost him his hearing in that ear.
90 00:05:06,999 00:05:09,292 It was weeks before he was able to go back It was weeks before he was able to go back
91 00:05:09,377 00:05:12,754 to his after-school job at old man Gower's drugstore. to his after-school job at old man Gower's drugstore.
92 00:05:13,506 00:05:14,631 Mr. Potter. Mr. Potter.
93 00:05:14,715 00:05:17,008 Who's that, a king? Who's that, a king?
94 00:05:17,093 00:05:19,010 That's Henry F. Potter, That's Henry F. Potter,
95 00:05:19,095 00:05:22,472 the richest and meanest man in the county. the richest and meanest man in the county.
96 00:05:26,644 00:05:28,978 - Hee-haw! Hee-haw! - Hee-haw! Hee-haw! - Hee-haw! Hee-haw! - Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
97 00:05:29,688 00:05:31,398 Go to work, slave. Go to work, slave.
98 00:05:32,441 00:05:34,609 Don't worry, we'll take care of it. Don't worry, we'll take care of it.
99 00:05:36,028 00:05:38,029 Wish I had a million dollars. Wish I had a million dollars.
100 00:05:38,656 00:05:39,906 Hot dog! Hot dog!
101 00:05:43,786 00:05:45,703 It's me, Mr. Gower. George Bailey. It's me, Mr. Gower. George Bailey.
102 00:05:45,788 00:05:46,746 You're late. You're late.
103 00:05:46,831 00:05:48,164 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
104 00:05:56,382 00:05:57,799 Hello, George. Hello, George.
105 00:05:58,134 00:05:59,426 Hello, Mary. Hello, Mary.
106 00:05:59,969 00:06:01,094 Hello, Violet. Hello, Violet.
107 00:06:01,178 00:06:02,762 Two cents' worth of shoelaces? Two cents' worth of shoelaces?
108 00:06:02,847 00:06:04,180 She was here first. She was here first.
109 00:06:04,265 00:06:06,099 I'm still thinking. I'm still thinking.
110 00:06:06,183 00:06:07,267 Shoelaces? Shoelaces?
111 00:06:07,351 00:06:08,935 Please, Georgie. Please, Georgie.
112 00:06:09,437 00:06:10,603 I like him. I like him.
113 00:06:10,688 00:06:12,439 You like every boy. You like every boy.
114 00:06:12,523 00:06:14,149 What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that?
115 00:06:14,233 00:06:15,733 Here you are. Here you are.
116 00:06:16,694 00:06:17,777 Help me down? Help me down?
117 00:06:17,862 00:06:19,737 Help you down? Help you down?
118 00:06:26,454 00:06:28,288 Made up your mind yet? Made up your mind yet?
119 00:06:28,372 00:06:30,123 I'll take chocolate. I'll take chocolate.
120 00:06:30,249 00:06:32,917 - With coconuts? - I don't like coconuts. - With coconuts? - I don't like coconuts.
121 00:06:33,252 00:06:34,961 You don't like coconuts? You don't like coconuts?
122 00:06:35,254 00:06:38,465 Say, brainless, don't you know where coconuts come from? Say, brainless, don't you know where coconuts come from?
123 00:06:39,091 00:06:40,467 Lookit here. Lookit here.
124 00:06:40,551 00:06:43,761 From Tahiti, the Fiji islands, the Coral Sea. From Tahiti, the Fiji islands, the Coral Sea.
125 00:06:44,054 00:06:47,307 A new magazine. I never saw it before. A new magazine. I never saw it before.
126 00:06:47,391 00:06:49,893 Of course you never. Only us explorers can get it. Of course you never. Only us explorers can get it.
127 00:06:50,603 00:06:54,397 I've been nominated for membership in the National Geographic Society. I've been nominated for membership in the National Geographic Society.
128 00:06:55,900 00:06:57,817 Is this the ear you can't hear on? Is this the ear you can't hear on?
129 00:06:57,902 00:07:01,654 George Bailey, I'll love you till the day I die. George Bailey, I'll love you till the day I die.
130 00:07:01,739 00:07:04,657 I'm going out exploring someday. You watch. I'm going out exploring someday. You watch.
131 00:07:04,742 00:07:07,994 And I'm gonna have a couple of harems and maybe three or four wives. And I'm gonna have a couple of harems and maybe three or four wives.
132 00:07:08,078 00:07:09,329 Wait and see. Wait and see.
133 00:07:12,249 00:07:15,710 - George. George! - Yes, sir? - George. George! - Yes, sir?
134 00:07:15,794 00:07:18,254 You're not paid to be a canary. You're not paid to be a canary.
135 00:07:18,589 00:07:19,881 No, sir. No, sir.
136 00:07:47,243 00:07:50,245 Mr. Gower, do you want something? Anything? Mr. Gower, do you want something? Anything?
137 00:07:50,412 00:07:51,454 No. No.
138 00:07:52,122 00:07:54,791 - Anything I can do back here? - No. - Anything I can do back here? - No.
139 00:07:55,292 00:07:56,709 I'll get them, sir. I'll get them, sir.
140 00:07:56,794 00:07:59,587 Quick, take those capsules over to Mrs. Blaine. Quick, take those capsules over to Mrs. Blaine.
141 00:08:00,714 00:08:02,006 She's waiting for them. She's waiting for them.
142 00:08:02,091 00:08:03,424 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
143 00:08:26,031 00:08:28,116 They have the diphtheria there, haven't they, sir? They have the diphtheria there, haven't they, sir?
144 00:08:28,200 00:08:29,284 Yeah. Yeah.
145 00:08:29,660 00:08:31,160 Is it a charge, sir? Is it a charge, sir?
146 00:08:31,412 00:08:32,829 Yes, George. Yes, George.
147 00:08:33,372 00:08:34,497 Mr. Gower, I... Mr. Gower, I...
148 00:08:34,582 00:08:37,000 - Oh, get going. - Yes, sir. - Oh, get going. - Yes, sir.
149 00:09:03,485 00:09:05,695 Avast there, Captain Cook. Where you heading? Avast there, Captain Cook. Where you heading?
150 00:09:05,779 00:09:08,239 - I've got to see Pop, Uncle Billy. - Some other time, George. - I've got to see Pop, Uncle Billy. - Some other time, George.
151 00:09:08,324 00:09:10,116 - It's important. - There's a squall in there. - It's important. - There's a squall in there.
152 00:09:10,200 00:09:11,701 It's shaping up into a storm. It's shaping up into a storm.
153 00:09:11,785 00:09:13,911 - Uncle Billy, telephone. - Who is it? - Uncle Billy, telephone. - Who is it?
154 00:09:13,996 00:09:16,247 - Bank examiner. - Bank examiner? - Bank examiner. - Bank examiner?
155 00:09:16,874 00:09:18,541 I should have called him yesterday. I should have called him yesterday.
156 00:09:18,626 00:09:20,251 Switch it inside. Switch it inside.
157 00:09:22,546 00:09:23,963 I'm not crying, Mr. Potter. I'm not crying, Mr. Potter.
158 00:09:24,048 00:09:25,882 Well, you're begging. That's a whole lot worse. Well, you're begging. That's a whole lot worse.
159 00:09:25,966 00:09:27,759 All I'm asking for is 30 days more. All I'm asking for is 30 days more.
160 00:09:27,843 00:09:29,135 - Pop. - Just a minute, Son. - Pop. - Just a minute, Son.
161 00:09:29,219 00:09:31,888 Just 30 short days. I'll dig up that $5,000 somehow. Just 30 short days. I'll dig up that $5,000 somehow.
162 00:09:32,056 00:09:33,389 - Shove me up, shove me up. - Pop. - Shove me up, shove me up. - Pop.
163 00:09:33,474 00:09:35,308 - Just a minute. - Have you put any real pressure - Just a minute. - Have you put any real pressure
164 00:09:35,392 00:09:37,810 on these people of yours to pay those mortgages? on these people of yours to pay those mortgages?
165 00:09:37,895 00:09:40,229 Times are bad, Mr. Potter. A lot of these people are out of work. Times are bad, Mr. Potter. A lot of these people are out of work.
166 00:09:40,314 00:09:41,397 Well, then, foreclose. Well, then, foreclose.
167 00:09:41,482 00:09:43,149 I can't do that. These families have children. I can't do that. These families have children.
168 00:09:43,233 00:09:44,776 - Pop. - They're not my children. - Pop. - They're not my children.
169 00:09:44,860 00:09:46,778 But they're somebody's children, Mr. Potter. But they're somebody's children, Mr. Potter.
170 00:09:46,862 00:09:49,405 Are you running a business or a charity ward? Are you running a business or a charity ward?
171 00:09:49,490 00:09:51,616 - Well, all right... - Not with my money. - Well, all right... - Not with my money.
172 00:09:51,700 00:09:54,285 Mr. Potter, what makes you such a hard-skulled character? Mr. Potter, what makes you such a hard-skulled character?
173 00:09:54,370 00:09:56,204 You have no family, no children. You have no family, no children.
174 00:09:56,288 00:09:58,164 You can't begin to spend all the money you've got. You can't begin to spend all the money you've got.
175 00:09:58,248 00:10:01,501 I suppose I should give it to miserable failures I suppose I should give it to miserable failures
176 00:10:01,585 00:10:04,796 like you and that idiot brother of yours to spend for me. like you and that idiot brother of yours to spend for me.
177 00:10:04,880 00:10:06,089 He's not a failure! He's not a failure!
178 00:10:06,173 00:10:09,008 - You can't say that about my father. - George, George. Quiet, George. - You can't say that about my father. - George, George. Quiet, George.
179 00:10:09,093 00:10:10,426 You're not. You're the biggest man in town... You're not. You're the biggest man in town...
180 00:10:10,511 00:10:12,011 - Run along, run along. ...bigger than him, - Run along, run along. ...bigger than him,
181 00:10:12,096 00:10:14,263 - bigger than everybody. - Gives you an idea of the Baileys. - bigger than everybody. - Gives you an idea of the Baileys.
182 00:10:14,348 00:10:16,099 Don't let him say that about you, Pop. Don't let him say that about you, Pop.
183 00:10:16,183 00:10:17,850 All right, Son. All right. Thanks. All right, Son. All right. Thanks.
184 00:10:17,935 00:10:19,686 I'll talk to you tonight. I'll talk to you tonight.
185 00:10:26,652 00:10:28,027 What? What?
186 00:10:28,112 00:10:31,447 Why, that medicine should have been there an hour ago. Why, that medicine should have been there an hour ago.
187 00:10:31,949 00:10:34,492 It will be over in five minutes, Mrs. Blaine. It will be over in five minutes, Mrs. Blaine.
188 00:10:38,455 00:10:40,707 Where's Mrs. Blaine's box of capsules? Where's Mrs. Blaine's box of capsules?
189 00:10:40,791 00:10:42,417 I... You... I... You...
190 00:10:43,210 00:10:44,585 Didn't you hear what I said? Didn't you hear what I said?
191 00:10:44,670 00:10:45,753 Yes, sir. I... Yes, sir. I...
192 00:10:45,838 00:10:48,339 What kind of tricks are you playing anyway? What kind of tricks are you playing anyway?
193 00:10:50,426 00:10:53,094 Why didn't you deliver them right away? Why didn't you deliver them right away?
194 00:10:53,178 00:10:54,721 Don't you know that boy's very sick? Don't you know that boy's very sick?
195 00:10:54,805 00:10:56,264 You're hurting my sore ear. You're hurting my sore ear.
196 00:10:56,348 00:10:57,932 You lazy loafer. You lazy loafer.
197 00:10:58,016 00:10:59,934 Mr. Gower, you don't know what you're doing. Mr. Gower, you don't know what you're doing.
198 00:11:00,018 00:11:01,894 You put something wrong in those capsules. You put something wrong in those capsules.
199 00:11:01,979 00:11:03,229 I know you're unhappy. I know you're unhappy.
200 00:11:03,313 00:11:05,022 You got the telegram, and you're upset. You got the telegram, and you're upset.
201 00:11:05,107 00:11:06,941 You put something bad in those capsules. You put something bad in those capsules.
202 00:11:07,025 00:11:09,360 It wasn't your fault, Mr. Gower. It wasn't your fault, Mr. Gower.
203 00:11:09,945 00:11:11,821 Just look and see what you did. Just look and see what you did.
204 00:11:11,905 00:11:14,490 The bottle you took the powder from, it's poison. The bottle you took the powder from, it's poison.
205 00:11:14,575 00:11:16,284 I tell you, it's poison. I tell you, it's poison.
206 00:11:16,493 00:11:18,202 I know you feel bad. I know you feel bad.
207 00:11:23,292 00:11:25,293 - Oh! - Don't hurt my sore ear again! - Oh! - Don't hurt my sore ear again!
208 00:11:25,377 00:11:29,422 - Don't hurt my sore ear again. - Oh, no, no. Oh, George, George. - Don't hurt my sore ear again. - Oh, no, no. Oh, George, George.
209 00:11:29,506 00:11:32,341 Oh, Mr. Gower, I won't ever tell anyone. Oh, Mr. Gower, I won't ever tell anyone.
210 00:11:32,426 00:11:33,801 I know how you're feeling. I know how you're feeling.
211 00:11:33,886 00:11:36,554 I won't ever tell a soul. Hope to die, I won't. I won't ever tell a soul. Hope to die, I won't.
212 00:11:36,638 00:11:38,514 Oh, George. George. Oh, George. George.
213 00:11:38,849 00:11:41,434 An overnight bag. Genuine English cowhide. An overnight bag. Genuine English cowhide.
214 00:11:41,518 00:11:42,685 Combination lock. Combination lock.
215 00:11:42,770 00:11:46,105 - Fitted up with brushes, combs... - Nope, nope, nope, nope. - Fitted up with brushes, combs... - Nope, nope, nope, nope.
216 00:11:46,190 00:11:48,191 Now, look, Joe. Now, look. Now, look, Joe. Now, look.
217 00:11:48,692 00:11:50,818 I want a big one. I want a big one.
218 00:11:51,403 00:11:52,653 What did you stop it for? What did you stop it for?
219 00:11:52,738 00:11:55,990 I want you to take a good look at that face. I want you to take a good look at that face.
220 00:11:56,074 00:11:57,116 Who is it? Who is it?
221 00:11:57,201 00:11:58,284 George Bailey. George Bailey.
222 00:11:58,368 00:12:01,329 Oh, you mean the kid that had his ears slapped back by the druggist? Oh, you mean the kid that had his ears slapped back by the druggist?
223 00:12:01,413 00:12:02,705 That's the kid. That's the kid.
224 00:12:04,875 00:12:06,793 It's a good face. I like it. It's a good face. I like it.
225 00:12:06,877 00:12:08,711 I like George Bailey. I like George Bailey.
226 00:12:09,213 00:12:11,798 Tell me, did he ever tell anyone about the pills? Tell me, did he ever tell anyone about the pills?
227 00:12:11,882 00:12:13,049 Not a soul. Not a soul.
228 00:12:13,342 00:12:16,135 Did he ever marry the girl? Did he ever go exploring? Did he ever marry the girl? Did he ever go exploring?
229 00:12:16,220 00:12:17,970 Well, wait and see. Well, wait and see.
230 00:12:18,639 00:12:20,807 Big, see? I don't want one for one night. Big, see? I don't want one for one night.
231 00:12:20,891 00:12:22,892 I want something for 1,001 nights I want something for 1,001 nights
232 00:12:22,976 00:12:27,480 with plenty of room here for labels from Italy and Baghdad, Samarkand. with plenty of room here for labels from Italy and Baghdad, Samarkand.
233 00:12:27,564 00:12:28,689 Great big thing, about... Great big thing, about...
234 00:12:28,774 00:12:30,942 - I see. A flying carpet, huh? - Yeah. - I see. A flying carpet, huh? - Yeah.
235 00:12:31,026 00:12:33,444 I don't suppose you'd like this old secondhand job, would you? I don't suppose you'd like this old secondhand job, would you?
236 00:12:33,529 00:12:34,737 Now you're talking. Now you're talking.
237 00:12:34,822 00:12:37,698 Gee whiz, I could use that as a raft in case the boat sunk. Gee whiz, I could use that as a raft in case the boat sunk.
238 00:12:37,783 00:12:40,034 - How much this cost? - No charge. - How much this cost? - No charge.
239 00:12:40,702 00:12:42,829 That's my trick ear, Joe. It sounded like you said "no charge." That's my trick ear, Joe. It sounded like you said "no charge."
240 00:12:42,913 00:12:43,913 That's right. That's right.
241 00:12:45,249 00:12:46,791 Well, what's my name doing on it? Well, what's my name doing on it?
242 00:12:46,875 00:12:49,919 A little present from old man Gower. Came down and picked it out himself. A little present from old man Gower. Came down and picked it out himself.
243 00:12:50,003 00:12:53,381 He did? What do you know about that? My old boss. Isn't that nice? He did? What do you know about that? My old boss. Isn't that nice?
244 00:12:53,465 00:12:54,715 What boat are you sailing on? What boat are you sailing on?
245 00:12:54,800 00:12:56,342 I'm working across on a cattle boat. I'm working across on a cattle boat.
246 00:12:56,426 00:12:58,594 - A cattle boat? - Okay, I like cows. - A cattle boat? - Okay, I like cows.
247 00:13:00,848 00:13:02,807 Hello, Mr. Gower. How are you? Hello, Mr. Gower. How are you?
248 00:13:02,891 00:13:05,351 Thanks ever so much for the baggage. It's just exactly what I wanted. Thanks ever so much for the baggage. It's just exactly what I wanted.
249 00:13:05,435 00:13:06,477 Forget it. Forget it.
250 00:13:06,562 00:13:09,146 - It's wonderful of you to think of me. - Hope you enjoy it. - It's wonderful of you to think of me. - Hope you enjoy it.
251 00:13:09,231 00:13:11,023 I wish I had a million dollars. I wish I had a million dollars.
252 00:13:11,108 00:13:12,358 Hot dog! Hot dog!
253 00:13:13,068 00:13:14,694 Avast there, Captain Cook! Avast there, Captain Cook!
254 00:13:14,778 00:13:17,029 - You got your sea legs yet? - Parlez-vous francais, mister? - You got your sea legs yet? - Parlez-vous francais, mister?
255 00:13:17,114 00:13:19,365 Hey, send us some of those picture postcards, will you, George? Hey, send us some of those picture postcards, will you, George?
256 00:13:19,449 00:13:21,200 Hey, George, don't take any plug nickels. Hey, George, don't take any plug nickels.
257 00:13:21,285 00:13:22,952 Hey, George, your suitcase is leaking. Hey, George, your suitcase is leaking.
258 00:13:23,036 00:13:24,245 Hey, Ernie! Hey, Ernie!
259 00:13:24,872 00:13:26,789 - Hi, Ernie. Hi, Bert. - Hiya, George. - Hi, Ernie. Hi, Bert. - Hiya, George.
260 00:13:26,874 00:13:28,666 - George. - Hey, I'm a rich tourist today. - George. - Hey, I'm a rich tourist today.
261 00:13:28,750 00:13:30,209 How about driving me home in style? How about driving me home in style?
262 00:13:30,294 00:13:31,961 - Hop in, Your Highness. Hop in. - Yes, sir. - Hop in, Your Highness. Hop in. - Yes, sir.
263 00:13:32,045 00:13:34,964 And for the carriage trade, I put on my hat. And for the carriage trade, I put on my hat.
264 00:13:37,134 00:13:38,759 Good afternoon, Mr. Bailey. Good afternoon, Mr. Bailey.
265 00:13:38,844 00:13:40,052 Hello, Violet. Hello, Violet.
266 00:13:40,137 00:13:42,430 Hey, you look good. That's some dress you got on there. Hey, you look good. That's some dress you got on there.
267 00:13:42,514 00:13:44,015 This old thing? This old thing?
268 00:13:44,099 00:13:46,976 Why, I only wear it when I don't care how I look. Why, I only wear it when I don't care how I look.
269 00:14:02,159 00:14:04,535 - How would you like to take... - Yes. - How would you like to take... - Yes.
270 00:14:05,954 00:14:07,622 Want to come along, Bert? We'll show you the town. Want to come along, Bert? We'll show you the town.
271 00:14:07,706 00:14:08,789 No, thanks. No, thanks.
272 00:14:08,874 00:14:12,168 I think I'll go home and see what the wife's doing. I think I'll go home and see what the wife's doing.
273 00:14:14,004 00:14:15,338 Family man. Family man.
274 00:14:16,840 00:14:19,592 George, Harry, you're shaking the house down. George, Harry, you're shaking the house down.
275 00:14:19,676 00:14:20,760 Stop it. Stop it.
276 00:14:20,844 00:14:23,471 Let them alone. I wish I was up there with them. Let them alone. I wish I was up there with them.
277 00:14:23,555 00:14:26,515 But Harry will tear his dinner suit. George! But Harry will tear his dinner suit. George!
278 00:14:26,600 00:14:28,517 That's why all children should be girls. That's why all children should be girls.
279 00:14:28,602 00:14:32,271 Well, if they were all girls there wouldn't be any... Oh, never mind. Well, if they were all girls there wouldn't be any... Oh, never mind.
280 00:14:32,522 00:14:34,941 George, Harry, come down to dinner this minute. George, Harry, come down to dinner this minute.
281 00:14:35,025 00:14:38,027 Everything's getting cold, and you know how long we've been waiting for you. Everything's getting cold, and you know how long we've been waiting for you.
282 00:14:38,111 00:14:39,862 - Okay, Ma. - Okay, Ma. - Okay, Ma. - Okay, Ma.
283 00:14:41,156 00:14:43,199 - Ta-da! - Ta-da! - Ta-da! - Ta-da!
284 00:14:45,577 00:14:48,287 - We got a present for you, Pop. - There you are. - We got a present for you, Pop. - There you are.
285 00:14:50,582 00:14:52,166 Oh, you two idiots. Oh, you two idiots.
286 00:14:52,960 00:14:54,210 George, sit down and have dinner. George, sit down and have dinner.
287 00:14:54,294 00:14:55,294 - Fine. - I've eaten. - Fine. - I've eaten.
288 00:14:55,379 00:14:58,130 Well, aren't you gonna finish dressing for your graduating party? Look at you! Well, aren't you gonna finish dressing for your graduating party? Look at you!
289 00:14:58,215 00:14:59,632 I don't care. It's George's tux. I don't care. It's George's tux.
290 00:14:59,716 00:15:01,509 Annie, my sweet, have you got those pies? Annie, my sweet, have you got those pies?
291 00:15:01,593 00:15:03,803 If you lay a hand on me, I'll hit you with this broom! If you lay a hand on me, I'll hit you with this broom!
292 00:15:03,887 00:15:07,098 Annie, I'm in love with you. There's a moon out tonight. Annie, I'm in love with you. There's a moon out tonight.
293 00:15:07,182 00:15:11,143 Boy, oh boy, oh boy! My last meal in the old Bailey boarding house. Boy, oh boy, oh boy! My last meal in the old Bailey boarding house.
294 00:15:11,228 00:15:13,145 Oh, my lands, my blood pressure. Oh, my lands, my blood pressure.
295 00:15:13,230 00:15:15,606 Pop, can I have the car? I gotta take over a lot of plates and things. Pop, can I have the car? I gotta take over a lot of plates and things.
296 00:15:15,691 00:15:16,649 What plates? What plates?
297 00:15:16,733 00:15:18,109 Mom, I'm chairman of the Eats Committee. Mom, I'm chairman of the Eats Committee.
298 00:15:18,193 00:15:19,360 We only need a couple of dozen. We only need a couple of dozen.
299 00:15:19,444 00:15:22,822 Oh, no, you don't, Harry. Now, not my best Haviland, no. Oh, no, you don't, Harry. Now, not my best Haviland, no.
300 00:15:22,906 00:15:24,907 Oh, let him have the plates, Mother. Oh, let him have the plates, Mother.
301 00:15:24,992 00:15:27,994 Hope you have a good trip, George. Uncle Billy and I are gonna miss you. Hope you have a good trip, George. Uncle Billy and I are gonna miss you.
302 00:15:28,078 00:15:29,578 I'm gonna miss you, too, Pop. I'm gonna miss you, too, Pop.
303 00:15:29,788 00:15:30,997 What's the matter? You look tired. What's the matter? You look tired.
304 00:15:31,081 00:15:33,290 I had another tussle with Potter today. I had another tussle with Potter today.
305 00:15:33,583 00:15:35,376 I thought when we put him on the board of directors, I thought when we put him on the board of directors,
306 00:15:35,460 00:15:36,794 he'd ease up on us a little bit. he'd ease up on us a little bit.
307 00:15:37,129 00:15:39,755 What's eating that old money-grubbing buzzard anyway? What's eating that old money-grubbing buzzard anyway?
308 00:15:39,840 00:15:42,758 He's a sick man, frustrated, sick in his mind. He's a sick man, frustrated, sick in his mind.
309 00:15:42,843 00:15:44,677 Sick in his soul, if he has one. Sick in his soul, if he has one.
310 00:15:44,761 00:15:47,513 He hates everybody that has anything that he can't have. He hates everybody that has anything that he can't have.
311 00:15:47,597 00:15:49,265 He hates us mostly, I guess. He hates us mostly, I guess.
312 00:15:49,349 00:15:50,683 Gangway. Gangway. Gangway. Gangway.
313 00:15:50,767 00:15:52,226 - So long, Pop. - So long. - So long, Pop. - So long.
314 00:15:52,310 00:15:54,311 - You got a match? - Very funny, very funny. - You got a match? - Very funny, very funny.
315 00:15:54,396 00:15:55,354 Put those things in the car, Put those things in the car,
316 00:15:55,439 00:15:57,690 and I'll get your tie and studs ready for you. Now, hurry up. and I'll get your tie and studs ready for you. Now, hurry up.
317 00:15:57,774 00:15:59,025 - Okay, Mom. - Now, don't drop one of those. - Okay, Mom. - Now, don't drop one of those.
318 00:15:59,109 00:16:00,317 You coming later, George? You coming later, George?
319 00:16:00,402 00:16:01,694 What do you mean, and be bored to death? What do you mean, and be bored to death?
320 00:16:01,778 00:16:03,362 Couldn't want a better death. Lots of pretty girls, Couldn't want a better death. Lots of pretty girls,
321 00:16:03,447 00:16:04,864 and we're gonna use that new floor tonight, too. and we're gonna use that new floor tonight, too.
322 00:16:04,948 00:16:06,615 - I hope it works. - No gin tonight, Son. - I hope it works. - No gin tonight, Son.
323 00:16:06,700 00:16:07,908 Oh, Pop, just a little? Oh, Pop, just a little?
324 00:16:07,993 00:16:09,827 No, Son. Not one drop. No, Son. Not one drop.
325 00:16:10,287 00:16:12,538 Boys and girls and music. Boys and girls and music.
326 00:16:12,622 00:16:14,498 Why do they need gin? Why do they need gin?
327 00:16:14,583 00:16:17,626 Did I act like that when I graduated from high school? Did I act like that when I graduated from high school?
328 00:16:17,711 00:16:18,878 Pretty much. Pretty much.
329 00:16:19,546 00:16:22,048 You know, George, I wish we could send Harry to college with you. You know, George, I wish we could send Harry to college with you.
330 00:16:22,132 00:16:24,717 Your mother and I talked it over half the night. Your mother and I talked it over half the night.
331 00:16:24,801 00:16:26,677 We have that all figured out. We have that all figured out.
332 00:16:26,762 00:16:28,888 You see, Harry will take my job at the Building and Loan, You see, Harry will take my job at the Building and Loan,
333 00:16:28,972 00:16:31,724 work there for four years, then he'll go. work there for four years, then he'll go.
334 00:16:32,142 00:16:33,476 Pretty young for that job. Pretty young for that job.
335 00:16:33,560 00:16:35,269 Well, no younger than I was. Well, no younger than I was.
336 00:16:35,353 00:16:37,688 Well, you were born older, George. Well, you were born older, George.
337 00:16:38,732 00:16:40,232 How's that? How's that?
338 00:16:40,317 00:16:42,026 I said you were born older. I said you were born older.
339 00:16:42,110 00:16:43,486 I suppose you've decided what you want to do I suppose you've decided what you want to do
340 00:16:43,570 00:16:44,862 when you get out of college. when you get out of college.
341 00:16:45,155 00:16:46,906 Well, you know what I've always talked about, Well, you know what I've always talked about,
342 00:16:46,990 00:16:50,409 build things, design new buildings, plan modern cities. build things, design new buildings, plan modern cities.
343 00:16:50,494 00:16:51,827 All that stuff I've been talking about. All that stuff I've been talking about.
344 00:16:51,912 00:16:53,704 Still after that first million before you're 30? Still after that first million before you're 30?
345 00:16:53,789 00:16:56,248 I'll settle for half that in cash, though. I'll settle for half that in cash, though.
346 00:16:56,750 00:16:58,959 Of course, it's just a hope for then. Of course, it's just a hope for then.
347 00:16:59,961 00:17:01,253 But you wouldn't consider coming back But you wouldn't consider coming back
348 00:17:01,338 00:17:03,547 to the Building and Loan, would you? to the Building and Loan, would you?
349 00:17:05,133 00:17:06,801 Well, I... I... Well, I... I...
350 00:17:09,471 00:17:12,264 Annie, why don't you draw up a chair? Then you'd be more comfortable, Annie, why don't you draw up a chair? Then you'd be more comfortable,
351 00:17:12,349 00:17:14,183 and you could hear everything that's going on. and you could hear everything that's going on.
352 00:17:14,267 00:17:16,727 I would if I thought I'd hear anything worth listening to. I would if I thought I'd hear anything worth listening to.
353 00:17:16,812 00:17:18,354 You would, eh? You would, eh?
354 00:17:18,438 00:17:20,648 I know it's soon to talk about it. I know it's soon to talk about it.
355 00:17:20,732 00:17:23,317 No, now, Pop, I couldn't. No, now, Pop, I couldn't.
356 00:17:23,860 00:17:26,320 I couldn't face being cooped up for the rest of my life I couldn't face being cooped up for the rest of my life
357 00:17:26,404 00:17:28,197 in a shabby little office. in a shabby little office.
358 00:17:29,825 00:17:32,660 I'm sorry, Pop. I didn't mean that, but I... I'm sorry, Pop. I didn't mean that, but I...
359 00:17:33,036 00:17:35,371 It's this business of nickels and dimes It's this business of nickels and dimes
360 00:17:35,455 00:17:37,623 and spending all your life trying to figure out and spending all your life trying to figure out
361 00:17:37,707 00:17:39,625 how to save three cents on a length of pipe. how to save three cents on a length of pipe.
362 00:17:39,709 00:17:42,795 I'd go crazy. I want to do something big and something important. I'd go crazy. I want to do something big and something important.
363 00:17:42,879 00:17:45,798 You know, George, I feel that, in a small way, You know, George, I feel that, in a small way,
364 00:17:45,882 00:17:47,800 we're doing something important, we're doing something important,
365 00:17:47,884 00:17:50,136 satisfying a fundamental urge. satisfying a fundamental urge.
366 00:17:50,220 00:17:54,473 It's deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace. It's deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace.
367 00:17:54,558 00:17:56,517 And we're helping him get those things And we're helping him get those things
368 00:17:56,601 00:17:58,269 in our shabby little office. in our shabby little office.
369 00:17:58,353 00:18:02,022 I know, Pop. I know that. I know, Pop. I know that.
370 00:18:02,399 00:18:04,150 I wish I felt that... I wish I felt that...
371 00:18:05,277 00:18:08,654 I've been hoarding pennies like a miser here in order to... I've been hoarding pennies like a miser here in order to...
