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It's a Wonderful Life

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Director

Frank Capra

Year

Genre

drama, family, fantasy

Box Office

$44,000

Production

Liberty Films

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 6 wins & 6 nominations total

George Bailey

Mary Hatch

Mr. Potter

Lionel Barrymore

Uncle Billy

Thomas Mitchell

Clarence

Mrs. Bailey

Ernie

Bert

Violet

Mr. Gower

Sam Wainwright

Frank Albertson

Harry Bailey

Pa Bailey

Samuel S. Hinds

Cousin Tilly

Ruth Dakin

Virginia Patton

Cousin Eustace

Charles Williams

Mrs. Hatch

Mr. Martini

William Edmunds

Annie

Lillian Randolph

Mrs. Martini

Argentina Brunetti

Little George

Robert J. Anderson

Little Sam

Little Mary

Little Violet

Jeanine Ann Roose

Little Marty Hatch

Little Harry Bailey

Nick

Sheldon Leonard

Potter's Bodyguard

Joe (Luggage Shop)

Real Estate Salesman

Tom (Bldg. & Loan)

The Bailey Child - Janie

The Bailey Child - Zuzu

The Bailey Child - Pete

The Bailey Child - Tommy

Townswoman

Ed

Townswoman

Mr. Welch

Stanley Andrews

Nervous Banker

One of Vi's Suitors

Building & Loan Depositor

Building & Loan Depositor

Wedding Guest

Young Girl

Military Officer in Montage

Brooks Benedict

Townsman

Joseph E. Bernard

Bar Patron

Girl

Dolores Boucher

Sheriff

Young Boy

Jane Wainwright

Singer at Martini's

Adriana Caselotti

Policeman

Young George's Friend

Townsman

Cop Arresting Violet

Dr. Campbell

Graduation Dance Guest

Beulah Christian

Building & Loan Board Member

Building & Loan Customer

Ms. Davis

Crow in Bank

Elderly Woman

High School Teacher at Poolside

Bandleader in the High School Dance Scene

Marion Raymond Davis

Graduation Dance Guest

Man on Porch

Wedding Guest

Tollhouse Keeper

Violet's Boyfriend

Horace

Eddie Fetherston

Relieved Banker in Potter's Office

Photographer with Sheriff

Bar Patron

Townsman

Herschel Graham

Elderly Man

Building & Loan Depositor

Carter

Building & Loan Depositor

Herbert Heywood

Mr. Partridge

Building & Loan Board Member

Building & Loan Board Member

Mr. Randall

Arthur Stuart Hull

Man in Fantasy

Building & Loan Depositor

Townsman

Building & Loan Board Member

Townswoman

Building & Loan Customer

Marty Hatch

Pianist in Nick's Place

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Graduation Dance Guest

Bar Patron

Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree

J. Farrell MacDonald

Townswoman

Building and Loan Customer

Elderly Man

Student in Gym

Priscilla Montgomery

Man with Sheriff

Bar Patron

Evelyn Moriarty

Building & Loan Customer

Townsman

School Dancer

Townsman

Anton Northpole

Bar Patron

Military Officer in Montage

Infant Janie Bailey

Lynn O'Leary-Jameson

Senior Angel

Bill-Poster

Elderly Woman

Photographer

Franklin Parker

Building & Loan Depositor

Beulah Parkington

Nick's Waitress

Suzanne Ridgway

Mickey

Bar Patron

Constantine Romanoff

Townswoman

Building & Loan Depositor

Loretta Russell

Nick's Bouncer

Potter's Secretary

Almira Sessions

Wedding Guest

Townsman

Man in Fantasy

Nick's Bartender

Charles Sullivan

Freddie Othello

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Cashier

Building & Loan Board Member

Charlie

Charles C. Wilson

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Man 1: I owe everything to George Bailey. - It's a Wonderful Life

Man 1: I owe everything to George Bailey.

Woman 1 Help my son George tonightMan 3 He never thinks about himself godThat's why he's in troubleMan 4 George is a good guyGive him a break godWoman 2 I love him dear lordWatch over him tonightGirl 1 Please godSomething's the matter with daddyGirl 2 - It's a Wonderful Life

Woman 1 Help my son George tonightMan 3 He never thinks...

Franklin: Hello, Joseph. - It's a Wonderful Life

Franklin: Hello, Joseph.

Joseph Looks like we'll have to send someone downA lot of people asking for help for a man named George BaileyFranklin George BaileyYes Tonight's his crucial night You're rightWe'll have to send someone down immediately Whose turn is itThat's why I came - It's a Wonderful Life

Joseph Looks like we'll have to send someone downA lot...

Hee haw - It's a Wonderful Life

Boys: Hee-haw! - It's a Wonderful Life

It's me, Mr. - It's a Wonderful Life

Hello, George. - It's a Wonderful Life

I like himYou like every boyWhat's wrong with that - It