372 00:18:09,072 00:18:11,866 Most of my friends have already finished college. Most of my friends have already finished college.
373 00:18:12,242 00:18:15,369 I just feel like if I didn't get away, I'd bust. I just feel like if I didn't get away, I'd bust.
374 00:18:16,913 00:18:20,082 Yes, yes, you're right, Son. Yes, yes, you're right, Son.
375 00:18:20,167 00:18:21,876 You see what I mean, don't you, Pop? You see what I mean, don't you, Pop?
376 00:18:21,960 00:18:23,502 This town is no place for any man This town is no place for any man
377 00:18:23,587 00:18:25,880 unless he's willing to crawl to Potter. unless he's willing to crawl to Potter.
378 00:18:25,964 00:18:28,507 Now, you've got talent, Son. I've seen it. Now, you've got talent, Son. I've seen it.
379 00:18:29,259 00:18:32,469 You get yourself an education and get out of here. You get yourself an education and get out of here.
380 00:18:34,973 00:18:36,849 Pop, you want a shock? Pop, you want a shock?
381 00:18:38,393 00:18:40,477 I think you're a great guy. I think you're a great guy.
382 00:18:43,940 00:18:46,317 - Why, did you hear that, Annie? - I heard it. - Why, did you hear that, Annie? - I heard it.
383 00:18:46,401 00:18:49,320 It's about time one of you lunkheads said it. It's about time one of you lunkheads said it.
384 00:18:50,739 00:18:52,573 I'm gonna miss old Annie. I'm gonna miss old Annie.
385 00:18:56,036 00:18:59,205 Pop, I think I'll get dressed and go over to Harry's party. Pop, I think I'll get dressed and go over to Harry's party.
386 00:18:59,289 00:19:00,915 Have a good time, Son. Have a good time, Son.
387 00:19:05,962 00:19:07,129 Excuse me. Excuse me.
388 00:19:07,672 00:19:08,714 There you are. There you are.
389 00:19:08,798 00:19:09,882 George, hello. George, hello.
390 00:19:09,966 00:19:11,175 You know my kid brother George. You know my kid brother George.
391 00:19:11,259 00:19:13,219 - I'm gonna put him through college. - Hello, George. - I'm gonna put him through college. - Hello, George.
392 00:19:13,303 00:19:14,595 Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
393 00:19:14,679 00:19:16,055 Sam Wainwright. Sam Wainwright.
394 00:19:16,139 00:19:17,723 How are you? When did you get here? How are you? When did you get here?
395 00:19:17,807 00:19:19,892 This afternoon. I thought I'd give the kids a treat. This afternoon. I thought I'd give the kids a treat.
396 00:19:19,976 00:19:21,352 Old college graduate now. Old college graduate now.
397 00:19:21,436 00:19:23,520 Yeah, old "Joe College" Wainwright they call me. Yeah, old "Joe College" Wainwright they call me.
398 00:19:23,605 00:19:26,398 Well, freshman, looks like you're gonna make it after all, huh? Well, freshman, looks like you're gonna make it after all, huh?
399 00:19:26,483 00:19:28,901 - Harry, you're the guy I want to see. - Hello, Sam. - Harry, you're the guy I want to see. - Hello, Sam.
400 00:19:28,985 00:19:31,028 - Coach has heard all about you. - He has? - Coach has heard all about you. - He has?
401 00:19:31,112 00:19:32,947 Yeah, he's followed every game, and his mouth's watering. Yeah, he's followed every game, and his mouth's watering.
402 00:19:33,031 00:19:35,199 He wants me to find out if you're gonna come along with us. He wants me to find out if you're gonna come along with us.
403 00:19:35,283 00:19:36,825 Well, I got to make some dough first. Well, I got to make some dough first.
404 00:19:36,910 00:19:39,453 Well, you better make it fast. We need great ends like you. Well, you better make it fast. We need great ends like you.
405 00:19:39,537 00:19:41,205 Not broken down old guys like this one. Not broken down old guys like this one.
406 00:19:41,289 00:19:42,414 Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
407 00:19:42,832 00:19:44,875 George, welcome back. George, welcome back.
408 00:19:44,960 00:19:46,585 Hello, Mr. Partridge, how are you? Hello, Mr. Partridge, how are you?
409 00:19:46,670 00:19:48,879 Putting a pool under this floor was a great idea. Putting a pool under this floor was a great idea.
410 00:19:48,964 00:19:50,256 Saved us another building. Saved us another building.
411 00:19:50,340 00:19:52,216 Now, Harry, Sam, have a lot of fun. Now, Harry, Sam, have a lot of fun.
412 00:19:52,300 00:19:55,094 There's lots of stuff here to eat and drink. Lots of pretty girls around. There's lots of stuff here to eat and drink. Lots of pretty girls around.
413 00:19:55,679 00:19:57,054 A third dance... A third... A third dance... A third...
414 00:19:57,138 00:20:00,266 - Hello, Violet. - Hello. What am I bid? - Hello, Violet. - Hello. What am I bid?
415 00:20:00,350 00:20:01,517 George. George.
416 00:20:01,601 00:20:03,435 Marty! Well, it's old home week. Marty! Well, it's old home week.
417 00:20:03,520 00:20:05,604 - Marty! - Sam, Harry, how are you? - Marty! - Sam, Harry, how are you?
418 00:20:05,689 00:20:07,564 - Do me a favor, will you, George? - What's that? - Do me a favor, will you, George? - What's that?
419 00:20:07,649 00:20:10,067 - You remember my kid sister Mary. - Oh, yeah. Yeah. - You remember my kid sister Mary. - Oh, yeah. Yeah.
420 00:20:10,151 00:20:12,444 "Mama wants you, Marty. Mama wants you." Remember? "Mama wants you, Marty. Mama wants you." Remember?
421 00:20:12,529 00:20:13,862 Dance with her, will you? Dance with her, will you?
422 00:20:13,947 00:20:17,074 Oh, me? Well, I feel funny enough already with all these kids. Oh, me? Well, I feel funny enough already with all these kids.
423 00:20:17,158 00:20:18,200 Come on, be a sport. Come on, be a sport.
424 00:20:18,285 00:20:21,620 Just dance with her one time, and you'll give her the thrill of her life. Hey, Sis! Just dance with her one time, and you'll give her the thrill of her life. Hey, Sis!
425 00:20:21,705 00:20:23,205 Don't be long, Marty. Don't be long, Marty.
426 00:20:23,290 00:20:24,999 I'm not being a wet nurse to a... I'm not being a wet nurse to a...
427 00:20:25,083 00:20:27,084 The next thing I knew, some guy came up and tripped me. The next thing I knew, some guy came up and tripped me.
428 00:20:27,168 00:20:29,086 That's the reason why I came in fourth. That's the reason why I came in fourth.
429 00:20:29,170 00:20:31,880 If it hadn't been for that, that race'd have been a cinch. If it hadn't been for that, that race'd have been a cinch.
430 00:20:31,965 00:20:34,925 I tried to find out who it was later, but I couldn't find out. I tried to find out who it was later, but I couldn't find out.
431 00:20:35,010 00:20:38,679 Nobody'd ever tell you whoever it was, because they'd be scared. Nobody'd ever tell you whoever it was, because they'd be scared.
432 00:20:38,763 00:20:40,222 'Cause they know what kind of a guy I am. 'Cause they know what kind of a guy I am.
433 00:20:40,307 00:20:42,433 You remember George. This is Mary. You remember George. This is Mary.
434 00:20:42,517 00:20:44,143 Well, I'll be seeing you. Well, I'll be seeing you.
435 00:20:44,227 00:20:45,311 Well, well, well. Well, well, well.
436 00:20:45,395 00:20:48,105 Now to get back to my story, see? Now to get back to my story, see?
437 00:20:50,859 00:20:52,568 Hey, this is my dance. Hey, this is my dance.
438 00:20:52,652 00:20:54,236 Why don't you stop annoying people? Why don't you stop annoying people?
439 00:20:54,321 00:20:56,447 Well, I'm sorry. Hey! Well, I'm sorry. Hey!
440 00:20:59,701 00:21:02,286 - Well, hello. - Hello. - Well, hello. - Hello.
441 00:21:02,787 00:21:04,955 You look at me as if you didn't know me. You look at me as if you didn't know me.
442 00:21:05,040 00:21:06,248 Well, I don't. Well, I don't.
443 00:21:06,333 00:21:08,667 You've passed me on the street almost every day. You've passed me on the street almost every day.
444 00:21:08,752 00:21:09,835 Me? Me?
445 00:21:09,919 00:21:13,088 No. That was a little girl named Mary Hatch. That wasn't you. No. That was a little girl named Mary Hatch. That wasn't you.
446 00:21:13,590 00:21:16,925 Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! The big Charleston contest! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! The big Charleston contest!
447 00:21:19,137 00:21:21,972 The prize, a genuine loving cup. The prize, a genuine loving cup.
448 00:21:22,057 00:21:24,850 Those not tapped by the judges will remain on the floor. Those not tapped by the judges will remain on the floor.
449 00:21:24,934 00:21:26,060 Let's go! Let's go!
450 00:21:36,571 00:21:37,821 I'm not very good at this. I'm not very good at this.
451 00:21:37,906 00:21:39,490 Neither am I. Neither am I.
452 00:21:39,574 00:21:41,450 Okay. What can we lose? Okay. What can we lose?
453 00:21:52,921 00:21:54,797 Hey, you're wonderful. Hey, you're wonderful.
454 00:22:22,033 00:22:24,535 What's the matter, Othello? Jealous? What's the matter, Othello? Jealous?
455 00:22:26,329 00:22:29,415 Did you know there's a swimming pool under this floor? Did you know there's a swimming pool under this floor?
456 00:22:29,499 00:22:33,669 And did you know that button behind you causes this floor to open up? And did you know that button behind you causes this floor to open up?
457 00:22:34,796 00:22:38,090 And did you further know that George Bailey And did you further know that George Bailey
458 00:22:38,174 00:22:40,509 is dancing right over that crack? is dancing right over that crack?
459 00:22:42,053 00:22:43,679 And I've got the key. And I've got the key.
460 00:23:06,453 00:23:08,954 Stand back, everybody! Stand back! Stand back, everybody! Stand back!
461 00:23:13,293 00:23:15,836 They're cheering us. We must be good. They're cheering us. We must be good.
462 00:23:53,750 00:23:55,209 Get out of there! Get out of there!
463 00:23:55,293 00:23:56,835 What... Oh, well. What... Oh, well.
464 00:24:04,552 00:24:06,595 Buffalo gals can't you come out tonight? Buffalo gals can't you come out tonight?
465 00:24:06,679 00:24:09,473 Can't you come out tonight? Can't you come out tonight?
466 00:24:09,557 00:24:12,059 Buffalo gals, can't you come out tonight Buffalo gals, can't you come out tonight
467 00:24:12,268 00:24:15,938 And dance And dance
468 00:24:16,314 00:24:19,024 By the light By the light
469 00:24:19,108 00:24:23,654 Of the moon? Of the moon?
470 00:24:24,155 00:24:27,032 - Oh, hot dog. Just like an organ. - Beautiful. - Oh, hot dog. Just like an organ. - Beautiful.
471 00:24:27,116 00:24:29,284 I told Harry I thought I'd be bored to death. I told Harry I thought I'd be bored to death.
472 00:24:29,369 00:24:31,620 You should have seen the commotion in that locker room. You should have seen the commotion in that locker room.
473 00:24:31,704 00:24:34,456 I had to knock down three people to get this stuff we're wearing here. I had to knock down three people to get this stuff we're wearing here.
474 00:24:34,541 00:24:36,416 Let me hold that old wet dress of yours. Let me hold that old wet dress of yours.
475 00:24:36,501 00:24:38,168 Do I look as funny as you do? Do I look as funny as you do?
476 00:24:38,253 00:24:40,087 I guess I'm not quite the football type. I guess I'm not quite the football type.
477 00:24:40,171 00:24:41,922 You look wonderful! You look wonderful!
478 00:24:42,340 00:24:43,674 You know, if it wasn't me talking, You know, if it wasn't me talking,
479 00:24:43,758 00:24:46,343 I'd say you were the prettiest girl in town. I'd say you were the prettiest girl in town.
480 00:24:46,928 00:24:49,388 Well, why don't you say it? Well, why don't you say it?
481 00:24:49,472 00:24:52,808 I don't know. Maybe I will say it. How old are you anyway? I don't know. Maybe I will say it. How old are you anyway?
482 00:24:53,768 00:24:54,935 Eighteen. Eighteen.
483 00:24:55,019 00:24:58,522 Eighteen? Why, it was only last year you were seventeen. Eighteen? Why, it was only last year you were seventeen.
484 00:24:59,148 00:25:00,566 Too young or too old? Too young or too old?
485 00:25:00,650 00:25:03,360 Oh, no, no. Just right. Your age fits you. Oh, no, no. Just right. Your age fits you.
486 00:25:04,195 00:25:06,905 Yes, sir, you look a little older without your clothes on. Yes, sir, you look a little older without your clothes on.
487 00:25:06,990 00:25:10,367 I mean, without a dress you look older. I mean, without a dress you look older.
488 00:25:10,451 00:25:13,370 I mean younger. You look... You just... I mean younger. You look... You just...
489 00:25:14,831 00:25:16,415 I'm on the thing here. I'm on the thing here.
490 00:25:16,499 00:25:18,417 Sir, my train, please. Sir, my train, please.
491 00:25:18,501 00:25:21,211 A pox upon me for a clumsy lout. A pox upon me for a clumsy lout.
492 00:25:21,337 00:25:24,548 Your caboose, milady. Your caboose, milady.
493 00:25:25,466 00:25:27,551 You may kiss my hand. You may kiss my hand.
494 00:25:30,013 00:25:31,471 Hey. Hey.
495 00:25:33,516 00:25:34,850 Hey, Mary. Hey, Mary.
496 00:25:35,727 00:25:38,937 As I was lumberin' down the street As I was lumberin' down the street
497 00:25:39,022 00:25:41,440 Down the street, down the street Down the street, down the street
498 00:25:41,691 00:25:44,109 Okay, then. I'll throw a rock at the old Granville house. Okay, then. I'll throw a rock at the old Granville house.
499 00:25:44,193 00:25:46,361 Oh, no, don't. I love that old house. Oh, no, don't. I love that old house.
500 00:25:46,446 00:25:48,363 No, you see, you make a wish and then try and break some glass. No, you see, you make a wish and then try and break some glass.
501 00:25:48,448 00:25:50,073 And you got to be a pretty good shot nowadays, too. And you got to be a pretty good shot nowadays, too.
502 00:25:50,158 00:25:53,035 Oh, no, George, don't. It's full of romance, that old place. Oh, no, George, don't. It's full of romance, that old place.
503 00:25:53,411 00:25:55,329 I'd like to live in it. I'd like to live in it.
504 00:25:55,538 00:25:56,538 In that place? In that place?
505 00:25:56,623 00:25:58,957 I wouldn't live in it as a ghost. Now, watch. I wouldn't live in it as a ghost. Now, watch.
506 00:25:59,042 00:26:01,668 Right in the second floor, there. See? Right in the second floor, there. See?
507 00:26:06,382 00:26:07,549 What did you wish, George? What did you wish, George?
508 00:26:07,634 00:26:10,052 Not just one wish, a whole hatful. Not just one wish, a whole hatful.
509 00:26:10,219 00:26:12,220 Mary, I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow Mary, I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow
510 00:26:12,305 00:26:14,931 and the next day and next year and the year after that. and the next day and next year and the year after that.
511 00:26:15,016 00:26:17,851 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,
512 00:26:17,935 00:26:19,686 and I'm gonna see the world! and I'm gonna see the world!
513 00:26:19,771 00:26:22,856 Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Coliseum. Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Coliseum.
514 00:26:22,940 00:26:25,609 Then I'm coming back here and go to college to see what they know. Then I'm coming back here and go to college to see what they know.
515 00:26:25,693 00:26:27,319 And then I'm gonna build things. And then I'm gonna build things.
516 00:26:27,403 00:26:28,820 I'm gonna build airfields. I'm gonna build airfields.
517 00:26:28,905 00:26:31,281 I'm gonna build skyscrapers 100 stories high. I'm gonna build skyscrapers 100 stories high.
518 00:26:31,366 00:26:33,742 I'm gonna build bridges a mile long. I'm gonna build bridges a mile long.
519 00:26:34,118 00:26:36,244 What, are you gonna throw a rock? What, are you gonna throw a rock?
520 00:26:40,333 00:26:42,042 Hey, that's pretty good. Hey, that's pretty good.
521 00:26:42,752 00:26:44,711 What did you wish, Mary? What did you wish, Mary?
522 00:26:47,465 00:26:49,675 Buffalo gals can't you come out tonight? Buffalo gals can't you come out tonight?
523 00:26:49,759 00:26:52,678 Can't you come out tonight? Can't you come out tonight?
524 00:26:52,762 00:26:55,764 Buffalo gals, can't you come out tonight Buffalo gals, can't you come out tonight
525 00:26:55,848 00:26:58,850 And And
526 00:26:58,935 00:27:02,979 Dance by the light of the moon? Dance by the light of the moon?
527 00:27:03,064 00:27:05,023 What did you wish when you threw that rock? What did you wish when you threw that rock?
528 00:27:05,108 00:27:06,525 - Oh, no. - Come on, tell me. - Oh, no. - Come on, tell me.
529 00:27:06,609 00:27:08,193 If I told you, it might not come true. If I told you, it might not come true.
530 00:27:08,277 00:27:10,028 What is it you want, Mary? What is it you want, Mary?
531 00:27:10,405 00:27:12,906 What do you want? You want the moon? What do you want? You want the moon?
532 00:27:13,282 00:27:16,535 Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.
533 00:27:16,619 00:27:20,414 Hey, that's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary. Hey, that's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary.
534 00:27:20,581 00:27:21,998 I'll take it. I'll take it.
535 00:27:22,458 00:27:23,500 Then what? Then what?
536 00:27:23,960 00:27:27,462 Well, then you could swallow it, and it would all dissolve, see? Well, then you could swallow it, and it would all dissolve, see?
537 00:27:27,922 00:27:31,341 And the moonbeams would shoot out of your fingers and your toes And the moonbeams would shoot out of your fingers and your toes
538 00:27:31,426 00:27:33,468 and the ends of your hair. and the ends of your hair.
539 00:27:34,804 00:27:37,514 - Am I talking too much? - Yes! - Am I talking too much? - Yes!
540 00:27:38,474 00:27:40,809 Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death? Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?
541 00:27:40,893 00:27:41,935 How's that? How's that?
542 00:27:42,019 00:27:45,480 Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death? Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?
543 00:27:47,150 00:27:48,734 You want me to kiss her, huh? You want me to kiss her, huh?
544 00:27:48,818 00:27:52,195 Youth is wasted on the wrong people. Youth is wasted on the wrong people.
545 00:27:53,239 00:27:56,616 Hey. Hey, hold on, hey, mister. Come on back out here! Hey. Hey, hold on, hey, mister. Come on back out here!
546 00:27:56,701 00:28:00,954 I'll show you some kissing that'll put hair back on your head. What are you... I'll show you some kissing that'll put hair back on your head. What are you...
547 00:28:08,296 00:28:09,379 Mary? Mary?
548 00:28:20,516 00:28:22,517 Okay, I give up. Where are you? Okay, I give up. Where are you?
549 00:28:22,769 00:28:25,729 Over here in the hydrangea bushes. Over here in the hydrangea bushes.
550 00:28:25,980 00:28:28,315 Here you are. Catch. Here you are. Catch.
551 00:28:29,484 00:28:31,818 Wait a minute. What am I doing? Wait a minute. What am I doing?
552 00:28:36,032 00:28:38,533 This is a very interesting situation. This is a very interesting situation.
553 00:28:38,618 00:28:40,452 Please give me my robe. Please give me my robe.
554 00:28:42,330 00:28:45,040 A man doesn't get in a situation like this every day. A man doesn't get in a situation like this every day.
555 00:28:45,124 00:28:47,125 I'd like to have my robe. I'd like to have my robe.
556 00:28:47,210 00:28:48,752 Not in Bedford Falls, anyway. Not in Bedford Falls, anyway.
557 00:28:48,836 00:28:51,046 - Ouch! Oh! - Gesundheit. - Ouch! Oh! - Gesundheit.
558 00:28:52,006 00:28:53,799 - George Bailey! - This requires a little thought here. - George Bailey! - This requires a little thought here.
559 00:28:53,883 00:28:55,550 Give me my robe. Give me my robe.
560 00:28:55,635 00:28:58,053 I've read about things like this, but I've never... I've read about things like this, but I've never...
561 00:28:58,137 00:29:01,306 Shame on you! I'm gonna tell your mother on you. Shame on you! I'm gonna tell your mother on you.
562 00:29:01,390 00:29:03,975 My mother's way up on the corner there. My mother's way up on the corner there.
563 00:29:04,060 00:29:06,019 I'll call the police. I'll call the police.
564 00:29:06,103 00:29:08,897 They're way downtown. They'd be on my side, too. They're way downtown. They'd be on my side, too.
565 00:29:08,981 00:29:10,857 Then I'm going to scream! Then I'm going to scream!
566 00:29:11,567 00:29:13,360 Maybe I could sell tickets. Maybe I could sell tickets.
567 00:29:14,153 00:29:17,572 Let's see. No, the point is Let's see. No, the point is
568 00:29:17,657 00:29:20,367 in order to get this robe... I've got it. in order to get this robe... I've got it.
569 00:29:20,660 00:29:22,327 I'll make a deal with you, Mary. I'll make a deal with you, Mary.
570 00:29:22,411 00:29:24,746 George! George! George! George!
571 00:29:27,208 00:29:29,501 George, come on home! Quick! George, come on home! Quick!
572 00:29:29,585 00:29:32,003 - Your father's had a stroke. - What? - Your father's had a stroke. - What?
573 00:29:32,421 00:29:35,257 - Mary, Mary, I'm sorry. I've got to go. - Come on, George, let's hurry. - Mary, Mary, I'm sorry. I've got to go. - Come on, George, let's hurry.
574 00:29:35,341 00:29:36,424 - Did you get a doctor? - Yes. - Did you get a doctor? - Yes.
575 00:29:36,509 00:29:38,343 Campbell's there now. Campbell's there now.
576 00:29:48,938 00:29:50,564 I think that's all we'll need you for, George. I think that's all we'll need you for, George.
577 00:29:50,648 00:29:53,525 - I know you're anxious to make a train. - I have a taxi waiting downstairs. - I know you're anxious to make a train. - I have a taxi waiting downstairs.
578 00:29:53,609 00:29:56,403 I want the board to know that George gave up his trip to Europe I want the board to know that George gave up his trip to Europe
579 00:29:56,487 00:29:59,239 to help straighten things out here these past few months. to help straighten things out here these past few months.
580 00:29:59,323 00:30:01,199 Good luck to you at school, George. Good luck to you at school, George.
581 00:30:01,284 00:30:03,243 - Good luck, George. - Goodbye, George. - Good luck, George. - Goodbye, George.
582 00:30:03,327 00:30:05,954 And now we come to the real purpose of this meeting, And now we come to the real purpose of this meeting,
583 00:30:06,038 00:30:08,707 to appoint a successor to our dear friend Peter Bailey. to appoint a successor to our dear friend Peter Bailey.
584 00:30:08,791 00:30:10,959 Mr. Chairman, I'd like to get to my real purpose. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to get to my real purpose.
585 00:30:11,043 00:30:13,253 - Wait just a minute now. - Wait for what? - Wait just a minute now. - Wait for what?
586 00:30:13,337 00:30:16,715 I claim this institution is not necessary to this town. I claim this institution is not necessary to this town.
587 00:30:16,799 00:30:20,635 Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to dissolve this institution Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to dissolve this institution
588 00:30:20,720 00:30:24,014 and turn its assets and liabilities over to the receiver. and turn its assets and liabilities over to the receiver.
589 00:30:24,098 00:30:26,057 Potter, you dirty, contemptible... I'll wring his neck. Potter, you dirty, contemptible... I'll wring his neck.
590 00:30:26,142 00:30:27,142 George, did you hear what that buzzard... George, did you hear what that buzzard...
591 00:30:27,226 00:30:28,268 Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman.
592 00:30:28,352 00:30:30,145 It's too soon after Peter Bailey's death It's too soon after Peter Bailey's death
593 00:30:30,229 00:30:32,564 to talk about chloroforming the Building and Loan. to talk about chloroforming the Building and Loan.
594 00:30:32,648 00:30:35,066 Peter Bailey died three months ago. Peter Bailey died three months ago.
595 00:30:35,151 00:30:36,943 I second Mr. Potter's motion. I second Mr. Potter's motion.
596 00:30:37,028 00:30:38,445 Very well. In that case, Very well. In that case,
597 00:30:38,529 00:30:42,407 I'll ask the two executive officers to withdraw. But before you go, I'll ask the two executive officers to withdraw. But before you go,
598 00:30:42,491 00:30:45,619 I'm sure the whole board wishes to express its deep sorrow I'm sure the whole board wishes to express its deep sorrow
599 00:30:45,703 00:30:47,913 - at the passing of Peter Bailey. - Thank you very much. - at the passing of Peter Bailey. - Thank you very much.
600 00:30:47,997 00:30:49,915 It was his faith and devotion It was his faith and devotion
601 00:30:49,999 00:30:51,583 that are responsible for this organization. that are responsible for this organization.
602 00:30:51,667 00:30:53,585 I'll go further than that. I'll go further than that.
603 00:30:53,669 00:30:58,089 I'll say that to the public Peter Bailey was the Building and Loan. I'll say that to the public Peter Bailey was the Building and Loan.
604 00:30:58,174 00:31:00,383 That's fine, Potter, coming from you, That's fine, Potter, coming from you,
605 00:31:00,468 00:31:02,427 considering that you probably drove him to his grave. considering that you probably drove him to his grave.
606 00:31:02,511 00:31:05,347 Peter Bailey was not a businessman. Peter Bailey was not a businessman.
607 00:31:05,431 00:31:06,890 That's what killed him. That's what killed him.
608 00:31:06,974 00:31:09,684 Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him. God rest his soul. Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him. God rest his soul.
609 00:31:09,769 00:31:13,229 He was a man of high ideals, so-called. He was a man of high ideals, so-called.
610 00:31:13,689 00:31:17,567 But ideals without common sense can ruin this town. But ideals without common sense can ruin this town.
611 00:31:18,361 00:31:21,154 Now, you take this loan here to Ernie Bishop, Now, you take this loan here to Ernie Bishop,
612 00:31:21,238 00:31:24,574 you know, that fellow that sits around all day you know, that fellow that sits around all day
613 00:31:24,659 00:31:27,452 on his brains in his taxi, you know. on his brains in his taxi, you know.
614 00:31:27,536 00:31:31,331 I happen to know the bank turned down this loan. I happen to know the bank turned down this loan.
615 00:31:31,415 00:31:33,124 But he comes here, But he comes here,
616 00:31:33,209 00:31:37,963 and we're building him a house worth $5,000. and we're building him a house worth $5,000.
617 00:31:38,714 00:31:41,132 - Why? - Well, I handled that, Mr. Potter. - Why? - Well, I handled that, Mr. Potter.
618 00:31:41,217 00:31:44,094 You have all the papers there. His salary, insurance. You have all the papers there. His salary, insurance.
619 00:31:44,178 00:31:45,512 I can personally vouch for his character. I can personally vouch for his character.
620 00:31:45,596 00:31:47,514 - A friend of yours? - Yes, sir. - A friend of yours? - Yes, sir.
621 00:31:48,057 00:31:51,851 You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here, You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here,
622 00:31:51,936 00:31:54,187 you can come and borrow money. you can come and borrow money.
623 00:31:54,438 00:31:56,356 What does that get us? What does that get us?
624 00:31:56,440 00:31:59,317 A discontented, lazy rabble A discontented, lazy rabble
625 00:31:59,402 00:32:01,319 instead of a thrifty working class. instead of a thrifty working class.
626 00:32:01,404 00:32:05,198 And all because a few starry-eyed dreamers And all because a few starry-eyed dreamers
627 00:32:05,282 00:32:08,493 like Peter Bailey stir them up and fill their heads like Peter Bailey stir them up and fill their heads
628 00:32:08,577 00:32:10,829 with a lot of impossible ideas. with a lot of impossible ideas.
629 00:32:10,913 00:32:12,706 Now, I say... Now, I say...
630 00:32:12,790 00:32:15,667 Just a minute. Just a minute. Now, hold on, Mr. Potter. Just a minute. Just a minute. Now, hold on, Mr. Potter.
631 00:32:15,751 00:32:19,004 You're right when you say my father was no businessman. I know that. You're right when you say my father was no businessman. I know that.
632 00:32:19,088 00:32:21,715 Why he ever started this cheap penny-ante Building and Loan Why he ever started this cheap penny-ante Building and Loan
633 00:32:21,799 00:32:22,882 I'll never know. I'll never know.
634 00:32:22,967 00:32:25,844 But neither you nor anybody else can say anything against his character, But neither you nor anybody else can say anything against his character,
635 00:32:25,928 00:32:27,637 because his whole life was... because his whole life was...
636 00:32:27,722 00:32:30,348 Why, in the 25 years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing, Why, in the 25 years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing,
637 00:32:30,433 00:32:32,726 he never once thought of himself. Isn't that right, Uncle Billy? he never once thought of himself. Isn't that right, Uncle Billy?
638 00:32:32,810 00:32:35,687 He didn't save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me. He didn't save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me.
639 00:32:35,771 00:32:38,523 But he did help a few people get out of your slums, Mr. Potter. But he did help a few people get out of your slums, Mr. Potter.
640 00:32:38,607 00:32:42,694 And what's wrong with that? Why, here, you're all businessmen here. And what's wrong with that? Why, here, you're all businessmen here.
641 00:32:42,778 00:32:46,031 Don't it make them better citizens, and doesn't it make them better customers? Don't it make them better citizens, and doesn't it make them better customers?
642 00:32:46,115 00:32:48,324 You said that they... What'd you say just a minute ago? You said that they... What'd you say just a minute ago?
643 00:32:48,409 00:32:50,201 They had to wait and save their money They had to wait and save their money
644 00:32:50,286 00:32:51,745 before they even thought of a decent home. before they even thought of a decent home.
645 00:32:51,829 00:32:53,538 Wait? Wait for what? Wait? Wait for what?
646 00:32:53,622 00:32:55,290 Until their children grow up and leave them? Until their children grow up and leave them?
647 00:32:55,374 00:32:57,542 Until they're so old and broken-down that they... Until they're so old and broken-down that they...
648 00:32:57,626 00:33:00,253 Do you know how long it takes a working man to save $5,000? Do you know how long it takes a working man to save $5,000?
649 00:33:00,337 00:33:03,715 Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about, Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about,
650 00:33:03,799 00:33:07,719 they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community.
651 00:33:07,803 00:33:10,263 Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die
652 00:33:10,347 00:33:12,140 in a couple of decent rooms and a bath? in a couple of decent rooms and a bath?
653 00:33:12,224 00:33:14,309 Anyway, my father didn't think so. Anyway, my father didn't think so.
654 00:33:14,977 00:33:17,270 People were human beings to him, but to you, People were human beings to him, but to you,
655 00:33:17,354 00:33:20,315 a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle. a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle.
656 00:33:20,441 00:33:22,901 Well, in my book, he died a much richer man than you'll ever be. Well, in my book, he died a much richer man than you'll ever be.
657 00:33:22,985 00:33:24,903 I'm not interested in your book. I'm not interested in your book.
658 00:33:24,987 00:33:27,739 I'm talking about the Building and Loan. I'm talking about the Building and Loan.
659 00:33:27,823 00:33:29,532 I know very well what you're talking about. I know very well what you're talking about.
660 00:33:29,617 00:33:31,910 You're talking about something you can't get your fingers on, You're talking about something you can't get your fingers on,
661 00:33:31,994 00:33:34,829 and it's galling you. That's what you're talking about, I know. and it's galling you. That's what you're talking about, I know.
662 00:33:34,914 00:33:37,207 Well, I've said too much. I... Well, I've said too much. I...
663 00:33:37,666 00:33:40,585 You're the Board here. You do what you want with this thing. You're the Board here. You do what you want with this thing.
664 00:33:40,669 00:33:42,253 There's just one thing more, though. There's just one thing more, though.
665 00:33:42,338 00:33:44,964 This town needs this measly one-horse institution This town needs this measly one-horse institution
666 00:33:45,049 00:33:48,635 if only to have someplace where people can come without crawling to Potter. if only to have someplace where people can come without crawling to Potter.
667 00:33:48,719 00:33:49,844 Come on, Uncle Billy. Come on, Uncle Billy.
668 00:33:55,893 00:33:59,229 Sentimental hogwash. I want my motion. Sentimental hogwash. I want my motion.
669 00:34:01,357 00:34:03,942 Boy, oh boy, that was telling him, George, old boy. Boy, oh boy, that was telling him, George, old boy.
670 00:34:04,026 00:34:05,819 You shut his big mouth. You should have heard him. You shut his big mouth. You should have heard him.
671 00:34:05,903 00:34:07,612 What happened? We heard a lot of yelling. What happened? We heard a lot of yelling.
672 00:34:07,696 00:34:10,323 Well, we're being voted out of business after 25 years. Well, we're being voted out of business after 25 years.
673 00:34:10,407 00:34:13,910 - Easy come, easy go. - Here it is. "Help wanted. Female." - Easy come, easy go. - Here it is. "Help wanted. Female."
674 00:34:13,994 00:34:15,954 You still want me to hang around, George? You still want me to hang around, George?
675 00:34:16,038 00:34:18,581 - Yeah, I'll be right down. - Yeah, hey, you'll miss your train. - Yeah, I'll be right down. - Yeah, hey, you'll miss your train.
676 00:34:18,666 00:34:20,458 You're a week late for school already. Go on. You're a week late for school already. Go on.
677 00:34:20,543 00:34:23,336 - What's going on in there? - Never mind. Don't worry about that. - What's going on in there? - Never mind. Don't worry about that.
678 00:34:23,420 00:34:26,464 They're putting us out of business. So what? I can get another job. They're putting us out of business. So what? I can get another job.
679 00:34:26,549 00:34:28,299 - I'm only 55. - 56. - I'm only 55. - 56.
680 00:34:28,384 00:34:30,718 Go on, go on. Hey, look, you gave up your boat trip, Go on, go on. Hey, look, you gave up your boat trip,
681 00:34:30,803 00:34:32,387 now you don't want to miss college, too, do you? now you don't want to miss college, too, do you?
682 00:34:32,471 00:34:34,931 George! George! They voted Potter down. George! George! They voted Potter down.
683 00:34:35,015 00:34:36,808 They want to keep it going. They want to keep it going.
684 00:34:37,810 00:34:39,352 You did it, George. You did it. You did it, George. You did it.
685 00:34:39,436 00:34:41,646 They got one condition, only one condition. They got one condition, only one condition.
686 00:34:41,730 00:34:43,314 - What's that? - And that's the best part of it. - What's that? - And that's the best part of it.
687 00:34:43,399 00:34:45,400 They've appointed George here as Executive Secretary They've appointed George here as Executive Secretary
688 00:34:45,484 00:34:46,776 to take his father's place. to take his father's place.
689 00:34:46,861 00:34:49,696 - Oh, no! But, Uncle Billy... - You can keep him on. That's all right. - Oh, no! But, Uncle Billy... - You can keep him on. That's all right.
690 00:34:49,780 00:34:51,698 As Secretary, you can hire anyone you like. As Secretary, you can hire anyone you like.
691 00:34:51,782 00:34:54,409 Dr. Campbell, now let's get this thing straight. I'm leaving. Dr. Campbell, now let's get this thing straight. I'm leaving.
692 00:34:54,493 00:34:56,119 I'm leaving right now. I'm going to school. I'm leaving right now. I'm going to school.
693 00:34:56,203 00:34:58,663 This is my last chance. Uncle Billy here, he's your man. This is my last chance. Uncle Billy here, he's your man.
694 00:34:58,747 00:35:01,583 But, George, they'll vote with Potter otherwise. But, George, they'll vote with Potter otherwise.
695 00:35:03,419 00:35:06,421 - I know, I know, he didn't go. - That's right. - I know, I know, he didn't go. - That's right.
696 00:35:06,755 00:35:09,841 Not only that, but he gave his school money to his brother, Harry, Not only that, but he gave his school money to his brother, Harry,
697 00:35:09,925 00:35:11,426 and sent him to college. and sent him to college.
698 00:35:11,510 00:35:13,386 Harry became a football star. Harry became a football star.
699 00:35:13,470 00:35:14,762 Made second team all-American. Made second team all-American.
700 00:35:15,181 00:35:17,473 Yeah, but what happened to George? Yeah, but what happened to George?
701 00:35:17,558 00:35:20,768 George got four years older, waiting for Harry to come back George got four years older, waiting for Harry to come back
702 00:35:20,853 00:35:22,937 and take over the Building and Loans. and take over the Building and Loans.
703 00:35:23,022 00:35:25,356 There are plenty of jobs around for somebody that likes to travel. There are plenty of jobs around for somebody that likes to travel.
704 00:35:25,441 00:35:26,441 Look at this. Here. Look at this. Here.
705 00:35:26,525 00:35:30,862 Venezuela oil fields. "Wanted, man with construction experience." Venezuela oil fields. "Wanted, man with construction experience."
706 00:35:30,946 00:35:32,947 Here's the Yukon, right here. Here's the Yukon, right here.
707 00:35:33,032 00:35:35,408 "Wanted, man with engineering experience." "Wanted, man with engineering experience."
708 00:35:36,535 00:35:38,369 There she blows. There she blows.
709 00:35:38,454 00:35:41,331 You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?
710 00:35:41,415 00:35:43,666 Breakfast is served. Lunch is served. Dinner... Breakfast is served. Lunch is served. Dinner...
711 00:35:43,751 00:35:47,462 No, no, no, no! Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles. No, no, no, no! Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles.
712 00:35:47,546 00:35:49,714 - Peanut? - There's the professor now. - Peanut? - There's the professor now.
713 00:35:49,798 00:35:52,091 Old Professor Phi Beta Kappa all-American Bailey. Old Professor Phi Beta Kappa all-American Bailey.
714 00:35:52,176 00:35:54,219 Why, old George "Geographic Explorer" Bailey. Why, old George "Geographic Explorer" Bailey.
715 00:35:54,303 00:35:56,888 What? No husky dogs? No sled? Uncle Billy, you haven't changed a bit. What? No husky dogs? No sled? Uncle Billy, you haven't changed a bit.
716 00:35:56,972 00:35:58,514 Nobody ever changes here, you know that. Nobody ever changes here, you know that.
717 00:35:58,599 00:36:00,266 Oh, am I glad to see you. Oh, am I glad to see you.
718 00:36:00,351 00:36:02,560 - Say, where's Mother? - She's home, cooking the fatted calf. - Say, where's Mother? - She's home, cooking the fatted calf.
719 00:36:02,645 00:36:04,479 - Come on, let's go. - Oh, wait! Wait, wait a minute. - Come on, let's go. - Oh, wait! Wait, wait a minute.
720 00:36:04,563 00:36:07,523 George, Uncle Billy, I want you to meet Ruth. George, Uncle Billy, I want you to meet Ruth.
721 00:36:07,608 00:36:08,942 - Hello. - How do you do? - Hello. - How do you do?
722 00:36:09,026 00:36:11,778 - Ruth Dakin. - Ruth Dakin Bailey, if you don't mind. - Ruth Dakin. - Ruth Dakin Bailey, if you don't mind.
723 00:36:11,862 00:36:14,239 - Huh? - Well, I wired you I had a surprise. - Huh? - Well, I wired you I had a surprise.
724 00:36:14,323 00:36:15,949 Here she is. Meet the wife. Here she is. Meet the wife.
725 00:36:16,033 00:36:18,868 Well, what do you know? A wife. Well, what do you know? A wife.
726 00:36:19,662 00:36:22,747 - Well, how do you do? Congratulations. - How do you do? - Well, how do you do? Congratulations. - How do you do?
727 00:36:23,082 00:36:25,541 What am I doing? Congratulations! What am I doing? Congratulations!
728 00:36:25,626 00:36:27,377 - Doggone it, Harry, you... - They're married! - Doggone it, Harry, you... - They're married!
729 00:36:27,461 00:36:29,587 Why don't you tell somebody? Why don't you tell somebody?
730 00:36:29,672 00:36:32,257 Come on, Mrs. Bailey, I can't wait to see everybody's reaction. Come on, Mrs. Bailey, I can't wait to see everybody's reaction.
731 00:36:32,341 00:36:33,758 - You're really married? - Why, yes. - You're really married? - Why, yes.
732 00:36:33,842 00:36:35,551 What's a pretty girl like you doing What's a pretty girl like you doing
733 00:36:35,636 00:36:37,595 marrying this two-headed brother of mine? marrying this two-headed brother of mine?
734 00:36:37,680 00:36:40,390 Well, I'll tell you. It's purely mercenary. My father offered him a job. Well, I'll tell you. It's purely mercenary. My father offered him a job.
735 00:36:40,474 00:36:44,602 Oh, he got you and the job? Well, Harry's cup runneth over. Oh, he got you and the job? Well, Harry's cup runneth over.
736 00:36:45,354 00:36:49,274 George, about that job. Ruth spoke out of turn. I never said I'd take it. George, about that job. Ruth spoke out of turn. I never said I'd take it.
737 00:36:49,525 00:36:52,193 You've been holding the bag here for four years, and, You've been holding the bag here for four years, and,
738 00:36:52,278 00:36:55,071 well, I won't let you down, George. I would like to... well, I won't let you down, George. I would like to...
739 00:36:55,155 00:36:58,283 Oh, wait a minute. I forgot the bags. I'll be right back. Oh, wait a minute. I forgot the bags. I'll be right back.
740 00:36:58,367 00:36:59,575 It was a surprise to me. It was a surprise to me.
741 00:36:59,660 00:37:01,619 This is the new Mrs. Bailey, my nephew's wife. This is the new Mrs. Bailey, my nephew's wife.
742 00:37:01,704 00:37:05,498 - How are you? - Old, old friend of the Baileys. - How are you? - Old, old friend of the Baileys.
743 00:37:05,582 00:37:08,710 Oh, really? What are their names? Let's see... Oh, really? What are their names? Let's see...
744 00:37:09,169 00:37:11,713 Oh, of course, I've heard him speak of you. Oh, of course, I've heard him speak of you.
745 00:37:11,797 00:37:14,173 And I want to tell you, we're gonna give the biggest party And I want to tell you, we're gonna give the biggest party
746 00:37:14,258 00:37:15,717 this town ever saw. this town ever saw.
747 00:37:18,554 00:37:20,221 Here, have some popcorn. Here, have some popcorn.
748 00:37:21,640 00:37:24,892 George, George, George. That's all Harry ever talks about. George, George, George. That's all Harry ever talks about.
749 00:37:25,060 00:37:27,228 Ruth, this... Ruth, this...
750 00:37:27,354 00:37:28,479 What about this job? What about this job?
751 00:37:28,564 00:37:30,982 Well, my father owns a glass factory in Buffalo. Well, my father owns a glass factory in Buffalo.
752 00:37:31,066 00:37:33,818 He wants to get Harry started in the research business. He wants to get Harry started in the research business.
753 00:37:33,902 00:37:36,070 - Well, is it a good job? - Oh, yes, very. - Well, is it a good job? - Oh, yes, very.
754 00:37:36,155 00:37:38,823 Not much money, but good future, you know. Not much money, but good future, you know.
755 00:37:38,907 00:37:41,242 - Yeah. - Harry's a genius at research. - Yeah. - Harry's a genius at research.
756 00:37:41,327 00:37:44,746 - My father just fell in love with him. - And you did, too. - My father just fell in love with him. - And you did, too.
757 00:37:59,386 00:38:00,386 Hey, Joe. Hey, Joe.
758 00:38:00,471 00:38:04,057 Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I feel so good. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I feel so good.
759 00:38:04,141 00:38:08,811 I could spit in Potter's eye. I think I will. I think I will. I could spit in Potter's eye. I think I will. I think I will.
760 00:38:09,605 00:38:11,397 What did you say? Huh? What did you say? Huh?
761 00:38:11,899 00:38:14,192 Maybe I'd better go home. Maybe I'd better go home.
762 00:38:14,276 00:38:16,611 Where's my hat? Where's my... Where's my hat? Where's my...
763 00:38:16,945 00:38:20,531 - Oh, thank you, George. Which is mine? - The middle one. - Oh, thank you, George. Which is mine? - The middle one.
764 00:38:20,616 00:38:23,701 Oh, thank you, George. Oh boy, oh boy. Now, look, Oh, thank you, George. Oh boy, oh boy. Now, look,
765 00:38:23,786 00:38:27,121 if you'll point me in the right direction... Would you do that, George? if you'll point me in the right direction... Would you do that, George?
766 00:38:27,206 00:38:28,373 Right down here. Right down here.
767 00:38:28,457 00:38:31,167 Old Building and Loan pal, huh? Old Building and Loan pal, huh?
768 00:38:31,251 00:38:33,544 Now you just turn this way and then right straight down there. Now you just turn this way and then right straight down there.
769 00:38:33,629 00:38:34,712 Oh, that way, huh? Oh, that way, huh?
770 00:38:35,089 00:38:40,093 My wild Irish rose My wild Irish rose
771 00:38:42,596 00:38:45,723 I'm all right. I'm all right. I'm all right. I'm all right.
772 00:38:45,808 00:38:50,645 The sweetest flower I know The sweetest flower I know
773 00:39:28,183 00:39:29,308 Hello, Ma. Hello, Ma.
774 00:39:31,478 00:39:33,104 That's for nothing. That's for nothing.
775 00:39:34,523 00:39:37,066 - How do you like her? - She's swell, isn't she? - How do you like her? - She's swell, isn't she?
776 00:39:37,151 00:39:39,944 Looks like she can keep Harry on his toes. Looks like she can keep Harry on his toes.
777 00:39:40,028 00:39:42,363 Keep him out of Bedford Falls, anyway. Keep him out of Bedford Falls, anyway.
778 00:39:44,491 00:39:47,285 Did you know that Mary Hatch is back from school? Did you know that Mary Hatch is back from school?
779 00:39:47,995 00:39:50,037 Came back three days ago. Came back three days ago.
780 00:39:51,373 00:39:53,207 Nice girl, Mary. Nice girl, Mary.
781 00:39:55,043 00:39:57,879 Kind that'll help you find the answers, George. Kind that'll help you find the answers, George.
782 00:39:58,881 00:40:00,423 Stop that grunting. Stop that grunting.
783 00:40:02,468 00:40:05,887 Can you give me one good reason why you shouldn't call on Mary? Can you give me one good reason why you shouldn't call on Mary?
784 00:40:05,971 00:40:07,388 Sure. Sam Wainwright. Sure. Sam Wainwright.
785 00:40:07,473 00:40:09,432 - Hee-haw? - Yes, Sam's crazy about Mary. - Hee-haw? - Yes, Sam's crazy about Mary.
786 00:40:09,516 00:40:11,809 - Well, she's not crazy about him. - Well, how do you know? - Well, she's not crazy about him. - Well, how do you know?
787 00:40:11,894 00:40:13,644 - What, did she discuss it with you? - No. - What, did she discuss it with you? - No.
788 00:40:13,729 00:40:16,481 - Well, then how do you know? - Well, I've got eyes, haven't I? - Well, then how do you know? - Well, I've got eyes, haven't I?
789 00:40:16,565 00:40:19,901 Why, she lights up like a firefly whenever you're around. Why, she lights up like a firefly whenever you're around.
790 00:40:21,153 00:40:23,488 Besides, Sam Wainwright's away in New York, Besides, Sam Wainwright's away in New York,
791 00:40:23,572 00:40:27,575 - and you're here in Bedford Falls. - And all's fair in love and war. - and you're here in Bedford Falls. - And all's fair in love and war.
792 00:40:27,993 00:40:29,911 I don't know about war. I don't know about war.
793 00:40:33,248 00:40:37,001 Mother of mine, I can see right through you right to your back-collar button. Mother of mine, I can see right through you right to your back-collar button.
794 00:40:37,085 00:40:39,086 Trying to get rid of me, huh? Trying to get rid of me, huh?
795 00:40:41,673 00:40:44,175 Well, here's your hat. What's your hurry? Well, here's your hat. What's your hurry?
796 00:40:45,177 00:40:48,137 All right, Mother, old Building and Loan pal, All right, Mother, old Building and Loan pal,
797 00:40:48,222 00:40:51,474 I think I'll go out and find a girl and do a little passionate necking. I think I'll go out and find a girl and do a little passionate necking.
798 00:40:51,558 00:40:52,767 Oh, George. Oh, George.
799 00:40:52,851 00:40:55,895 Now, if you'll just point me in the right direction... Now, if you'll just point me in the right direction...
800 00:40:57,231 00:40:58,564 This direction. This direction.
801 00:41:05,739 00:41:07,448 Good night, Mrs. Bailey. Good night, Mrs. Bailey.
802 00:41:18,794 00:41:21,504 - Excuse me. - Now, wait a minute. - Excuse me. - Now, wait a minute.
803 00:41:21,588 00:41:23,714 I think I got a date. I think I got a date.
804 00:41:23,799 00:41:26,551 But stick around, fellows, just in case, huh? But stick around, fellows, just in case, huh?
805 00:41:27,886 00:41:29,637 We'll wait for you, baby. We'll wait for you, baby.
806 00:41:31,515 00:41:33,808 - Hello, Georgie Porgie! - Hello Vi. - Hello, Georgie Porgie! - Hello Vi.
807 00:41:35,477 00:41:37,061 - What gives? - Nothing. - What gives? - Nothing.
808 00:41:38,146 00:41:39,397 Where are you going? Where are you going?
809 00:41:39,481 00:41:42,316 Oh, I'll probably end up down at the library. Oh, I'll probably end up down at the library.
810 00:41:42,401 00:41:46,779 Georgie, don't you ever get tired of just reading about things? Georgie, don't you ever get tired of just reading about things?
811 00:41:47,906 00:41:48,906 Yes. Yes.
812 00:41:49,783 00:41:52,243 - What are you doing tonight? - Not a thing. - What are you doing tonight? - Not a thing.
813 00:41:52,828 00:41:54,620 Are you game, Vi? Let's make a night of it. Are you game, Vi? Let's make a night of it.
814 00:41:54,705 00:41:56,914 I'd love it, Georgie. What'll we do? I'd love it, Georgie. What'll we do?
815 00:41:57,082 00:41:58,916 Let's go out in the fields and take off our shoes Let's go out in the fields and take off our shoes
816 00:41:59,001 00:42:01,419 - and walk through the grass. - Huh? - and walk through the grass. - Huh?
817 00:42:01,503 00:42:04,422 Then we can go up to the falls. It's beautiful up there in the moonlight, Then we can go up to the falls. It's beautiful up there in the moonlight,
818 00:42:04,506 00:42:08,676 and there's a green pool up there, and we can swim in it. and there's a green pool up there, and we can swim in it.
819 00:42:09,219 00:42:12,513 Then we can climb Mount Bedford and smell the pines Then we can climb Mount Bedford and smell the pines
820 00:42:12,598 00:42:14,265 and watch the sunrise against the peaks, and watch the sunrise against the peaks,
821 00:42:14,349 00:42:15,766 and we'll stay up there the whole night, and we'll stay up there the whole night,
822 00:42:15,851 00:42:18,102 and everybody'll be talking. There'll be a terrific scandal. and everybody'll be talking. There'll be a terrific scandal.
823 00:42:18,186 00:42:21,981 Georgie, have you gone crazy? Why, walk in the grass in my bare feet? Georgie, have you gone crazy? Why, walk in the grass in my bare feet?
824 00:42:22,858 00:42:25,067 Why it's 10 miles up to Mount Bedford. Why it's 10 miles up to Mount Bedford.
825 00:42:25,485 00:42:29,530 - If you think... - Okay, just forget about the whole thing. - If you think... - Okay, just forget about the whole thing.
826 00:42:47,174 00:42:50,593 - What are you doing, picketing? - Hello, Mary. - What are you doing, picketing? - Hello, Mary.
827 00:42:51,678 00:42:53,763 I just happened to be passing by here. I just happened to be passing by here.
828 00:42:53,889 00:42:55,681 Yes, so I noticed. Yes, so I noticed.
829 00:42:56,391 00:42:58,601 - Have you made up your mind? - How's that? - Have you made up your mind? - How's that?
830 00:42:58,685 00:43:01,312 - Have you made up your mind? - About what? - Have you made up your mind? - About what?
831 00:43:01,396 00:43:02,772 About coming in. About coming in.
832 00:43:03,398 00:43:05,441 Your mother just phoned and said you were on your way over Your mother just phoned and said you were on your way over
833 00:43:05,525 00:43:08,319 - to pay me a visit. - My mother just called you? - to pay me a visit. - My mother just called you?
834 00:43:08,403 00:43:09,779 Well, how did she know? Well, how did she know?
835 00:43:09,863 00:43:11,822 - Didn't you tell her? - I didn't tell anybody. - Didn't you tell her? - I didn't tell anybody.
836 00:43:11,907 00:43:14,742 I just went for a walk and happened to be passing by here. I just went for a walk and happened to be passing by here.
837 00:43:14,826 00:43:16,369 What do you... What do you...
838 00:43:18,205 00:43:20,039 Went for a walk. That's all. Went for a walk. That's all.
839 00:43:21,416 00:43:24,293 - I'll be downstairs, Mother. - All right, dear. - I'll be downstairs, Mother. - All right, dear.
840 00:43:46,149 00:43:48,442 Well, are you coming in or aren't you? Well, are you coming in or aren't you?
841 00:43:48,777 00:43:51,028 Well, I'll come in for a minute. Well, I'll come in for a minute.
842 00:43:53,073 00:43:54,448 But I... But I...
843 00:44:06,586 00:44:09,630 I didn't tell anybody I was coming over here, you know. I didn't tell anybody I was coming over here, you know.
844 00:44:11,174 00:44:13,926 - When did you get back? - Tuesday. - When did you get back? - Tuesday.
845 00:44:15,095 00:44:16,971 Where did you get that dress? Where did you get that dress?
846 00:44:17,055 00:44:19,640 - Do you like it? - It's all right. - Do you like it? - It's all right.
847 00:44:24,438 00:44:25,896 I thought you would go back to New York, I thought you would go back to New York,
848 00:44:25,981 00:44:28,315 like Sam and Angie and the rest of them. like Sam and Angie and the rest of them.
849 00:44:29,776 00:44:33,320 I worked there a couple of vacations, but I don't know. I worked there a couple of vacations, but I don't know.
850 00:44:33,405 00:44:34,780 I guess I was homesick. I guess I was homesick.
851 00:44:34,865 00:44:37,867 Homesick? For Bedford Falls? Homesick? For Bedford Falls?
852 00:44:38,118 00:44:41,162 Yes, and my family and... Yes, and my family and...
853 00:44:42,330 00:44:43,539 Everything. Everything.
854 00:44:44,875 00:44:46,584 Would you like to sit down? Would you like to sit down?
855 00:44:46,668 00:44:48,502 All right, for a minute. All right, for a minute.
856 00:44:49,504 00:44:51,255 I still can't understand it, though. I still can't understand it, though.
857 00:44:51,339 00:44:53,466 You know, I didn't tell anybody I was coming here. You know, I didn't tell anybody I was coming here.
858 00:44:53,550 00:44:54,925 Would you rather leave? Would you rather leave?
859 00:44:55,010 00:44:56,844 No. I don't want to be rude. No. I don't want to be rude.
860 00:44:56,928 00:44:58,471 Well, then, sit down. Well, then, sit down.
861 00:44:58,680 00:44:59,847 What's that? What's that?
862 00:45:02,893 00:45:04,435 Some joke, huh? Some joke, huh?
863 00:45:09,524 00:45:10,733 Well... Well...
864 00:45:11,568 00:45:14,987 I see it still smells like pine needles around here. I see it still smells like pine needles around here.
865 00:45:15,697 00:45:16,864 Thank you. Thank you.
866 00:45:23,121 00:45:25,873 And dance by the And dance by the
867 00:45:26,333 00:45:27,708 What's the matter? What's the matter?
868 00:45:28,543 00:45:30,628 Oh. Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh. Oh, yeah, yeah.
869 00:45:33,381 00:45:34,632 Well... Well...
870 00:45:34,716 00:45:37,092 Nice about your brother Harry and Ruth, isn't it? Nice about your brother Harry and Ruth, isn't it?
871 00:45:37,177 00:45:39,261 Oh, yeah, yeah, that's all right. Oh, yeah, yeah, that's all right.
872 00:45:39,554 00:45:40,679 Don't you like her? Don't you like her?
873 00:45:40,764 00:45:43,224 Well, of course I like her. She's a peach. Well, of course I like her. She's a peach.
874 00:45:44,392 00:45:48,312 Oh, just marriage in general you're not enthusiastic about, huh? Oh, just marriage in general you're not enthusiastic about, huh?
875 00:45:48,396 00:45:52,942 No. Marriage is all right for Harry and Marty and Sam and you. No. Marriage is all right for Harry and Marty and Sam and you.
876 00:45:53,026 00:45:54,735 Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary!
877 00:45:54,820 00:45:56,195 Who's down there with you? Who's down there with you?
878 00:45:56,279 00:45:58,155 It's George Bailey, Mother. It's George Bailey, Mother.
879 00:45:58,365 00:46:00,950 George Bailey? What's he want? George Bailey? What's he want?
880 00:46:01,243 00:46:02,576 I don't know. I don't know.
881 00:46:02,994 00:46:04,370 What do you want? What do you want?
882 00:46:05,580 00:46:07,873 Me? Not a thing. Me? Not a thing.
883 00:46:07,958 00:46:10,000 I just came in to get warm. I just came in to get warm.
884 00:46:12,504 00:46:15,130 He's making violent love to me, Mother. He's making violent love to me, Mother.
885 00:46:15,757 00:46:18,926 You tell him to go right back home, and don't you leave the house, either! You tell him to go right back home, and don't you leave the house, either!
886 00:46:19,010 00:46:22,137 Sam Wainwright promised to call you from New York tonight. Sam Wainwright promised to call you from New York tonight.
887 00:46:22,222 00:46:25,224 What's your mother mean? You know, I didn't come here to... What's your mother mean? You know, I didn't come here to...
888 00:46:25,308 00:46:27,852 - What did you come here for, then? - I don't know. You tell me. - What did you come here for, then? - I don't know. You tell me.
889 00:46:27,936 00:46:30,521 You're supposed to be the one that has all the answers. You tell me. You're supposed to be the one that has all the answers. You tell me.
890 00:46:30,605 00:46:32,481 - Why don't you go home? - That's where I'm going. - Why don't you go home? - That's where I'm going.
891 00:46:32,566 00:46:34,191 I don't know why I came here in the first place. I don't know why I came here in the first place.
892 00:46:34,276 00:46:35,734 - Good night. - Good night! - Good night. - Good night!
893 00:46:35,819 00:46:38,863 Mary! Mary! The telephone. It's Sam. Mary! Mary! The telephone. It's Sam.
894 00:46:38,947 00:46:40,155 I'll get it. I'll get it.
895 00:46:40,323 00:46:43,033 Whatever were you doing that you couldn't hear? Whatever were you doing that you couldn't hear?
896 00:46:52,127 00:46:54,378 Mary, he's waiting. Mary, he's waiting.
897 00:46:57,799 00:46:58,924 Hello? Hello?
898 00:47:00,886 00:47:02,219 Forgot my hat. Forgot my hat.
899 00:47:04,222 00:47:07,433 Hee-haw! Hello, Sam, how are you? Hee-haw! Hello, Sam, how are you?
900 00:47:07,517 00:47:10,561 I'm great. Gee, it's good to hear your voice again. I'm great. Gee, it's good to hear your voice again.
901 00:47:10,645 00:47:13,480 Well, that's awfully sweet of you, Sam. Well, that's awfully sweet of you, Sam.
902 00:47:14,399 00:47:17,693 There's an old friend of yours here. George Bailey. There's an old friend of yours here. George Bailey.
903 00:47:17,777 00:47:19,695 You mean old mossback George? You mean old mossback George?
904 00:47:19,946 00:47:22,406 Yes, old mossback George. Yes, old mossback George.
905 00:47:22,490 00:47:24,408 Hee-haw! Put him on. Hee-haw! Put him on.
906 00:47:24,492 00:47:26,785 Wait just a minute. I'll call him. George! Wait just a minute. I'll call him. George!
907 00:47:26,870 00:47:29,079 He doesn't want to speak to George, you idiot. He doesn't want to speak to George, you idiot.
908 00:47:29,164 00:47:30,998 He does so. He asked for him. He does so. He asked for him.
909 00:47:31,833 00:47:34,543 George, Sam wants to speak to you. George, Sam wants to speak to you.
910 00:47:38,965 00:47:39,965 Hi, Sam. Hi, Sam.
911 00:47:40,050 00:47:43,886 Well, George Baileyoffski! Hey, a fine pal you are. Well, George Baileyoffski! Hey, a fine pal you are.
912 00:47:43,970 00:47:45,804 What're you trying to do, steal my girl? What're you trying to do, steal my girl?
913 00:47:45,889 00:47:46,889 What do you mean? What do you mean?
914 00:47:46,973 00:47:48,766 Nobody's trying to steal anybody's girl. Nobody's trying to steal anybody's girl.
915 00:47:48,850 00:47:50,768 Here... Here's Mary. Here... Here's Mary.
916 00:47:50,852 00:47:53,228 No, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I want to talk to both of you. No, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I want to talk to both of you.
917 00:47:53,313 00:47:54,772 Tell Mary to get on the extension. Tell Mary to get on the extension.
918 00:47:54,856 00:47:58,192 - Mother's on the extension. We... - I am not! - Mother's on the extension. We... - I am not!
919 00:47:58,485 00:48:00,319 We can both hear. Come here. We can both hear. Come here.
920 00:48:01,196 00:48:03,113 We're listening, Sam. We're listening, Sam.
921 00:48:03,198 00:48:06,742 Well, look, I have a big deal coming up that's gonna make us all rich. Well, look, I have a big deal coming up that's gonna make us all rich.
922 00:48:06,826 00:48:09,411 George, do you remember that night in Martini's bar George, do you remember that night in Martini's bar
923 00:48:09,496 00:48:13,165 when you told me you'd read someplace about making plastics out of soybeans? when you told me you'd read someplace about making plastics out of soybeans?
924 00:48:13,249 00:48:15,417 - Chili beans. - Shut up, will you? - Chili beans. - Shut up, will you?
925 00:48:15,502 00:48:18,212 You remember, out of chili... Out of soybeans. You remember, out of chili... Out of soybeans.
926 00:48:20,048 00:48:22,466 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Soybeans, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Soybeans, yeah.
927 00:48:22,550 00:48:24,885 Well, listen, Dad snapped up the idea, Well, listen, Dad snapped up the idea,
928 00:48:24,970 00:48:27,471 and he's gonna build a factory outside of Rochester. and he's gonna build a factory outside of Rochester.
929 00:48:27,555 00:48:29,098 How do you like that? How do you like that?
930 00:48:30,809 00:48:34,019 Rochester? Well, why Rochester? Rochester? Well, why Rochester?
931 00:48:34,104 00:48:36,855 Well, why not? Can you think of anything better? Well, why not? Can you think of anything better?
932 00:48:37,315 00:48:40,567 Well, I don't know. Just why not right here? Well, I don't know. Just why not right here?
933 00:48:40,652 00:48:44,363 You remember that old tool and machinery works? You remember that old tool and machinery works?
934 00:48:44,447 00:48:46,490 You tell your father he can get that for a song. You tell your father he can get that for a song.
935 00:48:46,574 00:48:47,825 And all the labor he wants, too. And all the labor he wants, too.
936 00:48:47,909 00:48:50,369 Half the town was thrown out of work when they closed down. Half the town was thrown out of work when they closed down.
937 00:48:50,453 00:48:52,746 That so? Well, I'll tell him. That so? Well, I'll tell him.
938 00:48:52,831 00:48:54,164 Hey, that sounds great. Hey, that sounds great.
939 00:48:54,249 00:48:56,125 Oh, baby, I knew you'd come through. Oh, baby, I knew you'd come through.
940 00:48:56,209 00:48:59,253 Now here's the point, Mary. Mary, you're in on this, too. Now here's the point, Mary. Mary, you're in on this, too.
941 00:48:59,337 00:49:01,755 Now listen. Have you got any money? Now listen. Have you got any money?
942 00:49:04,467 00:49:06,468 Money? Yeah... Well, a little. Money? Yeah... Well, a little.
943 00:49:06,553 00:49:07,511 Well, now, listen. Well, now, listen.
944 00:49:07,595 00:49:10,806 I want you to put every cent you've got into our stock, do you hear? I want you to put every cent you've got into our stock, do you hear?
945 00:49:10,890 00:49:13,600 And, George, I may have a job for you, And, George, I may have a job for you,
946 00:49:13,685 00:49:17,646 that is unless you're still married to that broken-down Building and Loan. that is unless you're still married to that broken-down Building and Loan.
947 00:49:18,273 00:49:19,940 Well, this is the biggest thing since radio, Well, this is the biggest thing since radio,
948 00:49:20,025 00:49:22,151 and I'm letting you in on the ground floor. and I'm letting you in on the ground floor.
949 00:49:22,235 00:49:24,278 Oh, Mary. Mary? Oh, Mary. Mary?
950 00:49:27,115 00:49:28,198 I'm here. I'm here.
951 00:49:29,284 00:49:30,534 Would you tell that guy Would you tell that guy
952 00:49:30,618 00:49:32,703 I'm giving him the chance of a lifetime, do you hear? I'm giving him the chance of a lifetime, do you hear?
953 00:49:32,787 00:49:34,621 The chance of a lifetime! The chance of a lifetime!
954 00:49:37,959 00:49:40,544 He says it's the chance of a lifetime. He says it's the chance of a lifetime.
955 00:49:44,049 00:49:45,591 Now you listen to me. Now you listen to me.
956 00:49:45,800 00:49:48,802 I don't want any plastics, and I don't want any ground floors. I don't want any plastics, and I don't want any ground floors.
957 00:49:48,887 00:49:50,846 And I don't want to get married, ever, to anyone. And I don't want to get married, ever, to anyone.
958 00:49:50,930 00:49:52,347 You understand that? You understand that?
959 00:49:52,432 00:49:54,391 I want to do what I want to do. I want to do what I want to do.
960 00:49:54,476 00:49:57,519 And you're... And you're... And you're... And you're...
961 00:49:57,604 00:50:01,106 - Oh, Mary, Mary. - George, George, George. - Oh, Mary, Mary. - George, George, George.
962 00:50:03,818 00:50:05,110 Oh, Mary. Oh, Mary.
963 00:50:06,654 00:50:10,240 Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
964 00:50:11,868 00:50:13,077 Mary... Mary...
965 00:50:14,204 00:50:15,579 Here they come! Here they come! Here they come! Here they come!
966 00:50:40,939 00:50:42,689 Goodbye, George! Goodbye, George!
967 00:50:45,860 00:50:47,361 Goodbye! Goodbye!
968 00:50:54,786 00:50:57,287 First Harry, now George. First Harry, now George.
969 00:50:57,372 00:50:59,581 Annie, we're just two old maids now. Annie, we're just two old maids now.
970 00:50:59,666 00:51:01,792 You speak for yourself, Miss B. You speak for yourself, Miss B.
971 00:51:04,420 00:51:07,840 If either of you two see a stranger around here, it's me. If either of you two see a stranger around here, it's me.
972 00:51:10,051 00:51:12,469 Hey, look. There's somebody driving this cab. Hey, look. There's somebody driving this cab.
973 00:51:12,554 00:51:14,388 Bert the cop sent this over. Bert the cop sent this over.
974 00:51:14,472 00:51:16,849 He said to float away to Happyland on the bubbles. He said to float away to Happyland on the bubbles.
975 00:51:16,933 00:51:19,143 Oh, look at this. Old Bert. Champagne! Oh, look at this. Old Bert. Champagne!
976 00:51:19,227 00:51:22,396 By the way, where are you two going on this here now honeymoon? By the way, where are you two going on this here now honeymoon?
977 00:51:22,480 00:51:24,606 Where are we going? Look at this. Where are we going? Look at this.
978 00:51:24,691 00:51:27,067 There's the kitty, Ernie. Here, come on, count it, Mary. There's the kitty, Ernie. Here, come on, count it, Mary.
979 00:51:27,152 00:51:29,236 I feel like a bootlegger's wife. Look. I feel like a bootlegger's wife. Look.
980 00:51:29,320 00:51:31,697 You know what we're gonna do? We're gonna shoot the works. You know what we're gonna do? We're gonna shoot the works.
981 00:51:31,781 00:51:34,032 A whole week in New York. A whole week in Bermuda. A whole week in New York. A whole week in Bermuda.
982 00:51:34,117 00:51:36,577 The highest hotels, the oldest champagne, The highest hotels, the oldest champagne,
983 00:51:36,661 00:51:41,165 the richest caviar, the hottest music and the prettiest wife. the richest caviar, the hottest music and the prettiest wife.
984 00:51:41,249 00:51:43,500 That does it! Then what? That does it! Then what?
985 00:51:43,585 00:51:46,587 - Then what, honey? - After that, who cares? - Then what, honey? - After that, who cares?
986 00:51:47,088 00:51:49,047 That does it, come here. Come here. That does it, come here. Come here.
987 00:51:52,218 00:51:53,760 Don't look now, but there's something funny Don't look now, but there's something funny
988 00:51:53,845 00:51:56,054 going on over there at the bank, George. going on over there at the bank, George.
989 00:51:56,139 00:52:00,184 I've never really seen one, but that's got all the earmarks of being a run. I've never really seen one, but that's got all the earmarks of being a run.
990 00:52:07,692 00:52:10,694 Hey, Ernie, if you got any money in the bank, you better hurry. Hey, Ernie, if you got any money in the bank, you better hurry.
991 00:52:10,778 00:52:12,529 George, let's not stop. Let's go! George, let's not stop. Let's go!
992 00:52:12,614 00:52:14,114 Just a minute, dear. Just a minute, dear.
993 00:52:17,118 00:52:20,704 - Please, let's not stop, George. - I'll be back in a minute, Mary. - Please, let's not stop, George. - I'll be back in a minute, Mary.
994 00:52:37,263 00:52:39,765 Well, hello, everybody. Mrs. Thompson, how are you? Well, hello, everybody. Mrs. Thompson, how are you?
995 00:52:39,849 00:52:42,684 Charlie? What's the matter here, can't you get in? Charlie? What's the matter here, can't you get in?
996 00:52:59,994 00:53:02,287 What is this, Uncle Billy? A holiday? What is this, Uncle Billy? A holiday?
997 00:53:02,538 00:53:03,705 George. George.
998 00:53:04,415 00:53:08,418 Come on in, everybody. That's right. Just come on in. Come on in, everybody. That's right. Just come on in.
999 00:53:08,670 00:53:09,920 Look out, you. Look out, you.
1000 00:53:12,131 00:53:13,757 Now, look, why don't you all sit down? Now, look, why don't you all sit down?
1001 00:53:13,841 00:53:16,009 There are a lot of seats over there. There are a lot of seats over there.
1002 00:53:17,011 00:53:18,887 Just make yourselves at home. Just make yourselves at home.
1003 00:53:20,473 00:53:22,891 George, can I see you a minute? George, can I see you a minute?
1004 00:53:23,476 00:53:25,727 - Why didn't you call me? - I just did, but they said you left. - Why didn't you call me? - I just did, but they said you left.
1005 00:53:25,812 00:53:27,396 This is a pickle, George. This is a pickle. This is a pickle, George. This is a pickle.
1006 00:53:27,480 00:53:29,022 All right, now, what happened? How did it start? All right, now, what happened? How did it start?
1007 00:53:29,107 00:53:30,232 How does a thing like this ever start? How does a thing like this ever start?
1008 00:53:30,316 00:53:31,984 - All I know is the bank called our loan. - When? - All I know is the bank called our loan. - When?
1009 00:53:32,068 00:53:34,278 About an hour ago. I handed over all our cash. About an hour ago. I handed over all our cash.
1010 00:53:34,362 00:53:35,696 - All of it? - Every cent of it, - All of it? - Every cent of it,
1011 00:53:35,780 00:53:38,156 - and still it was less than we owe them. - Holy mackerel! - and still it was less than we owe them. - Holy mackerel!
1012 00:53:38,241 00:53:40,367 And then I got scared, George, and closed the doors. And then I got scared, George, and closed the doors.
1013 00:53:40,451 00:53:42,119 I... I... I... I...
1014 00:53:44,163 00:53:45,914 The whole town's gone crazy. The whole town's gone crazy.
1015 00:53:45,999 00:53:47,332 Yeah, hello? Yeah, hello?
1016 00:53:47,500 00:53:49,543 George, it's Potter. George, it's Potter.
1017 00:53:53,089 00:53:54,172 Hello? Hello?
1018 00:53:54,257 00:53:58,635 George, there is a rumor around town that you've closed your doors. George, there is a rumor around town that you've closed your doors.
1019 00:53:58,720 00:54:00,178 Is that true? Is that true?
1020 00:54:00,555 00:54:02,806 Oh, well, I'm very glad to hear that. Oh, well, I'm very glad to hear that.
1021 00:54:02,890 00:54:06,226 George, are you all right? Do you need any police? George, are you all right? Do you need any police?
1022 00:54:06,311 00:54:07,686 Police? What for? Police? What for?
1023 00:54:07,895 00:54:11,732 Well, mobs get pretty ugly sometimes, you know. Well, mobs get pretty ugly sometimes, you know.
1024 00:54:12,025 00:54:16,528 George, I'm going all out to help in this crisis. George, I'm going all out to help in this crisis.
1025 00:54:16,821 00:54:21,783 I've just guaranteed the bank sufficient funds to meet their needs. I've just guaranteed the bank sufficient funds to meet their needs.
1026 00:54:22,118 00:54:25,495 They'll close up for a week and then reopen. They'll close up for a week and then reopen.
1027 00:54:26,372 00:54:28,165 He just took over the bank. He just took over the bank.
1028 00:54:28,416 00:54:30,042 I may lose a fortune, I may lose a fortune,
1029 00:54:30,126 00:54:34,004 but I'm willing to guarantee your people, too. but I'm willing to guarantee your people, too.
1030 00:54:34,088 00:54:36,548 Just tell them to bring their shares over here, Just tell them to bring their shares over here,
1031 00:54:36,632 00:54:39,217 and I will pay 50 cents on the dollar. and I will pay 50 cents on the dollar.
1032 00:54:39,302 00:54:41,428 You never miss a trick, do you, Potter? You never miss a trick, do you, Potter?
1033 00:54:41,512 00:54:42,679 Well, you're gonna miss this one. Well, you're gonna miss this one.
1034 00:54:42,764 00:54:46,475 If you close your doors before 6:00 p. M., you will never reopen. If you close your doors before 6:00 p. M., you will never reopen.
1035 00:54:55,276 00:54:56,735 George, was it a nice wedding? George, was it a nice wedding?
1036 00:54:56,819 00:54:58,820 Gosh, I wanted to be there. Gosh, I wanted to be there.
1037 00:54:59,238 00:55:00,280 Yeah. Yeah.
1038 00:55:02,200 00:55:04,117 You can take this one off now. You can take this one off now.
1039 00:55:12,960 00:55:18,298 Now, just remember that this thing isn't as black as it appeared. Now, just remember that this thing isn't as black as it appeared.
1040 00:55:28,059 00:55:29,893 I have some news for you, folks. I have some news for you, folks.
1041 00:55:29,977 00:55:31,395 I was just talking to old man Potter, I was just talking to old man Potter,
1042 00:55:31,479 00:55:33,105 and he's guaranteed cash payments at the bank. and he's guaranteed cash payments at the bank.
1043 00:55:33,189 00:55:34,731 The bank's gonna reopen next week. The bank's gonna reopen next week.
1044 00:55:34,816 00:55:36,733 But, George, I got my money here. But, George, I got my money here.
1045 00:55:36,818 00:55:38,402 Did he guarantee this place? Did he guarantee this place?
1046 00:55:38,486 00:55:41,530 Well, no, Charlie. I didn't even ask him. We don't need Potter over here. Well, no, Charlie. I didn't even ask him. We don't need Potter over here.
1047 00:55:41,614 00:55:43,323 Then, I'll take mine now. Then, I'll take mine now.
1048 00:55:43,741 00:55:45,325 No, but you're... No, but you're...
1049 00:55:46,160 00:55:48,245 You're thinking of this place all wrong, You're thinking of this place all wrong,
1050 00:55:48,329 00:55:51,915 as if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. as if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here.
1051 00:55:51,999 00:55:54,543 Well, your money's in Joe's house. That's right next to yours. Well, your money's in Joe's house. That's right next to yours.
1052 00:55:54,627 00:55:56,878 And in the Kennedy house and Mrs. Macklin's house And in the Kennedy house and Mrs. Macklin's house
1053 00:55:56,963 00:55:58,463 and 100 others. and 100 others.
1054 00:55:58,548 00:56:00,132 Why, you're lending them the money to build, Why, you're lending them the money to build,
1055 00:56:00,216 00:56:02,259 and then, they're gonna pay it back to you as best they can. and then, they're gonna pay it back to you as best they can.
1056 00:56:02,343 00:56:04,010 Now, what are you gonna do, foreclose on them? Now, what are you gonna do, foreclose on them?
1057 00:56:04,095 00:56:10,142 I got $242 in here, and $242 isn't going to break anybody. I got $242 in here, and $242 isn't going to break anybody.
1058 00:56:11,018 00:56:13,603 Okay, Tom. All right. Okay, Tom. All right.
1059 00:56:13,855 00:56:16,440 Here you are. You sign this. You'll get your money in 60 days. Here you are. You sign this. You'll get your money in 60 days.
1060 00:56:16,524 00:56:17,649 Sixty days? Sixty days?
1061 00:56:17,733 00:56:19,776 Now, that's what you agreed to when you bought your shares. Now, that's what you agreed to when you bought your shares.
1062 00:56:19,861 00:56:21,987 - Tom! Tom, did you get your money? - No. - Tom! Tom, did you get your money? - No.
1063 00:56:22,071 00:56:23,113 Well, I did. Well, I did.
1064 00:56:23,197 00:56:25,824 Old man Potter'll pay 50 cents on the dollar for every share you've got. Old man Potter'll pay 50 cents on the dollar for every share you've got.
1065 00:56:25,908 00:56:28,493 - Fifty cents on the dollar! - Yes, cash! - Fifty cents on the dollar! - Yes, cash!
1066 00:56:28,578 00:56:30,162 Well, what do you say? Well, what do you say?
1067 00:56:30,246 00:56:32,873 Now, Tom, you have to stick to your original agreement. Now, Tom, you have to stick to your original agreement.
1068 00:56:32,957 00:56:34,291 Now, give us 60 days on this. Now, give us 60 days on this.
1069 00:56:34,375 00:56:36,460 - Okay, Randall. - Are you going to go to Potter's? - Okay, Randall. - Are you going to go to Potter's?
1070 00:56:36,544 00:56:38,628 Better to get half than nothing. Better to get half than nothing.
1071 00:56:38,713 00:56:40,797 Tom! Tom! Tom! Tom!
1072 00:56:41,215 00:56:43,049 Randall! Now, Randall, wait! Wait. Randall! Now, Randall, wait! Wait.
1073 00:56:43,426 00:56:47,220 Now, listen. Now, listen to me. I beg of you not to do this thing. Now, listen. Now, listen to me. I beg of you not to do this thing.
1074 00:56:47,305 00:56:49,389 If Potter gets a hold of this Building and Loan, If Potter gets a hold of this Building and Loan,
1075 00:56:49,474 00:56:51,433 there'll never be another decent house built in this town. there'll never be another decent house built in this town.
1076 00:56:51,517 00:56:53,018 He's already got charge of the bank. He's already got charge of the bank.
1077 00:56:53,102 00:56:55,145 He's got the bus line. He got the department stores. He's got the bus line. He got the department stores.
1078 00:56:55,229 00:56:57,981 And now he's after us. Why? Well, it's very simple. And now he's after us. Why? Well, it's very simple.
1079 00:56:58,065 00:57:00,317 Because we're cutting in on his business, that's why. Because we're cutting in on his business, that's why.
1080 00:57:00,401 00:57:02,486 And because he wants to keep you living in his slums And because he wants to keep you living in his slums
1081 00:57:02,570 00:57:04,488 and paying the kind of rent he decides. and paying the kind of rent he decides.
1082 00:57:04,572 00:57:06,490 Joe, you had one of those Potter houses, didn't you? Joe, you had one of those Potter houses, didn't you?
1083 00:57:06,574 00:57:07,574 Well, have you forgotten? Well, have you forgotten?
1084 00:57:07,658 00:57:10,035 Have you forgotten what he charged you for that broken-down shack? Have you forgotten what he charged you for that broken-down shack?
1085 00:57:10,119 00:57:13,246 Here, Ed, you know. You remember last year when things weren't going so well Here, Ed, you know. You remember last year when things weren't going so well
1086 00:57:13,331 00:57:14,498 and you couldn't make your payments. and you couldn't make your payments.
1087 00:57:14,582 00:57:16,041 Well, you didn't lose your house, did you? Well, you didn't lose your house, did you?
1088 00:57:16,125 00:57:17,876 You think Potter would've let you keep it? You think Potter would've let you keep it?
1089 00:57:17,960 00:57:20,670 Can't you understand what's happening here? Can't you understand what's happening here?
1090 00:57:20,755 00:57:22,339 Don't you see what's happening? Don't you see what's happening?
1091 00:57:22,423 00:57:25,133 Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying, and why? Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying, and why?
1092 00:57:25,218 00:57:27,385 Because we're panicky and he's not. That's why. Because we're panicky and he's not. That's why.
1093 00:57:27,470 00:57:28,678 He's picking up some bargain. He's picking up some bargain.
1094 00:57:28,763 00:57:31,139 Now we can get through this thing all right. Now we can get through this thing all right.
1095 00:57:31,224 00:57:33,016 We've got to stick together, though. We've got to stick together, though.
1096 00:57:33,100 00:57:34,601 We've got to have faith in each other. We've got to have faith in each other.
1097 00:57:34,685 00:57:37,896 But my husband hasn't worked in over a year, and I need money. But my husband hasn't worked in over a year, and I need money.
1098 00:57:37,980 00:57:39,689 How am going to live until the bank opens? How am going to live until the bank opens?
1099 00:57:39,774 00:57:42,108 - I got doctor bills to pay. - I need cash. - I got doctor bills to pay. - I need cash.
1100 00:57:42,193 00:57:44,110 I can't feed my kids on faith. I can't feed my kids on faith.
1101 00:57:44,195 00:57:45,862 How much do you need? How much do you need?
1102 00:57:45,947 00:57:49,449 Hey! I got $2,000. Hey! I got $2,000.
1103 00:57:50,076 00:57:52,536 Here's $2,000. This'll tide us over till the bank reopens. Here's $2,000. This'll tide us over till the bank reopens.
1104 00:57:52,620 00:57:55,413 - All right, Tom, how much do you need? - $242. - All right, Tom, how much do you need? - $242.
1105 00:57:55,498 00:57:58,041 Tom, just enough to tide you over until the bank reopens. Tom, just enough to tide you over until the bank reopens.
1106 00:57:58,125 00:58:00,293 I'll take $242. I'll take $242.
1107 00:58:03,089 00:58:04,881 - There you are. - That'll close my account. - There you are. - That'll close my account.
1108 00:58:04,966 00:58:07,259 Your account's still here. That's a loan. Your account's still here. That's a loan.
1109 00:58:07,343 00:58:10,720 - Okay. All right, Ed? - I got $300 here, George. - Okay. All right, Ed? - I got $300 here, George.
1110 00:58:10,805 00:58:14,391 Now, Ed, what'll it take till the bank opens? What do you need? Now, Ed, what'll it take till the bank opens? What do you need?
1111 00:58:14,475 00:58:16,810 Well, I suppose $20. Well, I suppose $20.
1112 00:58:16,894 00:58:19,729 $20. Now you're talking. Thanks, Ed. That's fine. $20. Now you're talking. Thanks, Ed. That's fine.
1113 00:58:19,814 00:58:21,398 All right, now, Mrs. Thompson, how much do you want? All right, now, Mrs. Thompson, how much do you want?
1114 00:58:21,482 00:58:22,774 But it's your own money, George. But it's your own money, George.
1115 00:58:22,858 00:58:24,568 Never mind about that. How much do you want? Never mind about that. How much do you want?
1116 00:58:24,652 00:58:26,736 - I can get along with $20, all right. - $20, fine. - I can get along with $20, all right. - $20, fine.
1117 00:58:26,821 00:58:28,947 - And I'll sign the paper. - You don't have to sign anything. - And I'll sign the paper. - You don't have to sign anything.
1118 00:58:29,031 00:58:31,157 I know you. You pay it when you can. That's okay. I know you. You pay it when you can. That's okay.
1119 00:58:31,242 00:58:34,661 - All right, Mrs. Davis? - Could I have $17.50? - All right, Mrs. Davis? - Could I have $17.50?
1120 00:58:36,497 00:58:39,874 Bless your heart. Of course you can have it. You got 50 cents? Bless your heart. Of course you can have it. You got 50 cents?
1121 00:58:39,959 00:58:41,334 - Seven... - We're gonna make it, George. - Seven... - We're gonna make it, George.
1122 00:58:41,419 00:58:42,919 ...six... - They'll never close us up today! ...six... - They'll never close us up today!
1123 00:58:43,004 00:58:47,507 ...five, four, three, two, ...five, four, three, two,
1124 00:58:47,675 00:58:49,759 one, bingo! one, bingo!
1125 00:58:49,844 00:58:51,469 We made it! Close the door, Eustace! We made it. We made it! Close the door, Eustace! We made it.
1126 00:58:51,554 00:58:54,472 Look, look, we're still in business. We've still got 2 bucks left. Look, look, we're still in business. We've still got 2 bucks left.
1127 00:58:54,557 00:58:56,391 Look, let's have some of that. Let's celebrate! Look, let's have some of that. Let's celebrate!
1128 00:58:56,475 00:58:57,892 Get some glasses, Tilly. Get some glasses, Tilly.
1129 00:58:57,977 00:59:01,229 - Well, a couple of financial wizards. - Call us Rockefellers. - Well, a couple of financial wizards. - Call us Rockefellers.
1130 00:59:01,314 00:59:03,815 Get a tray for these two great big important simoleons here. Get a tray for these two great big important simoleons here.
1131 00:59:03,899 00:59:05,442 We'll save them for seed. A toast. We'll save them for seed. A toast.
1132 00:59:05,526 00:59:08,987 A toast. A toast to Mama Dollar and to Papa Dollar, A toast. A toast to Mama Dollar and to Papa Dollar,
1133 00:59:09,071 00:59:11,197 and if you want to keep this old Building and Loan in business, and if you want to keep this old Building and Loan in business,
1134 00:59:11,282 00:59:12,782 you better have a family real quick. you better have a family real quick.
1135 00:59:12,867 00:59:15,702 - I wish they were rabbits. - I wish they were, too. - I wish they were rabbits. - I wish they were, too.
1136 00:59:15,786 00:59:18,830 Okay, let's put them in the safe and see what happens. Okay, let's put them in the safe and see what happens.
1137 00:59:26,255 00:59:27,422 Close the door. Close the door.
1138 00:59:27,506 00:59:29,424 Folks, folks, wedding cigars. Folks, folks, wedding cigars.
1139 00:59:29,508 00:59:32,927 Wedding. Holy mackerel, I'm married. Wedding. Holy mackerel, I'm married.
1140 00:59:33,012 00:59:35,639 Where's Mary? Mary! Poor... Where's Mary? Mary! Poor...
1141 00:59:35,723 00:59:37,891 Look, I got a train to catch. Well, the train's gone. Look, I got a train to catch. Well, the train's gone.
1142 00:59:37,975 00:59:40,352 I wonder if Ernie's still here with his taxicab. I wonder if Ernie's still here with his taxicab.
1143 00:59:40,436 00:59:42,854 George, there's a call for you. George, there's a call for you.
1144 00:59:42,938 00:59:44,272 Look, will you get my wife on the phone? Look, will you get my wife on the phone?
1145 00:59:44,357 00:59:45,732 She's probably over at her mother's. She's probably over at her mother's.
1146 00:59:45,816 00:59:47,359 Mrs. Bailey is on the phone. Mrs. Bailey is on the phone.
1147 00:59:47,443 00:59:49,486 I don't want Mrs. Bailey. I want my wife. I don't want Mrs. Bailey. I want my wife.
1148 00:59:49,570 00:59:53,114 Mrs. Bailey! Oh, that's my wife. Here, I'll take it in here. Mrs. Bailey! Oh, that's my wife. Here, I'll take it in here.
1149 00:59:53,491 00:59:56,576 Mary. Hello. Listen, dear, I'm sorry. Mary. Hello. Listen, dear, I'm sorry.
1150 00:59:56,994 01:00:00,705 Huh? Come home? What home? Huh? Come home? What home?
1151 01:00:01,457 01:00:05,210 320 Sycamore? Well, what... Whose home is that? 320 Sycamore? Well, what... Whose home is that?
1152 01:00:06,045 01:00:08,254 The Waldorf Hotel, huh? The Waldorf Hotel, huh?
1153 01:00:18,808 01:00:21,851 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.
1154 01:00:21,936 01:00:23,937 How would you like to get a ticket next week? How would you like to get a ticket next week?
1155 01:00:24,021 01:00:25,355 You got any romance in you? You got any romance in you?
1156 01:00:25,439 01:00:28,024 - Sure, I had it, but I got rid of it. - Liver pills. - Sure, I had it, but I got rid of it. - Liver pills.
1157 01:00:28,109 01:00:30,610 Who wants to see liver pills on their honeymoon? Who wants to see liver pills on their honeymoon?
1158 01:00:30,695 01:00:33,113 What we want is romantic places, beautiful places, What we want is romantic places, beautiful places,
1159 01:00:33,197 01:00:35,031 places George wants to go. places George wants to go.
1160 01:00:36,367 01:00:38,118 Hey, Bert. Here he comes. Hey, Bert. Here he comes.
1161 01:00:38,202 01:00:39,452 Come on, we got to get this up. He's coming. Come on, we got to get this up. He's coming.
1162 01:00:39,537 01:00:41,413 - Who? - The groom, idiot. - Who? - The groom, idiot.
1163 01:00:41,497 01:00:43,373 This is their honeymoon. Come on. Get that ladder. This is their honeymoon. Come on. Get that ladder.
1164 01:00:43,457 01:00:44,999 What are they, ducks? What are they, ducks?
1165 01:00:47,795 01:00:50,046 - Get that ladder up here. - All right, all right. - Get that ladder up here. - All right, all right.
1166 01:00:50,131 01:00:52,966 - Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up. - I'm hurrying. - Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up. - I'm hurrying.
1167 01:01:02,017 01:01:04,686 Hiya... Good evening, sir. Hiya... Good evening, sir.
1168 01:02:30,064 01:02:32,607 Welcome home, Mr. Bailey. Welcome home, Mr. Bailey.
1169 01:02:36,862 01:02:39,155 Well, I'll be... Well, I'll be...
1170 01:02:44,328 01:02:47,038 Mary. Mary, where did you... Mary. Mary, where did you...
1171 01:03:07,893 01:03:09,811 Oh, Mary. Oh, Mary.
1172 01:03:12,481 01:03:15,733 Remember the night we broke some windows in this old house? Remember the night we broke some windows in this old house?
1173 01:03:17,152 01:03:19,195 This is what I wished for. This is what I wished for.
1174 01:03:22,950 01:03:30,039 You're wonderful. You're wonderful.
1175 01:03:49,101 01:03:53,146 - Martini, you rented a new house? - Rent? - Martini, you rented a new house? - Rent?
1176 01:03:54,398 01:03:56,858 - You hear what he say, Mr. Bailey? - What's that? - You hear what he say, Mr. Bailey? - What's that?
1177 01:03:56,942 01:03:58,651 I own the house. I own the house.
1178 01:03:58,861 01:04:02,238 Me, Giuseppe Martini, I own my own house. Me, Giuseppe Martini, I own my own house.
1179 01:04:02,323 01:04:05,658 No more we live like a pigs in this Potter's Field. No more we live like a pigs in this Potter's Field.
1180 01:04:05,743 01:04:08,828 - Mary, Mary! - Mary, come on, bring the baby. - Mary, Mary! - Mary, come on, bring the baby.
1181 01:04:09,496 01:04:11,289 I feel like a queen. I feel like a queen.
1182 01:04:11,373 01:04:14,459 - I'll take the kids in the car. - Oh, thank you, Mr. Bailey. Thank you. - I'll take the kids in the car. - Oh, thank you, Mr. Bailey. Thank you.
1183 01:04:14,543 01:04:17,462 All right, kids, here. Here, get in here. All right, kids, here. Here, get in here.
1184 01:04:17,546 01:04:19,714 Now, one at a time. Get right up on the seat there. Now, one at a time. Get right up on the seat there.
1185 01:04:21,258 01:04:24,928 - Sit down, there. - Here, now, get the dog, now. That's it. - Sit down, there. - Here, now, get the dog, now. That's it.
1186 01:04:26,138 01:04:28,348 - Goat, too. - Everybody! - Goat, too. - Everybody!
1187 01:04:28,641 01:04:30,016 All in! All in!
1188 01:04:32,186 01:04:34,103 Bye-bye! Bye-bye! Bye-bye! Bye-bye!
1189 01:04:36,774 01:04:37,899 All in? All in?
1190 01:04:56,877 01:04:59,337 Mr. And Mrs. Martini, welcome home. Mr. And Mrs. Martini, welcome home.
1191 01:04:59,838 01:05:02,382 Good old George, he's always making a speech. Good old George, he's always making a speech.
1192 01:05:03,425 01:05:04,759 Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
1193 01:05:04,969 01:05:08,596 - Sam Wainwright. - Oh, who cares. - Sam Wainwright. - Oh, who cares.
1194 01:05:09,139 01:05:12,308 Bread. That this house may never know hunger. Bread. That this house may never know hunger.
1195 01:05:13,060 01:05:16,396 Salt. That life may always have flavor. Salt. That life may always have flavor.
1196 01:05:16,814 01:05:20,274 And wine. That joy and prosperity may reign forever. And wine. That joy and prosperity may reign forever.
1197 01:05:20,359 01:05:22,110 Enter the Martini castle. Enter the Martini castle.
1198 01:05:23,946 01:05:26,406 Look, Mr. Potter, it's no skin off my nose. Look, Mr. Potter, it's no skin off my nose.
1199 01:05:26,490 01:05:28,324 I'm just your little rent collector. I'm just your little rent collector.
1200 01:05:28,409 01:05:31,202 But you can't laugh off this Bailey Park anymore. But you can't laugh off this Bailey Park anymore.
1201 01:05:31,286 01:05:32,412 Look at it. Look at it.
1202 01:05:33,288 01:05:35,331 Congressman Black is here to see you, sir. Congressman Black is here to see you, sir.
1203 01:05:35,416 01:05:38,376 Oh, tell the Congressman to wait. Go on. Oh, tell the Congressman to wait. Go on.
1204 01:05:38,460 01:05:41,254 Fifteen years ago, a half a dozen houses stuck here and there. Fifteen years ago, a half a dozen houses stuck here and there.
1205 01:05:41,338 01:05:43,589 There's the old cemetery, squirrels, buttercups, daisies. There's the old cemetery, squirrels, buttercups, daisies.
1206 01:05:43,674 01:05:45,883 I used to hunt rabbits there myself. I used to hunt rabbits there myself.
1207 01:05:46,760 01:05:48,094 Look at it today. Look at it today.
1208 01:05:48,220 01:05:51,055 Dozens of the prettiest little homes you ever saw, Dozens of the prettiest little homes you ever saw,
1209 01:05:51,223 01:05:54,434 90% owned by suckers who used to pay rent to you. 90% owned by suckers who used to pay rent to you.
1210 01:05:54,518 01:05:57,854 Your Potter's Field, my dear Mr. Employer, is becoming just that. Your Potter's Field, my dear Mr. Employer, is becoming just that.
1211 01:05:57,938 01:06:01,357 And are the local yokels making with those David and Goliath wisecracks. And are the local yokels making with those David and Goliath wisecracks.
1212 01:06:01,442 01:06:03,192 Oh, they are, are they? Oh, they are, are they?
1213 01:06:03,277 01:06:06,195 Even though they know the Baileys never made a dime out of it. Even though they know the Baileys never made a dime out of it.
1214 01:06:06,280 01:06:08,781 You know very well why. The Baileys were all chumps. You know very well why. The Baileys were all chumps.
1215 01:06:08,866 01:06:10,825 Every one of these homes is worth Every one of these homes is worth
1216 01:06:10,909 01:06:13,036 twice what it cost the Building and Loan to build. twice what it cost the Building and Loan to build.
1217 01:06:13,120 01:06:15,538 - If I were you, Mr. Potter... - You are not me. - If I were you, Mr. Potter... - You are not me.
1218 01:06:15,622 01:06:19,125 As I say, it's no skin off my nose, As I say, it's no skin off my nose,
1219 01:06:22,254 01:06:24,213 but one of these days this bright young man but one of these days this bright young man
1220 01:06:24,298 01:06:26,924 is gonna be asking George Bailey for a job. is gonna be asking George Bailey for a job.
1221 01:06:29,303 01:06:32,430 The Bailey family has been a boil on my neck long enough. The Bailey family has been a boil on my neck long enough.
1222 01:06:32,514 01:06:34,640 - Yes, sir? - Come in here. - Yes, sir? - Come in here.
1223 01:06:34,975 01:06:37,143 We just stopped in town to take a look at the new factory, We just stopped in town to take a look at the new factory,
1224 01:06:37,227 01:06:39,228 and then we're gonna drive on down to Florida. and then we're gonna drive on down to Florida.
1225 01:06:39,313 01:06:40,938 Why don't you have your friends join us? Why don't you have your friends join us?
1226 01:06:41,023 01:06:44,442 Why, sure. Hey, why don't you kids drive down with us, huh? Why, sure. Hey, why don't you kids drive down with us, huh?
1227 01:06:44,818 01:06:47,570 Oh, I'm afraid I couldn't get away, Sam. Oh, I'm afraid I couldn't get away, Sam.
1228 01:06:47,654 01:06:49,739 Still got the nose to the old grindstone, eh? Still got the nose to the old grindstone, eh?
1229 01:06:49,823 01:06:53,409 Jane, I offered to let George in on the ground floor in plastics, Jane, I offered to let George in on the ground floor in plastics,
1230 01:06:53,494 01:06:54,660 and he turned me down cold. and he turned me down cold.
1231 01:06:54,745 01:06:57,538 - Oh, now, don't rub it in. - I'm not rubbing it in. - Oh, now, don't rub it in. - I'm not rubbing it in.
1232 01:06:57,623 01:06:59,248 Well, I guess we better run along. Well, I guess we better run along.
1233 01:06:59,333 01:07:01,375 - Awfully happy to have met you, Mary. - Nice meeting you, too. - Awfully happy to have met you, Mary. - Nice meeting you, too.
1234 01:07:01,460 01:07:02,835 - Goodbye. Glad to see you. - Goodbye, George. - Goodbye. Glad to see you. - Goodbye, George.
1235 01:07:02,920 01:07:04,378 So long, George. See you in the funny papers. So long, George. See you in the funny papers.
1236 01:07:04,463 01:07:06,547 - So long, Mary. - Bye, Sam. Have fun. - So long, Mary. - Bye, Sam. Have fun.
1237 01:07:06,632 01:07:08,633 - Thanks for dropping around. - Florida! - Thanks for dropping around. - Florida!
1238 01:07:08,717 01:07:10,426 - Hee-haw! - Hee-haw. - Hee-haw! - Hee-haw.
1239 01:07:39,706 01:07:41,040 Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.
1240 01:07:41,583 01:07:43,584 - That's quite a cigar, Mr. Potter. - You like it? - That's quite a cigar, Mr. Potter. - You like it?
1241 01:07:43,669 01:07:45,211 I'll send you a box. I'll send you a box.
1242 01:07:54,054 01:07:55,346 Well, I... Well, I...
1243 01:07:56,890 01:07:58,391 I suppose I'll find out sooner or later, I suppose I'll find out sooner or later,
1244 01:07:58,475 01:08:01,352 but just what exactly did you want to see me about? but just what exactly did you want to see me about?
1245 01:08:03,438 01:08:07,066 George, now that's just what I like so much about you. George, now that's just what I like so much about you.
1246 01:08:07,568 01:08:11,195 George, I am an old man, and most people hate me. George, I am an old man, and most people hate me.
1247 01:08:11,280 01:08:14,282 But I don't like them, either, so that makes it all even. But I don't like them, either, so that makes it all even.
1248 01:08:14,366 01:08:16,534 You know just as well as I do You know just as well as I do
1249 01:08:16,618 01:08:19,162 that I run practically everything in this town that I run practically everything in this town
1250 01:08:19,246 01:08:21,831 but the Bailey Building and Loan. but the Bailey Building and Loan.
1251 01:08:22,291 01:08:26,377 You know, also, that for a number of years I've been trying to get control of it. You know, also, that for a number of years I've been trying to get control of it.
1252 01:08:26,461 01:08:29,088 Or kill it. But I haven't been able to do it. Or kill it. But I haven't been able to do it.
1253 01:08:29,298 01:08:31,257 You have been stopping me. You have been stopping me.
1254 01:08:32,384 01:08:35,511 In fact, you have beaten me, George, In fact, you have beaten me, George,
1255 01:08:35,596 01:08:40,099 and as anyone in this county can tell you, that takes some doing. and as anyone in this county can tell you, that takes some doing.
1256 01:08:41,185 01:08:43,895 Take during the Depression, for instance. Take during the Depression, for instance.
1257 01:08:43,979 01:08:47,064 You and I were the only ones that kept our heads. You and I were the only ones that kept our heads.
1258 01:08:47,149 01:08:51,110 You saved the Building and Loan. I saved all the rest. You saved the Building and Loan. I saved all the rest.
1259 01:08:51,195 01:08:53,863 Yes. Well, most people say you stole all the rest. Yes. Well, most people say you stole all the rest.
1260 01:08:53,947 01:08:57,241 The envious ones say that, George, the suckers. The envious ones say that, George, the suckers.
1261 01:08:58,202 01:09:02,288 Now, I have stated my side very frankly. Now, I have stated my side very frankly.
1262 01:09:02,623 01:09:04,790 Now let's look at your side. Now let's look at your side.
1263 01:09:05,709 01:09:12,632 Young man, 27-28, married, making, say, $40 a week. Young man, 27-28, married, making, say, $40 a week.
1264 01:09:12,758 01:09:14,675 - $45. - $45. - $45. - $45.
1265 01:09:14,760 01:09:15,885 $45. $45.
1266 01:09:16,261 01:09:20,139 Out of which, after supporting your mother and paying your bills, Out of which, after supporting your mother and paying your bills,
1267 01:09:20,224 01:09:23,309 you're able to keep, say, $10, if you skimp. you're able to keep, say, $10, if you skimp.
1268 01:09:23,435 01:09:27,730 A child or two comes along, and you won't even be able to save the $10. A child or two comes along, and you won't even be able to save the $10.
1269 01:09:27,814 01:09:33,361 Now, if this young man of 28 was a common, ordinary yokel, Now, if this young man of 28 was a common, ordinary yokel,
1270 01:09:33,445 01:09:35,029 I'd say he was doing fine. I'd say he was doing fine.
1271 01:09:35,113 01:09:39,408 But George Bailey is not a common, ordinary yokel. But George Bailey is not a common, ordinary yokel.
1272 01:09:39,493 01:09:43,162 He is an intelligent, smart, ambitious young man, He is an intelligent, smart, ambitious young man,
1273 01:09:43,247 01:09:46,457 who hates his job, who hates the Building and Loan who hates his job, who hates the Building and Loan
1274 01:09:46,541 01:09:48,209 almost as much as I do. almost as much as I do.
1275 01:09:48,919 01:09:53,506 A young man who's been dying to get out on his own ever since he was born. A young man who's been dying to get out on his own ever since he was born.
1276 01:09:53,924 01:09:56,759 A young man... The smartest one of the crowd, mind you. A young man... The smartest one of the crowd, mind you.
1277 01:09:56,843 01:09:58,427 A young man who has to sit by A young man who has to sit by
1278 01:09:58,512 01:10:01,973 and watch his friends go places because he's trapped. and watch his friends go places because he's trapped.
1279 01:10:02,057 01:10:05,726 Yes, sir, trapped into frittering his life away, Yes, sir, trapped into frittering his life away,
1280 01:10:05,811 01:10:08,396 playing nursemaid to a lot of garlic eaters. playing nursemaid to a lot of garlic eaters.
1281 01:10:09,856 01:10:13,192 Do I paint a correct picture, or do I exaggerate? Do I paint a correct picture, or do I exaggerate?
1282 01:10:15,654 01:10:18,197 - Now, what's your point, Mr. Potter? - My point? - Now, what's your point, Mr. Potter? - My point?
1283 01:10:18,282 01:10:20,866 - My point is I want to hire you. - Hire me? - My point is I want to hire you. - Hire me?
1284 01:10:20,951 01:10:24,203 Yeah, I want you to manage my affairs, run my properties. Yeah, I want you to manage my affairs, run my properties.
1285 01:10:24,454 01:10:29,542 George, I'll start you out at $20,000 a year. George, I'll start you out at $20,000 a year.
1286 01:10:33,380 01:10:36,340 $20,000 a year? $20,000 a year?
1287 01:10:36,425 01:10:39,802 You wouldn't mind living in the nicest house in town, You wouldn't mind living in the nicest house in town,
1288 01:10:39,886 01:10:42,596 buying your wife a lot of fine clothes, buying your wife a lot of fine clothes,
1289 01:10:42,681 01:10:45,474 a couple of business trips to New York a year, a couple of business trips to New York a year,
1290 01:10:45,559 01:10:47,393 maybe once in a while Europe. maybe once in a while Europe.
1291 01:10:47,477 01:10:48,811 You wouldn't mind that, would you, George? You wouldn't mind that, would you, George?
1292 01:10:48,895 01:10:50,229 Would I? Would I?
1293 01:10:53,233 01:10:55,568 You're not talking to somebody else around here, are you? You're not talking to somebody else around here, are you?
1294 01:10:55,652 01:10:57,361 You know, this is me. You remember me? You know, this is me. You remember me?
1295 01:10:57,446 01:10:59,238 - George Bailey. - George Bailey. - George Bailey. - George Bailey.
1296 01:10:59,323 01:11:02,408 Yeah, George Bailey, whose ship has just come in. Yeah, George Bailey, whose ship has just come in.
1297 01:11:03,702 01:11:06,912 Provided he has enough brains to climb aboard. Provided he has enough brains to climb aboard.
1298 01:11:15,255 01:11:16,672 Holy mackerel. Holy mackerel.
1299 01:11:19,760 01:11:22,303 Well, how about the Building and Loan? Well, how about the Building and Loan?
1300 01:11:22,387 01:11:25,806 Oh, confound it, man, are you afraid of success? Oh, confound it, man, are you afraid of success?
1301 01:11:25,932 01:11:30,853 I'm offering you a three-years contract at $20,000 a year, starting today. I'm offering you a three-years contract at $20,000 a year, starting today.
1302 01:11:30,937 01:11:32,646 Is it a deal, or isn't it? Is it a deal, or isn't it?
1303 01:11:34,274 01:11:35,941 Well, Mr. Potter, I... Well, Mr. Potter, I...
1304 01:11:36,151 01:11:39,945 I know I ought to jump at the chance but I... I just... I know I ought to jump at the chance but I... I just...
1305 01:11:41,073 01:11:45,117 I wonder if it would be possible for you to give me 24 hours to think it over? I wonder if it would be possible for you to give me 24 hours to think it over?
1306 01:11:45,202 01:11:46,869 Sure, sure, sure. Sure, sure, sure.
1307 01:11:46,953 01:11:49,538 You go on home and talk about it to your wife. You go on home and talk about it to your wife.
1308 01:11:49,623 01:11:51,165 I'd like to do that. I'd like to do that.
1309 01:11:51,249 01:11:53,584 Yeah. In the meantime, I'll draw up the papers. Yeah. In the meantime, I'll draw up the papers.
1310 01:11:53,668 01:11:55,586 - All right, sir. - Okay, George? - All right, sir. - Okay, George?
1311 01:11:57,089 01:11:58,631 Okay, Mr. Potter. Okay, Mr. Potter.
1312 01:12:06,807 01:12:11,102 No. No. No, no, now wait a minute, here. No. No. No, no, now wait a minute, here.
1313 01:12:11,978 01:12:14,814 I don't need 24 hours. I don't have to talk to anybody. I don't need 24 hours. I don't have to talk to anybody.
1314 01:12:14,898 01:12:18,651 I know right now, and the answer is no. No, doggone it! I know right now, and the answer is no. No, doggone it!
1315 01:12:18,735 01:12:21,195 You sit around here, and you spin your little webs, You sit around here, and you spin your little webs,
1316 01:12:21,279 01:12:23,739 and you think the whole world revolves around you and your money. and you think the whole world revolves around you and your money.
1317 01:12:23,824 01:12:25,408 Well, it doesn't, Mr. Potter. Well, it doesn't, Mr. Potter.
1318 01:12:25,492 01:12:28,661 In the whole vast configuration of things, In the whole vast configuration of things,
1319 01:12:28,745 01:12:31,539 I'd say you were nothing but a scurvy little spider. I'd say you were nothing but a scurvy little spider.
1320 01:12:31,623 01:12:32,623 You... You...
1321 01:12:34,084 01:12:36,210 And that goes for you, too! And that goes for you, too!
1322 01:12:40,298 01:12:42,383 And it goes for you, too! And it goes for you, too!
1323 01:12:49,349 01:12:52,393 You wouldn't mind living in the nicest house in town, You wouldn't mind living in the nicest house in town,
1324 01:12:52,853 01:12:55,438 buying your wife a lot of fine clothes, buying your wife a lot of fine clothes,
1325 01:12:55,689 01:12:59,191 going to New York on a business trip a couple of times a year, going to New York on a business trip a couple of times a year,
1326 01:12:59,276 01:13:01,527 maybe Europe once in a while. maybe Europe once in a while.
1327 01:13:02,487 01:13:04,613 I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow
1328 01:13:04,698 01:13:07,908 and the next day and next year and the year after that. and the next day and next year and the year after that.
1329 01:13:07,993 01:13:11,120 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,
1330 01:13:11,204 01:13:13,038 and I'm gonna see the world. and I'm gonna see the world.
1331 01:13:13,123 01:13:15,875 And then I'm gonna build things. I'm gonna build air fields. And then I'm gonna build things. I'm gonna build air fields.
1332 01:13:15,959 01:13:18,544 I'm gonna build skyscrapers 100 stories high. I'm gonna build skyscrapers 100 stories high.
1333 01:13:18,628 01:13:21,046 I'm gonna build a bridge a mile long. I'm gonna build a bridge a mile long.
1334 01:13:22,299 01:13:25,468 What is it you want, Mary? What, you want the moon? What is it you want, Mary? What, you want the moon?
1335 01:13:26,052 01:13:28,471 If you do, just say the word, I'll throw a lasso around it If you do, just say the word, I'll throw a lasso around it
1336 01:13:28,555 01:13:30,306 and pull her down for you. and pull her down for you.
1337 01:13:30,515 01:13:33,017 Buffalo gal Won't you come out tonight? Buffalo gal Won't you come out tonight?
1338 01:13:33,101 01:13:35,978 Won't you come out tonight? Won't you come out tonight? Won't you come out tonight? Won't you come out tonight?
1339 01:13:36,062 01:13:39,023 Buffalo gal Won't you come out tonight Buffalo gal Won't you come out tonight
1340 01:13:39,107 01:13:40,816 And And
1341 01:13:47,574 01:13:49,200 - Hi. - Hi. - Hi. - Hi.
1342 01:13:54,664 01:13:55,956 Mary Hatch, Mary Hatch,
1343 01:13:58,460 01:14:01,253 why in the world did you ever marry a guy like me? why in the world did you ever marry a guy like me?
1344 01:14:02,714 01:14:04,924 To keep from being an old maid. To keep from being an old maid.
1345 01:14:05,383 01:14:06,842 You could have married Sam Wainwright You could have married Sam Wainwright
1346 01:14:06,927 01:14:08,636 and anybody else in town. and anybody else in town.
1347 01:14:09,012 01:14:11,722 I didn't want to marry anybody else in town. I didn't want to marry anybody else in town.
1348 01:14:12,766 01:14:14,767 I want my baby to look like you. I want my baby to look like you.
1349 01:14:14,935 01:14:16,936 You didn't even have a honeymoon. You didn't even have a honeymoon.
1350 01:14:17,020 01:14:18,395 I promised you... I promised you...
1351 01:14:19,231 01:14:21,524 - Your what? - My baby. - Your what? - My baby.
1352 01:14:24,277 01:14:25,778 Your... Your... Your... Your...
1353 01:14:26,655 01:14:28,364 Mary, you on the nest? Mary, you on the nest?
1354 01:14:28,615 01:14:32,535 - George Bailey lassoes stork. - Lassoes a stork! - George Bailey lassoes stork. - Lassoes a stork!
1355 01:14:36,540 01:14:40,459 You mean you... What is it, a boy or a girl? You mean you... What is it, a boy or a girl?
1356 01:14:44,089 01:14:48,592 Now, you've probably already guessed that George never leaves Bedford Falls. Now, you've probably already guessed that George never leaves Bedford Falls.
1357 01:14:48,677 01:14:52,429 - No! - Mary had her baby, a boy. - No! - Mary had her baby, a boy.
1358 01:14:53,139 01:14:55,224 Then she had another one, a girl. Then she had another one, a girl.
1359 01:14:55,475 01:14:57,518 Day after day she worked away, Day after day she worked away,
1360 01:14:57,602 01:15:00,521 remaking the old Granville house into a home. remaking the old Granville house into a home.
1361 01:15:00,730 01:15:04,316 Night after night, George came back late from the office. Night after night, George came back late from the office.
1362 01:15:08,029 01:15:10,281 Potter was bearing down hard. Potter was bearing down hard.
1363 01:15:15,495 01:15:17,121 Then came a war. Then came a war.
1364 01:15:17,914 01:15:21,500 Ma Bailey and Mrs. Hatch joined the Red Cross and sewed. Ma Bailey and Mrs. Hatch joined the Red Cross and sewed.
1365 01:15:21,960 01:15:26,088 Mary had two more babies but still found time to run the USO. Mary had two more babies but still found time to run the USO.
1366 01:15:26,298 01:15:29,842 Sam Wainwright made a fortune in plastic hoods for planes. Sam Wainwright made a fortune in plastic hoods for planes.
1367 01:15:30,135 01:15:32,553 Potter became head of the draft board. Potter became head of the draft board.
1368 01:15:32,971 01:15:40,728 One-A. One-A.
1369 01:15:41,021 01:15:43,522 Gower and Uncle Billy sold war bonds. Gower and Uncle Billy sold war bonds.
1370 01:15:43,898 01:15:47,985 Bert the cop was wounded in North Africa, got the Silver Star. Bert the cop was wounded in North Africa, got the Silver Star.
1371 01:15:48,528 01:15:51,822 Ernie the taxi driver parachuted into France. Ernie the taxi driver parachuted into France.
1372 01:15:52,198 01:15:55,326 Marty helped capture the Remagen Bridge. Marty helped capture the Remagen Bridge.
1373 01:15:55,702 01:15:56,785 Harry... Harry...
1374 01:15:56,870 01:15:59,204 Harry Bailey topped them all. Harry Bailey topped them all.
1375 01:15:59,539 01:16:03,208 A Navy flier, he shot down 15 planes, A Navy flier, he shot down 15 planes,
1376 01:16:03,293 01:16:07,630 two of them as they were about to crash into a transport full of soldiers. two of them as they were about to crash into a transport full of soldiers.
1377 01:16:09,257 01:16:11,634 - Yes, but George. - George? - Yes, but George. - George?
1378 01:16:11,885 01:16:13,802 Four-F on account of his ear, Four-F on account of his ear,
1379 01:16:13,887 01:16:16,388 George fought the battle of Bedford Falls. George fought the battle of Bedford Falls.
1380 01:16:16,890 01:16:19,224 Now, hold on! Hold on! Hold on now! Now, hold on! Hold on! Hold on now!
1381 01:16:19,309 01:16:20,851 Don't you know there's a war on? Don't you know there's a war on?
1382 01:16:20,935 01:16:22,728 Air raid warden. Air raid warden.
1383 01:16:31,488 01:16:32,946 Paper drives. Paper drives.
1384 01:16:33,031 01:16:34,365 Scrap drives. Scrap drives.
1385 01:16:34,449 01:16:35,866 Rubber drives. Rubber drives.
1386 01:16:35,950 01:16:40,996 Like everybody else on VE Day, he wept and prayed. Like everybody else on VE Day, he wept and prayed.
1387 01:16:43,249 01:16:46,126 On VJ Day, he wept and prayed again. On VJ Day, he wept and prayed again.
1388 01:16:46,211 01:16:48,379 Joseph, now show him what happened today. Joseph, now show him what happened today.
1389 01:16:48,463 01:16:49,421 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
1390 01:16:50,215 01:16:53,342 This morning, day before Christmas, about 10:00 a.m. This morning, day before Christmas, about 10:00 a.m.
1391 01:16:53,426 01:16:55,010 Bedford Falls time... Bedford Falls time...
1392 01:16:55,095 01:16:57,388 Hey, Ernie. Look at that. Hey, Ernie. Look at that.
1393 01:17:02,894 01:17:03,894 It's gonna snow again. It's gonna snow again.
1394 01:17:03,978 01:17:07,272 What do you mean, it's gonna snow? Look at the headlines. The President... What do you mean, it's gonna snow? Look at the headlines. The President...
1395 01:17:07,357 01:17:09,817 I know, I know, George. That's marvelous. I know, I know, George. That's marvelous.
1396 01:17:09,901 01:17:11,402 Commander Harry Bailey! Commander Harry Bailey!
1397 01:17:11,486 01:17:14,029 Mr. Gower, look at this, the second page. Mr. Gower, look at this, the second page.
1398 01:17:14,114 01:17:15,364 Now, look, this is for you. Now, look, this is for you.
1399 01:17:15,448 01:17:16,865 - This is for you. That's for you. - Okay. - This is for you. That's for you. - Okay.
1400 01:17:16,950 01:17:18,784 - Right, thanks. - See you again. - Right, thanks. - See you again.
1401 01:17:20,453 01:17:22,579 Be sure you spell the name right. Be sure you spell the name right.
1402 01:17:33,717 01:17:35,217 Extra! Read all about it! Extra! Read all about it!
1403 01:17:35,301 01:17:37,761 George, George! It's Harry now on long-distance from Washington. George, George! It's Harry now on long-distance from Washington.
1404 01:17:37,846 01:17:39,388 Harry! What do you know about that! Harry! What do you know about that!
1405 01:17:39,472 01:17:40,973 He reversed the charges. It's okay, isn't it? He reversed the charges. It's okay, isn't it?
1406 01:17:41,057 01:17:43,350 Reversed the charges? Of course it is for a hero. Reversed the charges? Of course it is for a hero.
1407 01:17:43,435 01:17:44,810 Harry! Harry!
1408 01:17:44,936 01:17:48,981 You old seven times a son of a gun. Congratulations. You old seven times a son of a gun. Congratulations.
1409 01:17:49,149 01:17:51,650 How's Mother standing it? She did? How's Mother standing it? She did?
1410 01:17:51,985 01:17:53,235 What do you know? What do you know?
1411 01:17:53,319 01:17:55,028 Mother had lunch with the President's wife. Mother had lunch with the President's wife.
1412 01:17:55,113 01:17:56,196 Wait till Martha hears about this. Wait till Martha hears about this.
1413 01:17:56,281 01:17:58,407 - What did they have to eat? - What'd they have to eat? - What did they have to eat? - What'd they have to eat?
1414 01:17:58,491 01:17:59,533 Harry, Harry,
1415 01:17:59,617 01:18:02,745 you should see what they're cooking up in the town for you. you should see what they're cooking up in the town for you.
1416 01:18:02,829 01:18:03,912 Oh, they are? Oh, they are?
1417 01:18:03,997 01:18:05,873 The Navy's gonna fly Mother home this afternoon. The Navy's gonna fly Mother home this afternoon.
1418 01:18:05,957 01:18:07,082 In a plane? In a plane?
1419 01:18:07,459 01:18:09,585 What? Uncle Billy? What? Uncle Billy?
1420 01:18:09,669 01:18:12,045 - Has Uncle Billy come in yet? - He stopped at the bank first. - Has Uncle Billy come in yet? - He stopped at the bank first.
1421 01:18:12,130 01:18:15,591 He's not here right now, Harry. But look, now, tell me about it. He's not here right now, Harry. But look, now, tell me about it.
1422 01:18:15,675 01:18:16,717 - George. George, George. - What? - George. George, George. - What?
1423 01:18:16,801 01:18:17,926 - That man is here again. - What man? - That man is here again. - What man?
1424 01:18:18,011 01:18:19,595 Bank examiner. Bank examiner.
1425 01:18:20,680 01:18:22,806 Harry, talk to Eustace for a minute, will you? Harry, talk to Eustace for a minute, will you?
1426 01:18:22,891 01:18:24,099 I'll be right back. I'll be right back.
1427 01:18:24,184 01:18:25,642 - Well... - Harry. - Well... - Harry.
1428 01:18:25,727 01:18:28,228 - Good morning, sir. - Carter, bank examiner. - Good morning, sir. - Carter, bank examiner.
1429 01:18:28,313 01:18:30,439 - Mr. Carter, Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas. - Mr. Carter, Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.
1430 01:18:30,523 01:18:32,274 We're all excited around here. We're all excited around here.
1431 01:18:32,358 01:18:34,443 My brother just got the Congressional Medal of Honor. My brother just got the Congressional Medal of Honor.
1432 01:18:34,527 01:18:37,279 - The President just decorated him. - Well, I guess they do those things. - The President just decorated him. - Well, I guess they do those things.
1433 01:18:37,363 01:18:40,199 - Well, I trust you had a good year. - Good year? - Well, I trust you had a good year. - Good year?
1434 01:18:40,408 01:18:43,535 Well, between you and me, Mr. Carter, we're broke. Well, between you and me, Mr. Carter, we're broke.
1435 01:18:43,745 01:18:45,412 Yeah, very funny. Yeah, very funny.
1436 01:18:47,582 01:18:50,375 Well, now, come right in here, Mr. Carter. Well, now, come right in here, Mr. Carter.
1437 01:18:50,460 01:18:52,711 Although I shouldn't wonder when you okay reverse charges Although I shouldn't wonder when you okay reverse charges
1438 01:18:52,796 01:18:54,546 on personal long-distance calls. on personal long-distance calls.
1439 01:18:54,631 01:18:56,215 - George, shall we hang up? - No, no. - George, shall we hang up? - No, no.
1440 01:18:56,299 01:18:57,966 He wants to talk to Uncle Billy. You just hold on, there. He wants to talk to Uncle Billy. You just hold on, there.
1441 01:18:58,051 01:19:00,803 Now, if you'll cooperate, I'd like to finish with you by tonight. Now, if you'll cooperate, I'd like to finish with you by tonight.
1442 01:19:00,887 01:19:03,764 I want to spend Christmas in Elmira with my family. I want to spend Christmas in Elmira with my family.
1443 01:19:03,848 01:19:05,098 I don't blame you at all, Mr. Carter. I don't blame you at all, Mr. Carter.
1444 01:19:05,183 01:19:06,475 Just step right in here. We'll fix you up. Just step right in here. We'll fix you up.
1445 01:19:07,519 01:19:10,562 December 24. December 24.
1446 01:19:16,152 01:19:18,737 $8,000. $8,000.
1447 01:19:19,864 01:19:22,449 - Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter. - Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter. - Merry Christmas.
1448 01:19:22,534 01:19:25,953 Well, good morning, Mr. Potter. What's the news? Well, good morning, Mr. Potter. What's the news?
1449 01:19:26,037 01:19:29,790 Well, well, well, "Harry Bailey wins Congressional Medal." Well, well, well, "Harry Bailey wins Congressional Medal."
1450 01:19:29,874 01:19:31,959 That couldn't be one of the Bailey boys. That couldn't be one of the Bailey boys.
1451 01:19:32,043 01:19:35,629 You just can't keep those Baileys down, now can you, Mr. Potter? You just can't keep those Baileys down, now can you, Mr. Potter?
1452 01:19:35,713 01:19:38,131 How does slacker George feel about that? How does slacker George feel about that?
1453 01:19:38,216 01:19:39,466 Very jealous. Very jealous. Very jealous. Very jealous.
1454 01:19:39,551 01:19:41,760 He only lost three buttons off his vest. He only lost three buttons off his vest.
1455 01:19:41,845 01:19:43,887 Of course, slacker George would've gotten Of course, slacker George would've gotten
1456 01:19:43,972 01:19:45,848 two of these medals if he had gone. two of these medals if he had gone.
1457 01:19:45,932 01:19:47,474 - Bad ear. - Yes. - Bad ear. - Yes.
1458 01:19:47,642 01:19:51,103 After all, Potter, some people like George had to stay at home. After all, Potter, some people like George had to stay at home.
1459 01:19:51,187 01:19:55,232 Not every heel was in Germany and Japan. Not every heel was in Germany and Japan.
1460 01:20:02,532 01:20:06,243 - Good morning, Mr. Bailey. - Good morning, Horace. - Good morning, Mr. Bailey. - Good morning, Horace.
1461 01:20:07,287 01:20:10,038 - I guess you forgot something. - Huh? - I guess you forgot something. - Huh?
1462 01:20:10,123 01:20:11,957 - You forgot something. - What? - You forgot something. - What?
1463 01:20:12,041 01:20:13,542 Well, aren't you going to make a deposit? Well, aren't you going to make a deposit?
1464 01:20:13,626 01:20:14,626 Oh, sure, sure I am. Oh, sure, sure I am.
1465 01:20:14,711 01:20:18,130 Well, then, it's usually customary to bring the money with you. Well, then, it's usually customary to bring the money with you.
1466 01:20:18,673 01:20:22,885 Oh, shucks, I knew I had. Oh, shucks, I knew I had.
1467 01:20:24,721 01:20:26,805 How about that finger there? How about that finger there?
1468 01:20:26,890 01:20:27,973 Well, I... Well, I...
1469 01:20:28,850 01:20:30,058 Bailey. Bailey.
1470 01:20:36,566 01:20:38,984 Take me back there. Hurry up. Take me back there. Hurry up.
1471 01:20:41,070 01:20:43,322 Come on, look sharp. Come on, look sharp.
1472 01:21:01,007 01:21:02,507 Take me back. Take me back.
1473 01:21:12,352 01:21:15,687 Just make yourself at home, Mr. Carter. I got those books for you here. Just make yourself at home, Mr. Carter. I got those books for you here.
1474 01:21:15,772 01:21:17,189 Oh, hello, Vi. Oh, hello, Vi.
1475 01:21:17,273 01:21:18,857 George, can I see you for a second? George, can I see you for a second?
1476 01:21:18,942 01:21:21,818 Why, of course you can. Go on in the office there. Why, of course you can. Go on in the office there.
1477 01:21:21,986 01:21:24,821 Uncle Billy, talk to Harry. He's on the telephone. Uncle Billy, talk to Harry. He's on the telephone.
1478 01:21:25,615 01:21:28,408 Hurry up, Uncle Billy, hurry. Long distance, Washington. Hurry up, Uncle Billy, hurry. Long distance, Washington.
1479 01:21:28,493 01:21:29,618 Hey, here's Harry on the phone. Hey, here's Harry on the phone.
1480 01:21:29,702 01:21:31,453 You know, your nephew, remember? Harry. You know, your nephew, remember? Harry.
1481 01:21:31,537 01:21:32,788 - Here he is. - Hurry up. - Here he is. - Hurry up.
1482 01:21:33,289 01:21:37,042 Hello? Hello. Yes, Harry, yes, everything's fine. Hello? Hello. Yes, Harry, yes, everything's fine.
1483 01:21:37,543 01:21:39,753 I ought to have my head examined. I ought to have my head examined.
1484 01:21:39,837 01:21:42,714 $8,000. It's got to be somewhere. $8,000. It's got to be somewhere.
1485 01:21:48,888 01:21:50,138 Here you are. Here you are.
1486 01:21:50,723 01:21:51,807 Character? Character?
1487 01:21:52,433 01:21:53,725 If I had any character, I'd... If I had any character, I'd...
1488 01:21:53,810 01:21:57,229 It takes a lot of character to leave your hometown and start all over again. It takes a lot of character to leave your hometown and start all over again.
1489 01:21:57,313 01:21:58,814 No, George, don't. No, George, don't.
1490 01:21:58,898 01:22:00,899 Here now, you're broke, aren't you? Here now, you're broke, aren't you?
1491 01:22:00,984 01:22:02,609 - I know, but... - What do you want to do, - I know, but... - What do you want to do,
1492 01:22:02,694 01:22:04,486 hock your furs and that hat? hock your furs and that hat?
1493 01:22:05,863 01:22:07,322 You want to walk to New York? You want to walk to New York?
1494 01:22:07,407 01:22:09,199 You know, they charge for meals and rent up there, You know, they charge for meals and rent up there,
1495 01:22:09,283 01:22:10,701 just the same as they do in Bedford Falls. just the same as they do in Bedford Falls.
1496 01:22:10,785 01:22:12,577 - Yeah, sure. - No, that's a loan, now. - Yeah, sure. - No, that's a loan, now.
1497 01:22:12,870 01:22:15,163 That's my business, Building and Loan. That's my business, Building and Loan.
1498 01:22:15,331 01:22:18,375 Besides, you'll get a job. Good luck to you. Besides, you'll get a job. Good luck to you.
1499 01:22:18,459 01:22:20,627 I'm glad I know you, George Bailey. I'm glad I know you, George Bailey.
1500 01:22:25,842 01:22:28,593 - Say hello to New York for me. - Yeah, yeah, sure, I will. - Say hello to New York for me. - Yeah, yeah, sure, I will.
1501 01:22:28,678 01:22:30,595 Now, let's hear from you once in a while. Now, let's hear from you once in a while.
1502 01:22:34,559 01:22:37,853 - Merry Christmas, Vi. - Merry Christmas, George. - Merry Christmas, Vi. - Merry Christmas, George.
1503 01:22:38,771 01:22:41,231 - Mr. Bailey. - Oh, Mr. Carter, I'm sorry. - Mr. Bailey. - Oh, Mr. Carter, I'm sorry.
1504 01:22:41,315 01:22:42,816 I'll be right with you. Uncle Billy in there? I'll be right with you. Uncle Billy in there?
1505 01:22:42,900 01:22:44,401 Yeah, he's in his office. Yeah, he's in his office.
1506 01:22:44,485 01:22:46,695 What's going on? What's going on?
1507 01:22:46,904 01:22:48,905 The bank examiner's here. The bank examiner's here.
1508 01:22:49,699 01:22:52,617 - He's here? - Yeah. He wants the accounts payable... - He's here? - Yeah. He wants the accounts payable...
1509 01:22:52,744 01:22:54,327 What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?
1510 01:22:54,412 01:22:55,829 Come here. Come here.
1511 01:23:16,100 01:23:17,059 Eustace. Eustace.
1512 01:23:17,143 01:23:18,894 - Yeah? - Come here a minute. - Yeah? - Come here a minute.
1513 01:23:20,646 01:23:22,898 Did you see Uncle Billy with any cash last night? Did you see Uncle Billy with any cash last night?
1514 01:23:22,982 01:23:25,484 He had it on his desk counting it before he closed up. He had it on his desk counting it before he closed up.
1515 01:23:26,652 01:23:28,236 Now, look, did you buy anything? Now, look, did you buy anything?
1516 01:23:28,321 01:23:30,614 - Nothing. Not even a stick of gum. - All right, all right. - Nothing. Not even a stick of gum. - All right, all right.
1517 01:23:30,698 01:23:33,325 Now, we'll go over every step you took since you left the house. Now, we'll go over every step you took since you left the house.
1518 01:23:33,409 01:23:34,409 - Right. This way. - Come on. - Right. This way. - Come on.
1519 01:23:44,337 01:23:46,338 And did you put the envelope in your pocket? And did you put the envelope in your pocket?
1520 01:23:46,422 01:23:49,549 Yeah, maybe, maybe. Yeah, maybe, maybe.
1521 01:23:49,634 01:23:52,427 Maybe! I don't want any maybe. We've got to find that money! Maybe! I don't want any maybe. We've got to find that money!
1522 01:23:52,512 01:23:54,054 - I'm no good to you, George. - Uncle Billy, look, - I'm no good to you, George. - Uncle Billy, look,
1523 01:23:54,138 01:23:56,723 do you realize what's going to happen if we don't find it? do you realize what's going to happen if we don't find it?
1524 01:23:56,808 01:23:57,849 Listen to me. Listen to me.
1525 01:23:57,934 01:23:59,726 Do you have any secret hiding place here in the house? Do you have any secret hiding place here in the house?
1526 01:23:59,811 01:24:01,853 Someplace you would have... Someplace you hide the money? Someplace you would have... Someplace you hide the money?
1527 01:24:01,938 01:24:03,563 I've gone over the whole house, I've gone over the whole house,
1528 01:24:03,648 01:24:07,567 even in rooms that have been locked since I lost Laura. even in rooms that have been locked since I lost Laura.
1529 01:24:07,652 01:24:10,779 Listen to me, listen to me! Think, think! Listen to me, listen to me! Think, think!
1530 01:24:10,863 01:24:14,950 I can't think anymore, George. I can't think anymore. It hurts. I can't think anymore, George. I can't think anymore. It hurts.
1531 01:24:15,034 01:24:17,953 Where's that money, you silly, stupid old fool? Where's that money, you silly, stupid old fool?
1532 01:24:18,037 01:24:20,789 Where's that money? Do you realize what this means? Where's that money? Do you realize what this means?
1533 01:24:20,873 01:24:23,875 It means bankruptcy and scandal and prison! It means bankruptcy and scandal and prison!
1534 01:24:25,002 01:24:26,294 That's what it means. That's what it means.
1535 01:24:26,379 01:24:29,631 One of us is going to jail. Well, it's not going to be me. One of us is going to jail. Well, it's not going to be me.
1536 01:24:52,405 01:24:53,488 Hello, darling. Hello, darling.
1537 01:24:53,573 01:24:55,365 - Hello, Daddy. - Hello, Daddy. - Hello, Daddy. - Hello, Daddy.
1538 01:24:55,449 01:24:57,325 How do you like it? How do you like it?
1539 01:24:57,410 01:24:59,077 - Bless you! - Bless you! - Bless you! - Bless you!
1540 01:25:00,830 01:25:01,997 Did you bring the wreath? Did you bring the wreath?
1541 01:25:02,081 01:25:03,915 Yes, Daddy, did you bring the Christmas wreath? Yes, Daddy, did you bring the Christmas wreath?
1542 01:25:04,000 01:25:05,000 What wreath? What wreath?
1543 01:25:05,084 01:25:07,544 The Merry Christmas wreath for the window. The Merry Christmas wreath for the window.
1544 01:25:07,628 01:25:08,962 No. I left it at the office. No. I left it at the office.
1545 01:25:09,046 01:25:11,006 - Is it snowing? - Yeah, it just started. - Is it snowing? - Yeah, it just started.
1546 01:25:11,090 01:25:14,176 - Where's your coat and hat? - Left them at the office. - Where's your coat and hat? - Left them at the office.
1547 01:25:14,343 01:25:15,427 What's the matter? What's the matter?
1548 01:25:15,511 01:25:18,096 Nothing's the matter. Everything's all right. Nothing's the matter. Everything's all right.
1549 01:25:25,771 01:25:29,065 Come on, Pete, you're a big boy. You can help me get this star up. Come on, Pete, you're a big boy. You can help me get this star up.
1550 01:25:29,150 01:25:32,152 Way up at the top. There. That's it. Way up at the top. There. That's it.
1551 01:25:32,778 01:25:36,573 All right, fill in that little bare spot right there. Right there. All right, fill in that little bare spot right there. Right there.
1552 01:25:38,784 01:25:42,287 Isn't it wonderful about Harry? We're famous, George. Isn't it wonderful about Harry? We're famous, George.
1553 01:25:42,371 01:25:46,124 Bet I had 50 calls today about the parade, the banquet. Bet I had 50 calls today about the parade, the banquet.
1554 01:25:46,292 01:25:48,376 Your mother's so excited. She... Your mother's so excited. She...
1555 01:26:08,981 01:26:11,483 Must she keep playing that? Must she keep playing that?
1556 01:26:11,567 01:26:14,402 I have to practice it for the party tonight, Daddy. I have to practice it for the party tonight, Daddy.
1557 01:26:14,487 01:26:17,572 Mama said we could stay up till midnight and sing Christmas carols. Mama said we could stay up till midnight and sing Christmas carols.
1558 01:26:17,657 01:26:19,157 Can you sing, Daddy? Can you sing, Daddy?
1559 01:26:19,533 01:26:21,117 Better hurry and shave. Better hurry and shave.
1560 01:26:21,202 01:26:24,162 - The families will be here soon. - Families. - The families will be here soon. - Families.
1561 01:26:24,247 01:26:26,706 I don't want the families over here. I don't want the families over here.
1562 01:26:28,501 01:26:31,544 Come on out in the kitchen with me while I finish dinner. Come on out in the kitchen with me while I finish dinner.
1563 01:26:31,629 01:26:34,714 Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.
1564 01:26:34,840 01:26:36,967 - Have a hectic day? - Oh, yeah. - Have a hectic day? - Oh, yeah.
1565 01:26:37,051 01:26:39,970 Another big red-letter day for the Baileys. Another big red-letter day for the Baileys.
1566 01:26:40,429 01:26:43,265 Daddy, the Browns next door have a new car. You should see it. Daddy, the Browns next door have a new car. You should see it.
1567 01:26:43,349 01:26:45,600 Well, what's the matter with our car? Isn't it good enough for you? Well, what's the matter with our car? Isn't it good enough for you?
1568 01:26:45,685 01:26:46,768 Yes, Daddy. Yes, Daddy.
1569 01:26:47,019 01:26:49,437 Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.
1570 01:26:49,522 01:26:51,773 - Excuse you for what? - I burped. - Excuse you for what? - I burped.
1571 01:26:52,858 01:26:54,276 All right, darling, you're excused. All right, darling, you're excused.
1572 01:26:54,360 01:26:57,112 Now, go on upstairs and see if little Zuzu wants anything. Now, go on upstairs and see if little Zuzu wants anything.
1573 01:26:57,655 01:27:01,950 - Zuzu? What's the matter with Zuzu? - Oh, she's just got a cold. She's in bed. - Zuzu? What's the matter with Zuzu? - Oh, she's just got a cold. She's in bed.
1574 01:27:02,034 01:27:03,493 Caught it coming home from school. Caught it coming home from school.
1575 01:27:03,577 01:27:06,121 They gave her a flower for a prize, and she didn't want to crush it, They gave her a flower for a prize, and she didn't want to crush it,
1576 01:27:06,205 01:27:07,455 so she didn't button up her coat. so she didn't button up her coat.
1577 01:27:07,540 01:27:09,708 - What is it, a sore throat or what? - It's just a cold. - What is it, a sore throat or what? - It's just a cold.
1578 01:27:09,792 01:27:11,084 - The doctor says it's nothing serious. - The doctor? - The doctor says it's nothing serious. - The doctor?
1579 01:27:11,168 01:27:12,919 - Was the doctor here? - Yes, I called him right away. - Was the doctor here? - Yes, I called him right away.
1580 01:27:13,004 01:27:14,254 He says it's nothing to worry about. He says it's nothing to worry about.
1581 01:27:14,338 01:27:15,630 Is she running a temperature? What is it? Is she running a temperature? What is it?
1582 01:27:15,715 01:27:17,799 Just a teensy one, 99.6. She'll be all right. Just a teensy one, 99.6. She'll be all right.
1583 01:27:17,883 01:27:19,342 Of course, it's this old house. Of course, it's this old house.
1584 01:27:19,427 01:27:21,636 I don't know why we don't all have pneumonia. I don't know why we don't all have pneumonia.
1585 01:27:21,721 01:27:26,057 Drafty old barn. Might as well be living in a refrigerator. Drafty old barn. Might as well be living in a refrigerator.
1586 01:27:26,267 01:27:28,018 Why did we have to live here in the first place Why did we have to live here in the first place
1587 01:27:28,102 01:27:31,229 and stay around this measly, crummy old town? and stay around this measly, crummy old town?
1588 01:27:32,023 01:27:34,607 - George, what's wrong? - Wrong! Everything's wrong. - George, what's wrong? - Wrong! Everything's wrong.
1589 01:27:34,692 01:27:37,986 You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids? You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?
1590 01:27:38,070 01:27:41,740 - Dad, how do you spell "frankincense"? - I don't know. Ask your mother. - Dad, how do you spell "frankincense"? - I don't know. Ask your mother.
1591 01:27:41,824 01:27:43,575 - Where're you going? - I'm going up to see Zuzu. - Where're you going? - I'm going up to see Zuzu.
1592 01:27:43,659 01:27:46,077 He told me to write a play for tomorrow. He told me to write a play for tomorrow.
1593 01:27:56,922 01:28:00,675 F-r-a-n-k-i-n... F-r-a-n-k-i-n...
1594 01:28:00,885 01:28:02,260 Hi, Daddy! Hi, Daddy!
1595 01:28:03,387 01:28:06,598 - Well, what happened to you? - I won a flower. - Well, what happened to you? - I won a flower.
1596 01:28:06,891 01:28:08,725 Wait now. Where do you think you're going? Wait now. Where do you think you're going?
1597 01:28:08,809 01:28:10,477 I want to give my flower a drink. I want to give my flower a drink.
1598 01:28:10,561 01:28:12,771 All right, all right. Now, give Daddy the flower. All right, all right. Now, give Daddy the flower.
1599 01:28:12,855 01:28:14,189 I'll give it a drink. I'll give it a drink.
1600 01:28:14,273 01:28:15,607 Now, here. Now, here.
1601 01:28:17,109 01:28:19,194 Look, Daddy! Look, Daddy!
1602 01:28:19,278 01:28:20,695 Paste it! Paste it!
1603 01:28:20,780 01:28:23,323 Yeah, all right, all right. Give it here. Yeah, all right, all right. Give it here.
1604 01:28:25,785 01:28:28,328 Now, we'll paste this together here. Now, we'll paste this together here.
1605 01:28:31,540 01:28:34,709 There. There it is. Good as new. There. There it is. Good as new.
1606 01:28:34,794 01:28:36,878 Now, give the flower a drink. Now, give the flower a drink.
1607 01:28:36,962 01:28:38,421 Now, will you do something for me? Now, will you do something for me?
1608 01:28:38,506 01:28:41,257 - What? - Will you try to get some sleep? - What? - Will you try to get some sleep?
1609 01:28:41,467 01:28:44,386 I'm not sleepy. I want to look at my flower. I'm not sleepy. I want to look at my flower.
1610 01:28:44,470 01:28:48,890 I know, I know, but you just go to sleep and then you can dream about it, I know, I know, but you just go to sleep and then you can dream about it,
1611 01:28:49,183 01:28:51,351 and it'll be a whole garden. and it'll be a whole garden.
1612 01:28:51,435 01:28:52,685 It will? It will?
1613 01:29:01,112 01:29:02,904 - Telephone! - Telephone! - Telephone! - Telephone!
1614 01:29:02,988 01:29:04,406 I'll get it. I'll get it.
1615 01:29:06,325 01:29:07,492 Hello? Hello?
1616 01:29:08,411 01:29:10,453 Yes, this is Mrs. Bailey. Yes, this is Mrs. Bailey.
1617 01:29:10,830 01:29:13,706 Oh, thank you, Mrs. Welch. I'm sure she'll be all right. Oh, thank you, Mrs. Welch. I'm sure she'll be all right.
1618 01:29:13,791 01:29:15,417 The doctor said that she ought to be out of bed The doctor said that she ought to be out of bed
1619 01:29:15,501 01:29:16,709 in time to have her Christmas dinner. in time to have her Christmas dinner.
1620 01:29:16,794 01:29:18,336 - Is that Zuzu's teacher? - Yes. - Is that Zuzu's teacher? - Yes.
1621 01:29:18,421 01:29:19,754 Let me speak to her. Let me speak to her.
1622 01:29:19,839 01:29:22,298 Hello. Hello, Mrs. Welch? Hello. Hello, Mrs. Welch?
1623 01:29:22,591 01:29:25,135 This is George Bailey. I'm Zuzu's father. This is George Bailey. I'm Zuzu's father.
1624 01:29:25,219 01:29:26,928 Say, what kind of a teacher are you, anyway? Say, what kind of a teacher are you, anyway?
1625 01:29:27,012 01:29:29,305 What do you mean sending her home like that, half naked? What do you mean sending her home like that, half naked?
1626 01:29:29,390 01:29:31,933 Do you realize she'll probably end up with pneumonia on account of you? Do you realize she'll probably end up with pneumonia on account of you?
1627 01:29:32,017 01:29:33,977 - George! - Is this the sort of thing we pay taxes for - George! - Is this the sort of thing we pay taxes for
1628 01:29:34,061 01:29:36,187 to have teachers like you? to have teachers like you?
1629 01:29:36,272 01:29:39,524 Stupid, silly, careless people who send our kids home without any clothes on? Stupid, silly, careless people who send our kids home without any clothes on?
1630 01:29:39,608 01:29:41,443 You know, maybe my kids aren't the best-dressed kids. You know, maybe my kids aren't the best-dressed kids.
1631 01:29:41,527 01:29:43,278 And maybe they don't have any decent clothes... And maybe they don't have any decent clothes...
1632 01:29:43,362 01:29:45,155 That stupid... That stupid...
1633 01:29:45,865 01:29:48,783 Hello, Mrs. Welch. I want to apologize... Hello, Mrs. Welch. I want to apologize...
1634 01:29:48,868 01:29:50,994 Hello? Hello. Hello? Hello.
1635 01:29:52,746 01:29:55,165 - She's hung up! - I'll hang her up! - She's hung up! - I'll hang her up!
1636 01:29:55,249 01:29:58,460 - Hey, you! I'll knock your block off! - What is that? - Hey, you! I'll knock your block off! - What is that?
1637 01:29:58,544 01:30:00,336 Hello! Who's this? Hello! Who's this?
1638 01:30:00,421 01:30:01,963 Oh, Mr. Welch? Oh, Mr. Welch?
1639 01:30:02,339 01:30:03,798 Okay, that's fine, Mr. Welch. Okay, that's fine, Mr. Welch.
1640 01:30:03,883 01:30:05,967 Give me a chance to tell you what I really think of your wife. Give me a chance to tell you what I really think of your wife.
1641 01:30:06,051 01:30:07,093 George, stop it. George, stop it.
1642 01:30:07,178 01:30:08,887 Will you get out and let me handle this? Will you get out and let me handle this?
1643 01:30:08,971 01:30:11,514 Hello? Hello? What? Hello? Hello? What?
1644 01:30:13,225 01:30:14,809 Oh, you will, huh? Oh, you will, huh?
1645 01:30:14,894 01:30:17,812 Okay, Mr. Welch. Any time you think you're man enough, you... Okay, Mr. Welch. Any time you think you're man enough, you...
1646 01:30:17,897 01:30:19,397 Hello! Any... Hello! Any...
1647 01:30:23,569 01:30:24,527 Dad, how do you spell "hallelujah"? Dad, how do you spell "hallelujah"?
1648 01:30:24,612 01:30:26,654 How should I know? What do you think I am, a dictionary? How should I know? What do you think I am, a dictionary?
1649 01:30:26,739 01:30:27,989 Tommy, stop that! Stop it! Tommy, stop that! Stop it!
1650 01:30:28,073 01:30:29,949 Janie, haven't you learned that silly tune yet? Janie, haven't you learned that silly tune yet?
1651 01:30:30,034 01:30:33,745 You play it over and over again. Now stop it! Stop it! You play it over and over again. Now stop it! Stop it!
1652 01:31:00,856 01:31:02,482 I'm sorry, Mary. I'm sorry, Mary.
1653 01:31:05,778 01:31:07,654 Janie, I'm sorry. Janie, I'm sorry.
1654 01:31:08,322 01:31:12,492 I didn't mean that. I... You go on and practice. I didn't mean that. I... You go on and practice.
1655 01:31:18,040 01:31:20,416 Pete, I owe you an apology, too. Pete, I owe you an apology, too.
1656 01:31:21,669 01:31:23,044 I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
1657 01:31:24,463 01:31:27,298 - What do you want to know? - Nothing, Daddy. - What do you want to know? - Nothing, Daddy.
1658 01:31:34,265 01:31:36,057 What's the matter with everybody? What's the matter with everybody?
1659 01:31:36,141 01:31:38,685 Janie, go on. I told you to practice. Now, go on, play! Janie, go on. I told you to practice. Now, go on, play!
1660 01:31:38,769 01:31:40,103 Oh, Daddy! Oh, Daddy!
1661 01:31:45,484 01:31:48,945 George, why must you torture the children? Why don't you... George, why must you torture the children? Why don't you...
1662 01:31:49,697 01:31:50,947 Mary... Mary...
1663 01:32:05,004 01:32:06,921 Bedford 247, please. Bedford 247, please.
1664 01:32:07,006 01:32:09,048 - Is Daddy in trouble? - Yes, Pete. - Is Daddy in trouble? - Yes, Pete.
1665 01:32:09,133 01:32:12,218 - Shall I pray for him? - Yes, Janie, pray very hard. - Shall I pray for him? - Yes, Janie, pray very hard.
1666 01:32:12,303 01:32:14,345 - Me, too? - You, too, Tommy. - Me, too? - You, too, Tommy.
1667 01:32:15,347 01:32:17,307 Hello? Uncle Billy? Hello? Uncle Billy?
1668 01:32:18,601 01:32:19,642 I'm in trouble, Mr. Potter. I'm in trouble, Mr. Potter.
1669 01:32:20,185 01:32:21,603 I need help. I need help.
1670 01:32:22,688 01:32:25,565 Through some sort of an accident, my company's short in their accounts. Through some sort of an accident, my company's short in their accounts.
1671 01:32:25,649 01:32:27,442 The bank examiner got there today. The bank examiner got there today.
1672 01:32:27,526 01:32:29,777 I've got to raise $8,000 immediately. I've got to raise $8,000 immediately.
1673 01:32:29,862 01:32:32,322 Oh, that's what the reporters wanted to talk to you about? Oh, that's what the reporters wanted to talk to you about?
1674 01:32:32,406 01:32:33,740 - The reporters? - Yes. - The reporters? - Yes.
1675 01:32:33,824 01:32:37,201 They called me up from your Building and Loan. They called me up from your Building and Loan.
1676 01:32:37,494 01:32:40,872 Oh, there's a man over there from the D.A.'s office, too. Oh, there's a man over there from the D.A.'s office, too.
1677 01:32:40,956 01:32:42,165 He's looking for you. He's looking for you.
1678 01:32:42,249 01:32:45,877 Please help me, Mr. Potter. Help me, won't you, please? Please help me, Mr. Potter. Help me, won't you, please?
1679 01:32:45,961 01:32:47,795 Can't you see what it means to my family? Can't you see what it means to my family?
1680 01:32:47,880 01:32:50,715 I'll pay any sort of a bonus on the loan, any interest, I'll pay any sort of a bonus on the loan, any interest,
1681 01:32:50,799 01:32:52,383 if you still want the Building and Loan... if you still want the Building and Loan...
1682 01:32:52,468 01:32:55,970 George, could it possibly be there's a slight discrepancy in the books? George, could it possibly be there's a slight discrepancy in the books?
1683 01:32:56,055 01:32:57,597 No, sir. There's nothing wrong with the books. No, sir. There's nothing wrong with the books.
1684 01:32:57,681 01:33:00,683 I've just misplaced $8,000. I can't find it anywhere. I've just misplaced $8,000. I can't find it anywhere.
1685 01:33:00,768 01:33:04,729 - You misplaced $8,000? - Yes, sir. - You misplaced $8,000? - Yes, sir.
1686 01:33:07,900 01:33:11,444 - Have you notified the police? - No, sir. I didn't want the publicity. - Have you notified the police? - No, sir. I didn't want the publicity.
1687 01:33:11,528 01:33:15,615 - Harry's homecoming tomorrow... - They're going to believe that one. - Harry's homecoming tomorrow... - They're going to believe that one.
1688 01:33:15,699 01:33:17,992 What've you been doing, George? What've you been doing, George?
1689 01:33:18,077 01:33:19,786 Playing the market with the company's money? Playing the market with the company's money?
1690 01:33:19,870 01:33:20,995 No, sir. No, sir, I haven't. No, sir. No, sir, I haven't.
1691 01:33:21,080 01:33:23,081 Is it a woman, then? Is it a woman, then?
1692 01:33:23,165 01:33:26,751 You know, it's all over town that you've been giving money to Violet Bick. You know, it's all over town that you've been giving money to Violet Bick.
1693 01:33:26,835 01:33:27,877 What? What?
1694 01:33:27,961 01:33:30,672 Not that it makes any difference to me, but why did you come to me? Not that it makes any difference to me, but why did you come to me?
1695 01:33:30,756 01:33:33,508 Why don't you go to Sam Wainwright and ask him for the money? Why don't you go to Sam Wainwright and ask him for the money?
1696 01:33:33,592 01:33:35,176 I can't get a hold of him. He's in Europe. I can't get a hold of him. He's in Europe.
1697 01:33:35,260 01:33:36,678 Well, what about all your other friends? Well, what about all your other friends?
1698 01:33:36,762 01:33:39,097 They don't have that kind of money, Mr. Potter. You know that. They don't have that kind of money, Mr. Potter. You know that.
1699 01:33:39,181 01:33:41,099 You're the only one in town that can help me. You're the only one in town that can help me.
1700 01:33:42,309 01:33:45,603 I've suddenly become quite important. I've suddenly become quite important.
1701 01:33:46,438 01:33:49,107 What kind of security would I have, George? What kind of security would I have, George?
1702 01:33:49,191 01:33:52,527 - Have you got any stocks? - No, sir. - Have you got any stocks? - No, sir.
1703 01:33:52,611 01:33:55,446 Bonds? Real estate? Collateral of any kind? Bonds? Real estate? Collateral of any kind?
1704 01:33:55,948 01:34:00,159 I have some life insurance, a $15,000 policy. I have some life insurance, a $15,000 policy.
1705 01:34:00,244 01:34:03,955 - Yes. How much is your equity in it? - Five hundred dollars. - Yes. How much is your equity in it? - Five hundred dollars.
1706 01:34:04,123 01:34:05,957 Five hundred dollars? Five hundred dollars?
1707 01:34:06,375 01:34:09,001 And you ask me to lend you $8,000? And you ask me to lend you $8,000?
1708 01:34:10,587 01:34:13,673 Look at you. You used to be so cocky. Look at you. You used to be so cocky.
1709 01:34:14,007 01:34:17,093 You were going to go out and conquer the world. You were going to go out and conquer the world.
1710 01:34:17,636 01:34:22,432 You once called me a warped, frustrated old man. You once called me a warped, frustrated old man.
1711 01:34:23,142 01:34:26,477 What are you but a warped, frustrated young man? What are you but a warped, frustrated young man?
1712 01:34:27,062 01:34:28,646 A miserable little clerk, A miserable little clerk,
1713 01:34:28,731 01:34:30,398 crawling in here on your hands and knees crawling in here on your hands and knees
1714 01:34:30,482 01:34:32,358 and begging for help. and begging for help.
1715 01:34:32,568 01:34:34,485 No securities, no stocks, no bonds. No securities, no stocks, no bonds.
1716 01:34:34,570 01:34:38,239 Nothing but a miserable little $500 equity Nothing but a miserable little $500 equity
1717 01:34:38,323 01:34:40,491 in a life insurance policy. in a life insurance policy.
1718 01:34:41,326 01:34:43,745 You're worth more dead than alive. You're worth more dead than alive.
1719 01:34:44,204 01:34:47,206 Why don't you go to the riffraff you love so much Why don't you go to the riffraff you love so much
1720 01:34:47,291 01:34:49,834 and ask them to let you have $8,000? and ask them to let you have $8,000?
1721 01:34:50,252 01:34:51,461 You know why? You know why?
1722 01:34:51,545 01:34:54,255 Because they'd run you out of town on a rail. Because they'd run you out of town on a rail.
1723 01:34:54,339 01:34:57,550 But I tell you what I'm going to do for you, George. But I tell you what I'm going to do for you, George.
1724 01:34:57,634 01:35:00,803 Since the state examiner is still here, Since the state examiner is still here,
1725 01:35:00,888 01:35:03,431 as a stockholder of the Building and Loan, as a stockholder of the Building and Loan,
1726 01:35:03,515 01:35:06,476 I'm going to swear out a warrant for your arrest. I'm going to swear out a warrant for your arrest.
1727 01:35:06,852 01:35:10,897 Misappropriation of funds, manipulation, malfeasance. Misappropriation of funds, manipulation, malfeasance.
1728 01:35:12,524 01:35:14,901 All right, George, go ahead. All right, George, go ahead.
1729 01:35:14,985 01:35:17,862 You can't hide in a little town like this. You can't hide in a little town like this.
1730 01:35:18,113 01:35:20,323 Yeah, Bill? This is Potter. Yeah, Bill? This is Potter.
1731 01:35:34,087 01:35:37,381 Merry Christmas! Glad you come! Merry Christmas! Glad you come!
1732 01:35:37,925 01:35:39,592 How about some of that good spaghetti? How about some of that good spaghetti?
1733 01:35:39,676 01:35:41,385 We got everything. We got everything.
1734 01:35:52,481 01:35:58,319 Oh, God. Oh, God.
1735 01:36:03,367 01:36:05,243 Dear Father in Heaven, Dear Father in Heaven,
1736 01:36:08,413 01:36:10,373 I'm not a praying man, I'm not a praying man,
1737 01:36:11,542 01:36:14,460 but if you're up there and you can hear me, but if you're up there and you can hear me,
1738 01:36:16,088 01:36:17,713 show me the way. show me the way.
1739 01:36:18,173 01:36:20,508 I'm at the end of my rope. I... I'm at the end of my rope. I...
1740 01:36:22,427 01:36:24,387 Show me the way, O God. Show me the way, O God.
1741 01:36:29,268 01:36:32,937 Are you all right, George? Want somebody to take you home? Are you all right, George? Want somebody to take you home?
1742 01:36:35,607 01:36:37,984 Why you drink so much, my friend? Why you drink so much, my friend?
1743 01:36:38,068 01:36:41,445 Please go home, Mr. Bailey. This is Christmas Eve. Please go home, Mr. Bailey. This is Christmas Eve.
1744 01:36:41,947 01:36:44,448 Bailey? Which Bailey? Bailey? Which Bailey?
1745 01:36:45,075 01:36:47,118 This is Mr. George Bailey. This is Mr. George Bailey.
1746 01:36:51,331 01:36:54,208 The next time you talk to my wife like that, you'll get worse! The next time you talk to my wife like that, you'll get worse!
1747 01:36:54,293 01:36:55,626 She cried for an hour! She cried for an hour!
1748 01:36:55,711 01:36:58,880 It isn't enough she slaves teaching your stupid kids how to read and write, It isn't enough she slaves teaching your stupid kids how to read and write,
1749 01:36:58,964 01:37:01,507 - and you have to bawl her out. - You get out of here, Mr. Welch! - and you have to bawl her out. - You get out of here, Mr. Welch!
1750 01:37:01,592 01:37:03,050 Now, wait, I want to pay for my drink. Now, wait, I want to pay for my drink.
1751 01:37:03,135 01:37:04,802 Never mind the money! You get out of here quick! Never mind the money! You get out of here quick!
1752 01:37:04,887 01:37:07,847 - All right! - You hit my best friend! Get out! - All right! - You hit my best friend! Get out!
1753 01:37:13,186 01:37:15,813 - You all right, George? - Who was that? - You all right, George? - Who was that?
1754 01:37:16,231 01:37:19,317 He gone. No worry. He name is Welch. He gone. No worry. He name is Welch.
1755 01:37:19,401 01:37:22,194 - He no come into my place no more. - Oh, Welch. - He no come into my place no more. - Oh, Welch.
1756 01:37:22,279 01:37:24,196 That's what I get for praying. That's what I get for praying.
1757 01:37:24,281 01:37:26,324 The last time he come in here. You hear that, Nick? The last time he come in here. You hear that, Nick?
1758 01:37:26,408 01:37:27,533 Yes, you bet. Yes, you bet.
1759 01:37:27,618 01:37:31,037 Where's my insurance policy? Oh, here it is. Where's my insurance policy? Oh, here it is.
1760 01:37:31,121 01:37:32,830 Oh, no, please, don't go this way, Mr. Bailey. Oh, no, please, don't go this way, Mr. Bailey.
1761 01:37:32,915 01:37:34,582 - I'm all right. - No, no, you no feel so good. - I'm all right. - No, no, you no feel so good.
1762 01:37:34,666 01:37:36,042 - Sit down and rest. - I'm all right. - Sit down and rest. - I'm all right.
1763 01:37:36,126 01:37:38,210 Please no go away, please! Please no go away, please!
1764 01:37:56,688 01:37:59,023 What do you think you're doing? What do you think you're doing?
1765 01:38:01,109 01:38:04,987 Now look what you did. My great-grandfather planted this tree! Now look what you did. My great-grandfather planted this tree!
1766 01:38:05,864 01:38:07,865 Hey, you! Hey, you! Hey, you! Hey, you!
1767 01:38:08,617 01:38:12,370 Come back here, you drunken fool! Get this car out of here! Come back here, you drunken fool! Get this car out of here!
1768 01:38:20,295 01:38:23,881 Hey, what's the matter with you? Look where you're going. Hey, what's the matter with you? Look where you're going.
1769 01:39:10,721 01:39:11,846 Help! Help!
1770 01:39:13,432 01:39:21,439 Help! Help! Help! Help!
1771 01:39:24,067 01:39:25,693 Help! Help!
1772 01:39:28,613 01:39:32,533 Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Help!
1773 01:39:38,707 01:39:41,000 Help! Help! Help! Help!
1774 01:39:57,934 01:40:00,227 I didn't have time to get some stylish underwear. I didn't have time to get some stylish underwear.
1775 01:40:00,312 01:40:03,105 Wife gave me this on my last birthday. Wife gave me this on my last birthday.
1776 01:40:03,774 01:40:05,524 I passed away in it. I passed away in it.
1777 01:40:09,112 01:40:11,989 Oh, Tom Sawyer's drying out, too. Oh, Tom Sawyer's drying out, too.
1778 01:40:15,160 01:40:18,621 You should read the new book Mark Twain's writing now. You should read the new book Mark Twain's writing now.
1779 01:40:19,289 01:40:21,165 How did you happen to fall in? How did you happen to fall in?
1780 01:40:21,249 01:40:24,418 I didn't fall in. I jumped in to save George. I didn't fall in. I jumped in to save George.
1781 01:40:24,711 01:40:27,630 You what? To save me? You what? To save me?
1782 01:40:27,839 01:40:30,925 Well, I did, didn't I? You didn't go through with it, did you? Well, I did, didn't I? You didn't go through with it, did you?
1783 01:40:31,009 01:40:33,135 - Go through with what? - Suicide. - Go through with what? - Suicide.
1784 01:40:33,220 01:40:36,305 It's against the law to commit suicide around here. It's against the law to commit suicide around here.
1785 01:40:36,389 01:40:39,225 Yeah, it's against the law where I come from, too. Yeah, it's against the law where I come from, too.
1786 01:40:39,309 01:40:41,685 - Where do you come from? - Heaven. - Where do you come from? - Heaven.
1787 01:40:46,817 01:40:49,819 I had to act quickly. That's why I jumped in. I had to act quickly. That's why I jumped in.
1788 01:40:49,903 01:40:52,321 I knew if I were drowning, you'd try to save me. I knew if I were drowning, you'd try to save me.
1789 01:40:52,405 01:40:55,366 You see, you did, and that's how I saved you. You see, you did, and that's how I saved you.
1790 01:40:56,076 01:40:57,493 Very funny. Very funny.
1791 01:40:57,702 01:40:59,787 Your lip's bleeding, George. Your lip's bleeding, George.
1792 01:40:59,871 01:41:03,958 Yeah, I got a bust in the jaw in answer to a prayer a little bit ago. Yeah, I got a bust in the jaw in answer to a prayer a little bit ago.
1793 01:41:04,042 01:41:07,878 Oh, no, no, no, George, I'm the answer to your prayer. Oh, no, no, no, George, I'm the answer to your prayer.
1794 01:41:07,963 01:41:10,297 That's why I was sent down here. That's why I was sent down here.
1795 01:41:10,882 01:41:14,051 - How'd you know my name? - Oh, I know all about you. - How'd you know my name? - Oh, I know all about you.
1796 01:41:14,136 01:41:15,970 I've watched you grow up from a little boy. I've watched you grow up from a little boy.
1797 01:41:16,054 01:41:17,471 What are you, a mind reader or something? What are you, a mind reader or something?
1798 01:41:17,556 01:41:18,681 No. No.
1799 01:41:18,765 01:41:22,726 - Well, who are you then? - Clarence Oddbody, AS2. - Well, who are you then? - Clarence Oddbody, AS2.
1800 01:41:23,395 01:41:24,728 Oddbody? Oddbody?
1801 01:41:25,772 01:41:27,898 AS2? What's that, AS2? AS2? What's that, AS2?
1802 01:41:28,150 01:41:29,900 Angel Second Class. Angel Second Class.
1803 01:41:40,287 01:41:42,079 Cheerio, my good man. Cheerio, my good man.
1804 01:41:46,251 01:41:47,668 Oh, brother. Oh, brother.
1805 01:41:49,963 01:41:51,255 Gee whiz. Gee whiz.
1806 01:41:52,257 01:41:55,092 I wonder what Martini put in those drinks. I wonder what Martini put in those drinks.
1807 01:41:57,137 01:42:01,682 Hey, what's with you? What did you say just a minute ago? Hey, what's with you? What did you say just a minute ago?
1808 01:42:01,975 01:42:03,601 Why'd you want to save me? Why'd you want to save me?
1809 01:42:03,685 01:42:07,271 That's what I was sent down for. I'm your guardian angel. That's what I was sent down for. I'm your guardian angel.
1810 01:42:07,689 01:42:09,815 I wouldn't be a bit surprised. I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
1811 01:42:09,900 01:42:14,236 Ridiculous of you to think of killing yourself for money, $8,000. Ridiculous of you to think of killing yourself for money, $8,000.
1812 01:42:14,321 01:42:17,364 Yeah, now, just things like that... How do you know that? Yeah, now, just things like that... How do you know that?
1813 01:42:17,449 01:42:21,493 I told you. I'm your guardian angel. I know everything about you. I told you. I'm your guardian angel. I know everything about you.
1814 01:42:22,495 01:42:25,623 Well, you look about like the kind of an angel I'd get. Well, you look about like the kind of an angel I'd get.
1815 01:42:25,707 01:42:28,667 Sort of a fallen angel, aren't you? What happened to your wings? Sort of a fallen angel, aren't you? What happened to your wings?
1816 01:42:28,752 01:42:32,796 I haven't won my wings yet. That's why I'm an Angel Second Class. I haven't won my wings yet. That's why I'm an Angel Second Class.
1817 01:42:37,093 01:42:38,636 I don't know whether I'd like it very much I don't know whether I'd like it very much
1818 01:42:38,720 01:42:40,679 being seen around with an angel without any wings. being seen around with an angel without any wings.
1819 01:42:40,764 01:42:44,391 Oh, I've got to earn them, and you'll help me, won't you? Oh, I've got to earn them, and you'll help me, won't you?
1820 01:42:44,476 01:42:45,851 Sure, sure. Sure, sure.
1821 01:42:46,353 01:42:48,979 - How? - By letting me help you. - How? - By letting me help you.
1822 01:42:49,189 01:42:51,982 Yes. Only one way you can help me. Yes. Only one way you can help me.
1823 01:42:52,067 01:42:54,026 You don't happen to have 8,000 bucks on you, do you? You don't happen to have 8,000 bucks on you, do you?
1824 01:42:54,110 01:42:56,570 Oh, no. No. We don't use money in heaven. Oh, no. No. We don't use money in heaven.
1825 01:42:56,655 01:42:59,198 Oh, yeah, that's right, I keep forgetting. Oh, yeah, that's right, I keep forgetting.
1826 01:42:59,908 01:43:03,535 - Comes in pretty handy down here, bub. - Oh, tut, tut, tut. - Comes in pretty handy down here, bub. - Oh, tut, tut, tut.
1827 01:43:04,579 01:43:06,830 I found it out a little late. I found it out a little late.
1828 01:43:07,207 01:43:09,250 I'm worth more dead than alive. I'm worth more dead than alive.
1829 01:43:09,334 01:43:13,504 Now, look, you mustn't talk like that. I won't get my wings with that attitude. Now, look, you mustn't talk like that. I won't get my wings with that attitude.
1830 01:43:13,588 01:43:17,258 You just don't know all that you've done. If it hadn't been for you... You just don't know all that you've done. If it hadn't been for you...
1831 01:43:17,342 01:43:20,052 Yeah, if it hadn't been for me, everybody'd be a lot better off. Yeah, if it hadn't been for me, everybody'd be a lot better off.
1832 01:43:20,136 01:43:22,346 My wife and my kids and my friends. My wife and my kids and my friends.
1833 01:43:22,430 01:43:25,683 I mean, look, little fellow, go off and haunt somebody else, will you? I mean, look, little fellow, go off and haunt somebody else, will you?
1834 01:43:25,767 01:43:28,435 No, now, you don't understand. I've got my job... No, now, you don't understand. I've got my job...
1835 01:43:28,520 01:43:30,354 Oh, shut up, will you? Oh, shut up, will you?
1836 01:43:34,234 01:43:36,944 Oh, this isn't gonna be so easy. Oh, this isn't gonna be so easy.
1837 01:43:41,866 01:43:46,370 Yeah, so you still think killing yourself would make everyone feel happier, eh? Yeah, so you still think killing yourself would make everyone feel happier, eh?
1838 01:43:48,164 01:43:50,958 Well, I don't know. I guess you're right. Well, I don't know. I guess you're right.
1839 01:43:52,252 01:43:55,129 I suppose it would have been better if I'd never been born at all. I suppose it would have been better if I'd never been born at all.
1840 01:43:55,213 01:43:58,549 - What'd you say? - I said I wish I'd never been born. - What'd you say? - I said I wish I'd never been born.
1841 01:43:58,633 01:44:01,260 Oh, you mustn't say things like that. Oh, you mustn't say things like that.
1842 01:44:01,720 01:44:06,307 You... Wait a minute. Wait a minute. That's an idea. You... Wait a minute. Wait a minute. That's an idea.
1843 01:44:07,267 01:44:08,934 What do you think? What do you think?
1844 01:44:09,561 01:44:11,353 Yeah, that'll do it. Yeah, that'll do it.
1845 01:44:12,022 01:44:13,355 All right. All right.
1846 01:44:16,067 01:44:19,278 You've got your wish. You've never been born. You've got your wish. You've never been born.
1847 01:44:24,868 01:44:27,911 You don't have to make all that fuss about it! You don't have to make all that fuss about it!
1848 01:44:28,788 01:44:30,205 What did you say? What did you say?
1849 01:44:30,290 01:44:34,168 You've never been born. You don't exist. You haven't a care in the world. You've never been born. You don't exist. You haven't a care in the world.
1850 01:44:34,252 01:44:37,504 No worries, no obligations, no $8,000 to get, No worries, no obligations, no $8,000 to get,
1851 01:44:37,589 01:44:39,465 no Potter looking for you with the Sheriff. no Potter looking for you with the Sheriff.
1852 01:44:39,549 01:44:43,010 - Say something else in that ear. - Sure, you can hear out of it. - Say something else in that ear. - Sure, you can hear out of it.
1853 01:44:43,094 01:44:45,220 Well, that's the doggonedest thing. Well, that's the doggonedest thing.
1854 01:44:45,305 01:44:47,848 I haven't heard anything out of that ear since I was a kid. I haven't heard anything out of that ear since I was a kid.
1855 01:44:47,932 01:44:50,100 Must have been that jump in that cold water. Must have been that jump in that cold water.
1856 01:44:50,185 01:44:52,936 Your lip stopped bleeding, too, George. Your lip stopped bleeding, too, George.
1857 01:44:57,609 01:45:01,320 What do you know about that? What's happening? What do you know about that? What's happening?
1858 01:45:02,781 01:45:05,074 It stopped snowing out here, didn't it? It stopped snowing out here, didn't it?
1859 01:45:05,158 01:45:06,950 What's happened here? What's happened here?
1860 01:45:07,660 01:45:09,578 What I need is a couple of good stiff drinks. What I need is a couple of good stiff drinks.
1861 01:45:09,662 01:45:11,955 How about you, Angel? You want a drink? How about you, Angel? You want a drink?
1862 01:45:13,458 01:45:15,709 Come on, soon as these clothes of ours are dry... Come on, soon as these clothes of ours are dry...
1863 01:45:15,794 01:45:17,753 The clothes are dry. The clothes are dry.
1864 01:45:17,837 01:45:21,006 What do you know about that? Stove's hotter than I thought. What do you know about that? Stove's hotter than I thought.
1865 01:45:21,091 01:45:25,219 Now, come on, get your clothes on. We'll stroll up to my car and get... Now, come on, get your clothes on. We'll stroll up to my car and get...
1866 01:45:25,303 01:45:27,471 Oh, I'm sorry. I'll stroll. You fly. Oh, I'm sorry. I'll stroll. You fly.
1867 01:45:27,555 01:45:29,098 I can't fly. I haven't got my wings. I can't fly. I haven't got my wings.
1868 01:45:29,182 01:45:31,892 You haven't got your wings. Yeah, that's right. You haven't got your wings. Yeah, that's right.
1869 01:45:37,524 01:45:38,899 What's the matter? What's the matter?
1870 01:45:38,983 01:45:41,693 Well, this is where I left my car, and it isn't here. Well, this is where I left my car, and it isn't here.
1871 01:45:41,778 01:45:45,072 - You have no car. - Well, I had a car, and it was right here. - You have no car. - Well, I had a car, and it was right here.
1872 01:45:45,156 01:45:46,698 I guess somebody moved it. I guess somebody moved it.
1873 01:45:46,783 01:45:50,869 - Good evening. - Oh, say, hey, where's my car? - Good evening. - Oh, say, hey, where's my car?
1874 01:45:51,121 01:45:53,247 - I beg your pardon? - My car, my car. - I beg your pardon? - My car, my car.
1875 01:45:53,331 01:45:55,582 I'm the fellow that owns the car that ran into your tree. I'm the fellow that owns the car that ran into your tree.
1876 01:45:55,667 01:45:57,709 - What tree? - What do you mean, what tree? - What tree? - What do you mean, what tree?
1877 01:45:57,794 01:45:59,878 This tree. Here, I ran into it. This tree. Here, I ran into it.
1878 01:45:59,963 01:46:03,173 Cut a big gash in the side of it there. Cut a big gash in the side of it there.
1879 01:46:07,512 01:46:10,973 You must mean two other trees. You had me worried. You must mean two other trees. You had me worried.
1880 01:46:11,057 01:46:13,267 One of the oldest trees in Pottersville. One of the oldest trees in Pottersville.
1881 01:46:13,351 01:46:14,518 Pottersville? Pottersville?
1882 01:46:14,602 01:46:16,228 Why, you mean Bedford Falls. Why, you mean Bedford Falls.
1883 01:46:16,312 01:46:19,857 I mean Pottersville. Don't you think I know where I live? I mean Pottersville. Don't you think I know where I live?
1884 01:46:20,024 01:46:22,109 What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?
1885 01:46:22,193 01:46:25,404 What's the matter with me? Well, I guess I just... What's the matter with me? Well, I guess I just...
1886 01:46:27,991 01:46:32,286 Oh, I don't know. Either I'm off my nut or he is or you are. Oh, I don't know. Either I'm off my nut or he is or you are.
1887 01:46:33,288 01:46:34,621 It isn't me. It isn't me.
1888 01:46:34,706 01:46:36,748 Well, maybe I left the car up at Martini's. Well, maybe I left the car up at Martini's.
1889 01:46:36,833 01:46:39,168 - Well, come on, Gabriel. - Clarence. - Well, come on, Gabriel. - Clarence.
1890 01:46:39,252 01:46:41,044 Clarence. Clarence. Clarence. Clarence.
1891 01:46:46,509 01:46:50,345 That's all right. Go on in. Martini is a friend of mine. That's all right. Go on in. Martini is a friend of mine.
1892 01:46:50,722 01:46:53,390 There's a place to sit down. Sit down. There's a place to sit down. Sit down.
1893 01:46:59,731 01:47:03,275 - Oh, hello, Nick. Hey, where's Martini? - Want a martini? - Oh, hello, Nick. Hey, where's Martini? - Want a martini?
1894 01:47:03,359 01:47:05,402 No, no, Martini. Your boss. Where is he? No, no, Martini. Your boss. Where is he?
1895 01:47:05,487 01:47:07,905 Hey, look, I'm the boss. You want a drink or don't you? Hey, look, I'm the boss. You want a drink or don't you?
1896 01:47:07,989 01:47:10,199 Okay, all right. Double bourbon, will you, and quick, huh? Okay, all right. Double bourbon, will you, and quick, huh?
1897 01:47:10,283 01:47:11,533 Okay. Okay.
1898 01:47:14,662 01:47:17,748 - What's yours? - I was just thinking. - What's yours? - I was just thinking.
1899 01:47:18,917 01:47:21,335 It's been so long since I... It's been so long since I...
1900 01:47:21,419 01:47:25,088 Look, mister, I'm standing here waiting for you to make up your mind. Look, mister, I'm standing here waiting for you to make up your mind.
1901 01:47:25,173 01:47:26,798 That's a good man. That's a good man.
1902 01:47:26,883 01:47:29,051 I was just thinking I was just thinking
1903 01:47:29,928 01:47:33,096 of a flaming rum punch. of a flaming rum punch.
1904 01:47:33,431 01:47:35,974 No, it's not cold enough for that, not nearly cold enough. No, it's not cold enough for that, not nearly cold enough.
1905 01:47:36,059 01:47:39,019 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I got it. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I got it.
1906 01:47:39,103 01:47:42,689 Mulled wine, heavy on the cinnamon and light on the cloves. Mulled wine, heavy on the cinnamon and light on the cloves.
1907 01:47:42,774 01:47:44,691 Off with you, me lad, and be lively! Off with you, me lad, and be lively!
1908 01:47:44,776 01:47:47,819 Hey, look, mister, we serve hard drinks in here Hey, look, mister, we serve hard drinks in here
1909 01:47:47,904 01:47:49,696 for men who want to get drunk fast. for men who want to get drunk fast.
1910 01:47:49,781 01:47:53,325 And we don't need any characters around to give the joint atmosphere. And we don't need any characters around to give the joint atmosphere.
1911 01:47:53,409 01:47:57,037 Is that clear, or do I have to slip you my left for a convincer? Is that clear, or do I have to slip you my left for a convincer?
1912 01:47:57,121 01:47:58,497 What's he talking about? What's he talking about?
1913 01:47:58,581 01:48:02,459 Nick, Nick, just give him the same as mine. Nick, Nick, just give him the same as mine.
1914 01:48:02,544 01:48:04,878 - He's okay. - Okay. - He's okay. - Okay.
1915 01:48:06,297 01:48:09,883 What's the matter with him? I never saw Nick act like that before. What's the matter with him? I never saw Nick act like that before.
1916 01:48:09,968 01:48:13,095 You'll see a lot of strange things from now on. You'll see a lot of strange things from now on.
1917 01:48:13,346 01:48:15,138 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
1918 01:48:18,309 01:48:21,937 Hey, little fellow, you worry me, you know. Hey, little fellow, you worry me, you know.
1919 01:48:22,021 01:48:24,982 - You got someplace to sleep? - No. - You got someplace to sleep? - No.
1920 01:48:25,066 01:48:26,608 You don't, huh? You don't, huh?
1921 01:48:26,693 01:48:29,319 - Well, you got any money? - No. - Well, you got any money? - No.
1922 01:48:30,280 01:48:31,905 No wonder you jumped in the river. No wonder you jumped in the river.
1923 01:48:31,990 01:48:35,659 I jumped in the river to save you so I could get my wings. I jumped in the river to save you so I could get my wings.
1924 01:48:39,497 01:48:41,623 - Somebody's just made it. - Made what? - Somebody's just made it. - Made what?
1925 01:48:41,708 01:48:46,503 Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel's just got his wings. Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel's just got his wings.
1926 01:48:54,387 01:48:57,139 Look, I think maybe you better not mention Look, I think maybe you better not mention
1927 01:48:57,223 01:48:58,599 getting your wings around here. getting your wings around here.
1928 01:48:58,683 01:49:01,101 Why? Don't they believe in angels? Why? Don't they believe in angels?
1929 01:49:03,688 01:49:05,522 Yeah, they believe in them. Yeah, they believe in them.
1930 01:49:05,607 01:49:08,900 Oh, why should they be surprised when they see one? Oh, why should they be surprised when they see one?
1931 01:49:10,695 01:49:13,947 Oh, he never grew up. He's... Oh, he never grew up. He's...
1932 01:49:14,365 01:49:18,368 - How old are you anyway, Clarence? - Two hundred and ninety-three, - How old are you anyway, Clarence? - Two hundred and ninety-three,
1933 01:49:20,580 01:49:21,872 next May. next May.
1934 01:49:22,457 01:49:25,083 That does it. Out, you two pixies! That does it. Out, you two pixies!
1935 01:49:25,168 01:49:27,127 Go through the door or out the window. Go through the door or out the window.
1936 01:49:27,211 01:49:29,296 - Look, Nick, what's wrong? - Now, that's another thing. - Look, Nick, what's wrong? - Now, that's another thing.
1937 01:49:29,380 01:49:31,340 Where do you come off calling me Nick? Where do you come off calling me Nick?
1938 01:49:31,424 01:49:32,924 Well, Nick, that's your name. Well, Nick, that's your name.
1939 01:49:33,009 01:49:37,137 What's that got to do with it? I don't know you from Adam's off ox. What's that got to do with it? I don't know you from Adam's off ox.
1940 01:49:37,221 01:49:40,098 Hey. Hey, you rummy, there. Come here, come here. Hey. Hey, you rummy, there. Come here, come here.
1941 01:49:43,561 01:49:47,147 Didn't I tell you never to come panhandling around here, huh? Didn't I tell you never to come panhandling around here, huh?
1942 01:49:54,238 01:49:58,158 Mr. Gower. Mr. Gower.
1943 01:49:59,786 01:50:01,536 What... What did... What... What did...
1944 01:50:01,913 01:50:04,331 Mr. Gower, look, this is George Bailey. Mr. Gower, look, this is George Bailey.
1945 01:50:05,708 01:50:07,834 - Don't you know me? - No. - Don't you know me? - No.
1946 01:50:09,420 01:50:10,629 No. No.
1947 01:50:10,713 01:50:12,172 Throw him out. Throw him out. Throw him out. Throw him out.
1948 01:50:12,256 01:50:14,257 Mr. Gower! Hey, what is... Mr. Gower! Hey, what is...
1949 01:50:15,426 01:50:17,678 Hey, Nick. Nick. Isn't that Mr. Gower, the druggist? Hey, Nick. Nick. Isn't that Mr. Gower, the druggist?
1950 01:50:17,762 01:50:20,013 You know, that's another reason for me not to like you. You know, that's another reason for me not to like you.
1951 01:50:20,098 01:50:23,517 That rum head spent 20 years in jail for poisoning a kid. That rum head spent 20 years in jail for poisoning a kid.
1952 01:50:23,601 01:50:26,478 If you know him, you must be a jailbird yourself. If you know him, you must be a jailbird yourself.
1953 01:50:26,562 01:50:28,605 Would you show these gentlemen to the door? Would you show these gentlemen to the door?
1954 01:50:28,690 01:50:30,732 Sure. This way, gentlemen. Sure. This way, gentlemen.
1955 01:50:36,155 01:50:37,447 Stay out. Stay out.
1956 01:50:38,616 01:50:41,201 Get me! I'm giving out wings! Get me! I'm giving out wings!
1957 01:50:43,871 01:50:46,373 You see, George, you were not there to stop Gower You see, George, you were not there to stop Gower
1958 01:50:46,457 01:50:48,166 from putting that poison into the capsules. from putting that poison into the capsules.
1959 01:50:48,251 01:50:51,920 What do you mean, I wasn't there? I remember distinctly... What do you mean, I wasn't there? I remember distinctly...
1960 01:50:54,132 01:50:56,550 Hey, what's going on around here? Hey, what's going on around here?
1961 01:50:56,801 01:50:58,176 What... What...
1962 01:50:59,303 01:51:01,972 Why, this ought to be Martini's place. Why, this ought to be Martini's place.
1963 01:51:07,854 01:51:09,521 Look, who are you? Look, who are you?
1964 01:51:09,772 01:51:12,315 I told you, George. I'm your guardian angel. I told you, George. I'm your guardian angel.
1965 01:51:12,400 01:51:14,651 Yeah, yeah, I know. You told me that. Yeah, yeah, I know. You told me that.
1966 01:51:20,241 01:51:23,493 What else are you? What, are you a hypnotist? What else are you? What, are you a hypnotist?
1967 01:51:23,578 01:51:24,745 No. Of course not. No. Of course not.
1968 01:51:24,829 01:51:27,414 Well, then, why am I seeing all these strange things here? Well, then, why am I seeing all these strange things here?
1969 01:51:27,498 01:51:31,918 Don't you understand, George? It's because you were not born. Don't you understand, George? It's because you were not born.
1970 01:51:32,003 01:51:36,298 - Well, if I wasn't born, who am I? - You're nobody. You have no identity. - Well, if I wasn't born, who am I? - You're nobody. You have no identity.
1971 01:51:36,382 01:51:39,050 What do you mean, no identity? My name's George Bailey. What do you mean, no identity? My name's George Bailey.
1972 01:51:39,135 01:51:41,178 There is no George Bailey. There is no George Bailey.
1973 01:51:42,305 01:51:46,641 You have no papers, no cards, no driver's license, You have no papers, no cards, no driver's license,
1974 01:51:47,059 01:51:49,811 no 4-F card, no insurance policy. no 4-F card, no insurance policy.
1975 01:51:50,813 01:51:52,814 They're not there, either. They're not there, either.
1976 01:51:54,025 01:51:56,359 - What? - Zuzu's petals. - What? - Zuzu's petals.
1977 01:52:01,866 01:52:04,576 You've been given a great gift, George, You've been given a great gift, George,
1978 01:52:04,744 01:52:08,371 a chance to see what the world would be like without you. a chance to see what the world would be like without you.
1979 01:52:10,708 01:52:13,335 Now, wait a minute here. Wait a minute here. Now, wait a minute here. Wait a minute here.
1980 01:52:15,213 01:52:18,548 This is some sort of a funny dream I'm having. This is some sort of a funny dream I'm having.
1981 01:52:18,716 01:52:20,509 So long, mister. I'm going home. So long, mister. I'm going home.
1982 01:52:20,593 01:52:23,470 - Home? What home? - Shut up! Cut it out! - Home? What home? - Shut up! Cut it out!
1983 01:52:23,971 01:52:28,016 You're crazy! That's what I think. You're screwy. You're crazy! That's what I think. You're screwy.
1984 01:52:28,434 01:52:31,144 You're driving me crazy, too. I'm seeing things here. You're driving me crazy, too. I'm seeing things here.
1985 01:52:31,229 01:52:33,146 I'm going home and see my wife and family. I'm going home and see my wife and family.
1986 01:52:33,231 01:52:36,399 You understand that? And I'm going home alone. You understand that? And I'm going home alone.
1987 01:52:38,778 01:52:40,695 How am I doing, Joseph? How am I doing, Joseph?
1988 01:52:41,405 01:52:42,614 Thanks. Thanks.
1989 01:52:42,949 01:52:45,033 No, I didn't have a drink. No, I didn't have a drink.
1990 01:53:36,252 01:53:38,795 Hey, hey, where did the Building and Loan move to? Hey, hey, where did the Building and Loan move to?
1991 01:53:38,880 01:53:39,880 Building and what? Building and what?
1992 01:53:39,964 01:53:41,715 The Bailey Building and Loan. It was up there. The Bailey Building and Loan. It was up there.
1993 01:53:41,799 01:53:43,675 They went out of business years ago. They went out of business years ago.
1994 01:53:43,759 01:53:45,135 That sailor's a liar! That sailor's a liar!
1995 01:53:45,219 01:53:47,512 I know every big shot in this town! I know every big shot in this town!
1996 01:53:47,597 01:53:50,140 I know Potter, and I'll have you kicked off the beat. I know Potter, and I'll have you kicked off the beat.
1997 01:53:50,224 01:53:51,683 Hey, Violet! Hey, Violet!
1998 01:53:52,894 01:53:55,478 Hey, hey! Listen. That's Violet Bick. Hey, hey! Listen. That's Violet Bick.
1999 01:53:55,563 01:53:57,689 - I know. - I know that girl! - I know. - I know that girl!
2000 01:53:57,773 01:53:59,566 Take a walk. Beat it. Take a walk. Beat it.
2001 01:54:01,569 01:54:03,320 Hey, Ernie! Ernie. Hey, Ernie! Ernie.
2002 01:54:05,489 01:54:07,407 Ernie, take me home. I'm going off my nut. Ernie, take me home. I'm going off my nut.
2003 01:54:07,491 01:54:08,491 Where do you live? Where do you live?
2004 01:54:08,576 01:54:10,660 Now, doggone it, Ernie, don't you start pulling that stuff. Now, doggone it, Ernie, don't you start pulling that stuff.
2005 01:54:10,745 01:54:13,246 You know where I live. 320 Sycamore. Now hurry up. You know where I live. 320 Sycamore. Now hurry up.
2006 01:54:13,331 01:54:16,791 - All right. 320 Sycamore? - Yeah, yeah, hurry up. Zuzu's sick. - All right. 320 Sycamore? - Yeah, yeah, hurry up. Zuzu's sick.
2007 01:54:16,876 01:54:18,710 - Come on. - All right. All right. - Come on. - All right. All right.
2008 01:54:19,337 01:54:21,379 Come on, Ernie, now straighten me out here. Come on, Ernie, now straighten me out here.
2009 01:54:21,464 01:54:24,466 Look, I've got some bad liquor or something. Listen to me. Look, I've got some bad liquor or something. Listen to me.
2010 01:54:24,550 01:54:25,759 Now, you are Ernie Bishop, Now, you are Ernie Bishop,
2011 01:54:25,843 01:54:27,594 and you live in Bailey Park with your wife and kid? and you live in Bailey Park with your wife and kid?
2012 01:54:27,678 01:54:29,721 - That's right, isn't it? - You seen my wife? - That's right, isn't it? - You seen my wife?
2013 01:54:29,805 01:54:33,058 Seen your wife? I've been to your house 100 times. Seen your wife? I've been to your house 100 times.
2014 01:54:33,142 01:54:35,936 Look, bud, what's the idea? I live in a shack in Potter's Field, Look, bud, what's the idea? I live in a shack in Potter's Field,
2015 01:54:36,020 01:54:38,063 my wife ran away three years ago and took the kid, my wife ran away three years ago and took the kid,
2016 01:54:38,147 01:54:40,607 and I ain't never seen you before in my life, see? and I ain't never seen you before in my life, see?
2017 01:54:40,691 01:54:43,485 Okay, well, just step on it. Just get me home! Okay, well, just step on it. Just get me home!
2018 01:55:01,003 01:55:03,296 - Is this the place? - Of course it's the place. - Is this the place? - Of course it's the place.
2019 01:55:03,381 01:55:06,591 Well, this house ain't been lived in for 20 years. Well, this house ain't been lived in for 20 years.
2020 01:55:12,640 01:55:14,641 - What's up, Ernie? - I don't know. - What's up, Ernie? - I don't know.
2021 01:55:14,725 01:55:17,894 But we better keep our eye on this guy. He's bats. But we better keep our eye on this guy. He's bats.
2022 01:55:35,371 01:55:37,580 Mary. Mary! Mary. Mary!
2023 01:55:40,543 01:55:43,420 Tommy! Pete! Janie! Zuzu! Where are you? Tommy! Pete! Janie! Zuzu! Where are you?
2024 01:55:43,879 01:55:46,506 They're not here, George. You have no children. They're not here, George. You have no children.
2025 01:55:46,590 01:55:48,008 Where are they? What have you done with them? Where are they? What have you done with them?
2026 01:55:48,092 01:55:50,260 All right, put up your hands. No fast moves. All right, put up your hands. No fast moves.
2027 01:55:50,344 01:55:51,928 Come on out here, both of you. Come on out here, both of you.
2028 01:55:52,013 01:55:54,347 - Bert! Thank heaven you're here. - Back this. - Bert! Thank heaven you're here. - Back this.
2029 01:55:54,432 01:55:57,684 Bert, what's happened to this house? Where's Mary? Where's my kids? Bert, what's happened to this house? Where's Mary? Where's my kids?
2030 01:55:57,768 01:55:59,436 - Watch him, Bert. - Come on, come on. - Watch him, Bert. - Come on, come on.
2031 01:55:59,520 01:56:01,563 Bert, Ernie. What's the matter with you two guys? Bert, Ernie. What's the matter with you two guys?
2032 01:56:01,647 01:56:03,148 You were here on my wedding night. You were here on my wedding night.
2033 01:56:03,232 01:56:04,858 You, both of you, stood out there on the porch You, both of you, stood out there on the porch
2034 01:56:04,942 01:56:07,235 - and sung to us, don't you remember? - Think I'd better be going. - and sung to us, don't you remember? - Think I'd better be going.
2035 01:56:07,319 01:56:08,653 Look, now, why don't you be a good kid, Look, now, why don't you be a good kid,
2036 01:56:08,738 01:56:09,863 and we'll take you in to a doctor? and we'll take you in to a doctor?
2037 01:56:09,947 01:56:11,906 - Everything's gonna be all right. - Bert, no, listen to me. - Everything's gonna be all right. - Bert, no, listen to me.
2038 01:56:11,991 01:56:13,867 Ernie, will you take me over to my mother's house? Ernie, will you take me over to my mother's house?
2039 01:56:13,951 01:56:16,411 Bert, listen. It's that fellow here. He says he's an angel. Bert, listen. It's that fellow here. He says he's an angel.
2040 01:56:16,495 01:56:19,956 - He's trying to hypnotize me. - I hate to do this to you, bud, but... - He's trying to hypnotize me. - I hate to do this to you, bud, but...
2041 01:56:21,292 01:56:24,002 Run, George! Run, George! Run! Run, George! Run, George! Run!
2042 01:56:25,713 01:56:28,506 - Joseph! Help! Help! - Oh, shut up. - Joseph! Help! Help! - Oh, shut up.
2043 01:56:28,632 01:56:31,468 Oh, Joseph! Joseph! Oh, Joseph! Joseph!
2044 01:56:37,266 01:56:40,560 Where'd he go? Where'd he go? I had him right here. Where'd he go? Where'd he go? I had him right here.
2045 01:56:43,314 01:56:44,856 I need a drink. I need a drink.
2046 01:56:45,316 01:56:47,984 Well, which way did he go? Help me find him. Well, which way did he go? Help me find him.
2047 01:56:57,870 01:56:58,995 Well? Well?
2048 01:57:02,249 01:57:03,458 Mother. Mother.
2049 01:57:05,461 01:57:07,504 Mother? What do you want? Mother? What do you want?
2050 01:57:08,672 01:57:11,341 Mother, this is George. Mother, this is George.
2051 01:57:11,675 01:57:13,468 I thought sure you'd remember me. I thought sure you'd remember me.
2052 01:57:13,552 01:57:14,969 George who? George who?
2053 01:57:15,054 01:57:16,930 If you're looking for a room, there's no vacancy. If you're looking for a room, there's no vacancy.
2054 01:57:17,014 01:57:20,350 Mother, listen. Please help me. Something terrible's happened to me. Mother, listen. Please help me. Something terrible's happened to me.
2055 01:57:20,434 01:57:22,852 I don't know what it is. Something's happened to everybody. I don't know what it is. Something's happened to everybody.
2056 01:57:22,937 01:57:25,897 Please let me come in, and keep me here until I get over it. Please let me come in, and keep me here until I get over it.
2057 01:57:25,981 01:57:28,316 Get over what? I don't take in strangers Get over what? I don't take in strangers
2058 01:57:28,400 01:57:30,944 unless they're sent here by somebody I know. unless they're sent here by somebody I know.
2059 01:57:31,278 01:57:36,282 Well, I know everybody you know. Your brother-in-law, Uncle Billy. Well, I know everybody you know. Your brother-in-law, Uncle Billy.
2060 01:57:36,367 01:57:38,076 - You know him? - Well, sure I do. - You know him? - Well, sure I do.
2061 01:57:38,160 01:57:40,286 - When did you see him last? - Today over at his house. - When did you see him last? - Today over at his house.
2062 01:57:40,371 01:57:41,496 It's a lie. It's a lie.
2063 01:57:41,580 01:57:44,457 He's been in the insane asylum ever since he lost his business. He's been in the insane asylum ever since he lost his business.
2064 01:57:44,542 01:57:47,418 And if you ask me, that's where you belong. And if you ask me, that's where you belong.
2065 01:57:59,348 01:58:01,015 Strange, isn't it? Strange, isn't it?
2066 01:58:01,475 01:58:04,394 Each man's life touches so many other lives. Each man's life touches so many other lives.
2067 01:58:04,854 01:58:07,814 And when he isn't around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he? And when he isn't around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
2068 01:58:07,898 01:58:09,065 I've heard of things like this. I've heard of things like this.
2069 01:58:09,150 01:58:10,900 You got me in some kind of a spell or something. You got me in some kind of a spell or something.
2070 01:58:10,985 01:58:13,069 Well, I'm gonna get out of it. I'll get out of it. Well, I'm gonna get out of it. I'll get out of it.
2071 01:58:13,154 01:58:14,946 I know how, too. I... I know how, too. I...
2072 01:58:15,364 01:58:16,489 The last man I talked to, The last man I talked to,
2073 01:58:16,574 01:58:18,741 before all this stuff started happening to me, was Martini. before all this stuff started happening to me, was Martini.
2074 01:58:18,826 01:58:20,034 You know where he lives? You know where he lives?
2075 01:58:20,119 01:58:23,037 Well, sure, I know where he lives. He lives in Bailey Park. Well, sure, I know where he lives. He lives in Bailey Park.
2076 01:58:26,625 01:58:31,087 - Are you sure this is Bailey Park? - No, I'm not sure of anything anymore. - Are you sure this is Bailey Park? - No, I'm not sure of anything anymore.
2077 01:58:31,964 01:58:34,799 All I know is this should be Bailey Park. All I know is this should be Bailey Park.
2078 01:58:35,593 01:58:39,345 - But where are the houses? - You weren't here to build them. - But where are the houses? - You weren't here to build them.
2079 01:58:43,934 01:58:46,936 Your brother Harry Bailey broke through the ice Your brother Harry Bailey broke through the ice
2080 01:58:47,021 01:58:48,897 and was drowned at the age of nine. and was drowned at the age of nine.
2081 01:58:48,981 01:58:51,065 That's a lie. Harry Bailey went to war. That's a lie. Harry Bailey went to war.
2082 01:58:51,150 01:58:52,609 He got the Congressional Medal of Honor. He got the Congressional Medal of Honor.
2083 01:58:52,693 01:58:54,652 He saved the lives of every man on that transport. He saved the lives of every man on that transport.
2084 01:58:54,737 01:58:56,779 Every man on that transport died. Every man on that transport died.
2085 01:58:56,864 01:58:58,198 Harry wasn't there to save them, Harry wasn't there to save them,
2086 01:58:58,282 01:59:00,992 because you weren't there to save Harry. because you weren't there to save Harry.
2087 01:59:12,171 01:59:15,715 You see, George? You really had a wonderful life. You see, George? You really had a wonderful life.
2088 01:59:16,175 01:59:20,261 Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away? Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?
2089 01:59:20,930 01:59:22,847 - Clarence. - Yes, George? - Clarence. - Yes, George?
2090 01:59:23,849 01:59:27,060 - Where's Mary? - Oh, well, I can't... - Where's Mary? - Oh, well, I can't...
2091 01:59:27,144 01:59:29,687 I don't know how you know these things, but tell me, where is she? I don't know how you know these things, but tell me, where is she?
2092 01:59:29,772 01:59:31,731 If you know where she is, tell me where my wife is. If you know where she is, tell me where my wife is.
2093 01:59:31,815 01:59:34,817 - I'm not supposed to tell. - Please, Clarence, tell me where she is. - I'm not supposed to tell. - Please, Clarence, tell me where she is.
2094 01:59:34,902 01:59:37,237 - You're not gonna like it, George. - Where is she? - You're not gonna like it, George. - Where is she?
2095 01:59:37,321 01:59:39,656 She's an old maid. She never married. She's an old maid. She never married.
2096 01:59:39,740 01:59:42,075 Where is Mary? Where is she? Where is she? Where is Mary? Where is she? Where is she?
2097 01:59:42,159 01:59:45,078 She's just about to close up the library! She's just about to close up the library!
2098 01:59:48,958 01:59:52,335 There must be some easier way for me to get my wings. There must be some easier way for me to get my wings.
2099 02:00:03,847 02:00:15,233 Mary! Mary!
2100 02:00:16,652 02:00:18,194 Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary!
2101 02:00:18,362 02:00:21,114 Mary, it's George. Don't you know me? What's happened to us? Mary, it's George. Don't you know me? What's happened to us?
2102 02:00:21,198 02:00:22,532 I don't know you. Let me go! I don't know you. Let me go!
2103 02:00:22,616 02:00:25,660 Mary, please! Oh, don't do this to me. Please, Mary, help me. Mary, please! Oh, don't do this to me. Please, Mary, help me.
2104 02:00:25,744 02:00:27,912 Where's our kids? I need you, Mary. Where's our kids? I need you, Mary.
2105 02:00:28,580 02:00:30,373 Help me, Mary! Help me, Mary!
2106 02:00:30,624 02:00:32,250 Mary! Let me go! Mary! Let me go!
2107 02:00:32,543 02:00:34,252 Help! It's a wild man! Help! It's a wild man!
2108 02:00:35,504 02:00:38,172 The wild man is chasing me. Somebody stop him! The wild man is chasing me. Somebody stop him!
2109 02:00:38,257 02:00:40,842 Tom! Ed! Charlie! Tom! Ed! Charlie!
2110 02:00:41,552 02:00:42,885 That's my wife! That's my wife!
2111 02:00:45,431 02:00:46,973 - Mary! - No, you don't. - Mary! - No, you don't.
2112 02:00:47,057 02:00:48,141 Somebody call the police. Somebody call the police.
2113 02:00:48,225 02:00:49,559 Somebody hit him on the head with a bottle. Somebody hit him on the head with a bottle.
2114 02:00:49,643 02:00:51,769 You need a straightjacket. You need a straightjacket.
2115 02:00:52,896 02:00:54,188 Clarence! Clarence!
2116 02:00:54,648 02:00:56,232 Get out of here! Get out of here!
2117 02:00:56,317 02:00:57,567 Clarence! Clarence!
2118 02:00:59,278 02:01:01,738 - Clarence! - Right, that's you! - Clarence! - Right, that's you!
2119 02:01:04,867 02:01:06,242 Stand back! Stand back!
2120 02:01:09,955 02:01:21,716 Clarence! Clarence!
2121 02:01:26,638 02:01:28,890 Clarence! Clarence! Clarence! Clarence!
2122 02:01:30,517 02:01:32,226 Help me, Clarence! Help me, Clarence!
2123 02:01:33,354 02:01:34,771 Get me back! Get me back!
2124 02:01:35,606 02:01:38,566 Get me back. I don't care what happens to me. Get me back. I don't care what happens to me.
2125 02:01:38,942 02:01:41,277 Get me back to my wife and kids. Get me back to my wife and kids.
2126 02:01:41,445 02:01:43,529 Help me, Clarence, please. Help me, Clarence, please.
2127 02:01:44,031 02:01:48,659 Please. I want to live again. I want to live again. Please. I want to live again. I want to live again.
2128 02:01:50,412 02:01:54,415 I want to live again. Please, God, let me live again. I want to live again. Please, God, let me live again.
2129 02:02:03,467 02:02:04,884 Hey, George! Hey, George!
2130 02:02:06,303 02:02:07,470 George! George!
2131 02:02:08,514 02:02:10,556 You all right. Hey, what's the matter? You all right. Hey, what's the matter?
2132 02:02:10,641 02:02:13,059 Now get out of here, Bert, or I'll hit you again! Get out of here! Now get out of here, Bert, or I'll hit you again! Get out of here!
2133 02:02:13,143 02:02:14,894 What the sam hill are you yelling for, George? What the sam hill are you yelling for, George?
2134 02:02:14,978 02:02:16,479 You... You...
2135 02:02:17,815 02:02:20,691 George? Bert, do you know me? George? Bert, do you know me?
2136 02:02:21,026 02:02:23,027 Know you? You kidding? Know you? You kidding?
2137 02:02:23,112 02:02:25,238 I've been looking all over town trying to find you. I've been looking all over town trying to find you.
2138 02:02:25,322 02:02:28,282 I saw your car piled into that tree down there, and I thought maybe you... I saw your car piled into that tree down there, and I thought maybe you...
2139 02:02:28,367 02:02:30,618 Hey, your mouth's bleeding. Are you sure you're all right? Hey, your mouth's bleeding. Are you sure you're all right?
2140 02:02:30,702 02:02:32,203 What did... What did...
2141 02:02:36,083 02:02:39,252 My mouth's bleeding, Bert! My mouth's... My mouth's bleeding, Bert! My mouth's...
2142 02:02:39,503 02:02:42,588 Zuzu's petals. Zuzu... There they are! Zuzu's petals. Zuzu... There they are!
2143 02:02:42,673 02:02:45,591 Bert! What do you know about that? Bert! What do you know about that?
2144 02:02:45,676 02:02:49,429 - Merry Christmas! - Well, Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas! - Well, Merry Christmas.
2145 02:02:49,847 02:02:52,974 Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary!
2146 02:03:01,608 02:03:03,609 Hello, Bedford Falls! Hello, Bedford Falls!
2147 02:03:06,613 02:03:07,989 Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
2148 02:03:08,073 02:03:09,907 - Merry Christmas, George! - Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas, George! - Merry Christmas!
2149 02:03:09,992 02:03:11,868 Merry Christmas, George. Merry Christmas, George.
2150 02:03:11,952 02:03:14,370 Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, movie house!
2151 02:03:14,913 02:03:17,206 Merry Christmas, emporium! Merry Christmas, emporium!
2152 02:03:18,459 02:03:22,170 Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!
2153 02:03:26,383 02:03:29,969 Hey, Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter! Hey, Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter!
2154 02:03:30,053 02:03:32,763 Happy New Year to you in jail! Happy New Year to you in jail!
2155 02:03:32,848 02:03:34,891 Go on home. They're waiting for you. Go on home. They're waiting for you.
2156 02:03:36,477 02:03:39,479 Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary!
2157 02:03:41,190 02:03:42,273 Mary! Mary!
2158 02:03:43,192 02:03:46,027 Well, hello, Mr. Bank Examiner! How are you? Well, hello, Mr. Bank Examiner! How are you?
2159 02:03:46,111 02:03:48,321 - Mr. Bailey, there's a deficit. - I know, $8,000. - Mr. Bailey, there's a deficit. - I know, $8,000.
2160 02:03:48,405 02:03:49,864 George, I've got a little paper here. George, I've got a little paper here.
2161 02:03:49,948 02:03:51,240 I'll bet it's a warrant for my arrest. I'll bet it's a warrant for my arrest.
2162 02:03:51,325 02:03:52,992 Isn't it wonderful? I'm going to jail! Isn't it wonderful? I'm going to jail!
2163 02:03:53,076 02:03:55,453 Merry Christmas! Reporters? Where's Mary? Merry Christmas! Reporters? Where's Mary?
2164 02:03:55,537 02:03:58,331 Mary! Oh, look at this wonderful, old drafty house. Mary! Oh, look at this wonderful, old drafty house.
2165 02:03:58,415 02:04:00,708 Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary!
2166 02:04:01,960 02:04:03,085 Mary. Mary.
2167 02:04:03,837 02:04:05,505 Have you seen my wife? Have you seen my wife?
2168 02:04:05,589 02:04:08,466 Merry Christmas, Daddy. Merry Christmas, Daddy.
2169 02:04:08,550 02:04:10,593 Kids! Pete! Kids! Pete!
2170 02:04:15,265 02:04:16,516 Kids! Janie! Kids! Janie!
2171 02:04:16,600 02:04:18,100 Janie! Tommy! Janie! Tommy!
2172 02:04:20,229 02:04:23,105 Let me look at you. Oh, I could eat you up. Let me look at you. Oh, I could eat you up.
2173 02:04:23,857 02:04:24,941 Where's your mother? Where's your mother?
2174 02:04:25,025 02:04:26,817 - She went looking for you. - With Uncle Billy. - She went looking for you. - With Uncle Billy.
2175 02:04:26,902 02:04:28,611 - Daddy! - Zuzu! - Daddy! - Zuzu!
2176 02:04:28,695 02:04:31,239 Zuzu, my little gingersnap. How do you feel? Zuzu, my little gingersnap. How do you feel?
2177 02:04:31,323 02:04:34,617 - Fine! Not a smidge of temperature. - Not a smidge of... - Fine! Not a smidge of temperature. - Not a smidge of...
2178 02:04:35,285 02:04:37,286 - Hallelujah! - Hello. - Hallelujah! - Hello.
2179 02:04:37,996 02:04:41,165 - George! George, darling! - Mary! Mary! - George! George, darling! - Mary! Mary!
2180 02:04:41,250 02:04:43,459 George, darling. Where have you been? George, darling. Where have you been?
2181 02:04:43,544 02:04:46,879 - Oh, George, George, George. - Mary. - Oh, George, George, George. - Mary.
2182 02:04:46,964 02:04:50,174 Let me touch you. Let me touch you. Are you real? Let me touch you. Let me touch you. Are you real?
2183 02:04:51,635 02:04:53,761 George, George. George, George.
2184 02:04:53,845 02:04:55,763 You have no idea what's happened to me. You have no idea what's happened to me.
2185 02:04:55,847 02:04:57,848 You've no idea what happened... You've no idea what happened...
2186 02:04:58,725 02:05:00,851 Well, come on, George. Come on downstairs, quick. Well, come on, George. Come on downstairs, quick.
2187 02:05:00,936 02:05:02,270 - They're on their way. - All right. - They're on their way. - All right.
2188 02:05:02,354 02:05:03,604 Come on. Come on.
2189 02:05:05,983 02:05:07,775 Come on in here now. Come on in here now.
2190 02:05:08,944 02:05:10,570 Now, you stand right over here by the tree. Now, you stand right over here by the tree.
2191 02:05:10,654 02:05:12,905 Right there, and don't move. Don't move. Right there, and don't move. Don't move.
2192 02:05:12,990 02:05:14,574 What's happening? Who's gonna come? What's happening? Who's gonna come?
2193 02:05:14,992 02:05:16,325 I hear them coming now. I hear them coming now.
2194 02:05:16,410 02:05:18,828 George, it's a miracle. It's a miracle. George, it's a miracle. It's a miracle.
2195 02:05:18,912 02:05:21,122 - What's happening? - What's happening? - What's happening? - What's happening?
2196 02:05:21,206 02:05:23,207 - Who's gonna come, Daddy? - Who, Daddy? - Who's gonna come, Daddy? - Who, Daddy?
2197 02:05:23,292 02:05:26,919 Come in, Uncle Billy. Everybody, in here. Come in, Uncle Billy. Everybody, in here.
2198 02:05:27,004 02:05:28,254 George. George.
2199 02:05:29,715 02:05:31,966 Here's everything right here. Here's everything right here.
2200 02:05:33,260 02:05:36,887 Isn't it wonderful? So many friends. Mary did it, George! Mary did it! Isn't it wonderful? So many friends. Mary did it, George! Mary did it!
2201 02:05:36,972 02:05:38,556 She told some people you were in trouble, She told some people you were in trouble,
2202 02:05:38,640 02:05:40,600 and they scattered all over town collecting money. and they scattered all over town collecting money.
2203 02:05:40,684 02:05:41,767 Didn't ask any questions. Didn't ask any questions.
2204 02:05:41,852 02:05:43,561 Just said, "George in trouble? Then count me in." Just said, "George in trouble? Then count me in."
2205 02:05:43,645 02:05:45,354 - What is this... - You never saw anything like it. - What is this... - You never saw anything like it.
2206 02:05:45,439 02:05:47,565 ...another run on the bank? ...another run on the bank?
2207 02:05:47,649 02:05:50,109 Here you are, George. Merry Christmas. Here you are, George. Merry Christmas.
2208 02:05:50,193 02:05:52,194 Now, don't crowd. Don't push. There we are. Now, don't crowd. Don't push. There we are.
2209 02:05:52,279 02:05:54,447 The line forms on the right. The line forms on the right.
2210 02:05:54,781 02:05:56,449 More coming, George. More coming, George.
2211 02:05:56,533 02:05:59,035 Merry Christmas, and God bless you. Merry Christmas, and God bless you.
2212 02:06:00,078 02:06:01,704 Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.
2213 02:06:02,039 02:06:04,457 - Oh, Mr. Martini! - Merry Christmas. - Oh, Mr. Martini! - Merry Christmas.
2214 02:06:04,541 02:06:07,043 Martini! Step right up here. Martini! Step right up here.
2215 02:06:07,753 02:06:10,212 I busted the jukebox, too. I busted the jukebox, too.
2216 02:06:13,383 02:06:14,884 Oh, Mr. Gower! Oh, Mr. Gower!
2217 02:06:17,137 02:06:19,889 I made the rounds of my charge accounts. I made the rounds of my charge accounts.
2218 02:06:27,731 02:06:30,775 I'm not gonna go, George. I changed my mind. I'm not gonna go, George. I changed my mind.
2219 02:06:31,068 02:06:32,526 Violet Bick. Violet Bick.
2220 02:06:33,278 02:06:34,987 Oh, Annie! Annie! Oh, Annie! Annie!
2221 02:06:36,198 02:06:38,491 I've been saving this money for a divorce, I've been saving this money for a divorce,
2222 02:06:38,575 02:06:40,576 if ever I get a husband. if ever I get a husband.
2223 02:06:41,870 02:06:43,037 Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.
2224 02:06:45,248 02:06:48,584 There you are, George. I got the faculty all up and out of bed. There you are, George. I got the faculty all up and out of bed.
2225 02:06:48,669 02:06:50,961 Here's something for you to play with. Here's something for you to play with.
2226 02:06:52,464 02:06:55,633 I wouldn't have a roof over my head if it wasn't for you, George. I wouldn't have a roof over my head if it wasn't for you, George.
2227 02:06:55,717 02:06:59,220 Just a minute. Just a minute. Quiet, everybody. Quiet, quiet. Just a minute. Just a minute. Quiet, everybody. Quiet, quiet.
2228 02:06:59,304 02:07:01,514 Now, get this, it's from London. Now, get this, it's from London.
2229 02:07:02,432 02:07:05,017 "Mr. Gower cabled you need cash. Stop. "Mr. Gower cabled you need cash. Stop.
2230 02:07:05,227 02:07:09,522 "My office instructed to advance you up to $25,000. Stop. "My office instructed to advance you up to $25,000. Stop.
2231 02:07:09,606 02:07:12,608 "Hee-haw and Merry Christmas. Sam Wainwright." "Hee-haw and Merry Christmas. Sam Wainwright."
2232 02:07:22,828 02:07:25,287 And Mr. Martini. How about some wine? And Mr. Martini. How about some wine?
2233 02:07:31,253 02:07:34,964 Hark the herald angels sing Hark the herald angels sing
2234 02:07:35,048 02:07:39,343 Glory to the newborn king Glory to the newborn king
2235 02:07:39,428 02:07:43,764 Peace on earth and mercy mild Peace on earth and mercy mild
2236 02:07:43,849 02:07:47,935 God and sinners reconciled God and sinners reconciled
2237 02:07:48,019 02:07:52,356 Joyful, all ye nations rise Joyful, all ye nations rise
2238 02:07:52,441 02:07:56,527 Join the triumph of the skies Join the triumph of the skies
2239 02:07:56,611 02:08:00,740 With angelic host proclaim With angelic host proclaim
2240 02:08:00,824 02:08:04,410 Christ is born in Bethlehem Christ is born in Bethlehem
2241 02:08:04,494 02:08:05,995 Harry Bailey! Harry Bailey!
2242 02:08:11,501 02:08:13,753 George, you old son of a gun. George, you old son of a gun.
2243 02:08:14,004 02:08:16,255 Harry. Harry. Harry. Harry.
2244 02:08:16,506 02:08:17,673 Looks like I got here too late. Looks like I got here too late.
2245 02:08:17,758 02:08:20,384 Mary, I got him here from the airport just as quick as I could. Mary, I got him here from the airport just as quick as I could.
2246 02:08:20,469 02:08:22,261 The fool flew all the way up here in a blizzard. The fool flew all the way up here in a blizzard.
2247 02:08:22,345 02:08:24,096 Harry, how about your banquet in New York? Harry, how about your banquet in New York?
2248 02:08:24,181 02:08:26,807 Oh, I left right in the middle of it as soon as I got Mary's telegram. Oh, I left right in the middle of it as soon as I got Mary's telegram.
2249 02:08:26,892 02:08:28,893 Good idea, Ernie. A toast Good idea, Ernie. A toast
2250 02:08:28,977 02:08:32,271 to my big brother, George, the richest man in town! to my big brother, George, the richest man in town!
2251 02:08:34,399 02:08:39,862 Should auld acquaintance be forgot Should auld acquaintance be forgot
2252 02:08:39,946 02:08:45,451 And never brought to mind? And never brought to mind?
2253 02:08:45,535 02:08:47,203 Should auld acquaintance Should auld acquaintance
2254 02:08:50,207 02:08:51,290 Be forgot Be forgot
2255 02:08:51,374 02:08:55,795 And days of auld lang syne And days of auld lang syne
2256 02:08:55,879 02:08:57,296 Who's that? Who's that?
2257 02:08:58,381 02:09:02,009 That's a Christmas present from a very dear friend of mine. That's a Christmas present from a very dear friend of mine.
2258 02:09:02,803 02:09:03,969 Look, Daddy! Look, Daddy!
2259 02:09:04,054 02:09:09,433 Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.
2260 02:09:10,227 02:09:13,729 That's right. That's right.
2261 02:09:15,232 02:09:16,398 Attaboy, Clarence. Attaboy, Clarence.
2262 02:09:16,483 02:09:19,151 Auld lang syne Auld lang syne
2263 02:09:19,236 02:09:24,615 For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne, my dear
2264 02:09:24,699 02:09:29,912 For auld lang syne For auld lang syne
2265 02:09:29,996 02:09:35,501 We'll drink a cup of kindness yet We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
2266 02:09:35,585 02:09:41,340 For auld lang syne For auld lang syne
2267 02:09:41,800 02:09:47,179 We'll drink a cup of kindness yet We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
2268 02:09:47,264 02:09:52,768 For auld lang syne For auld lang syne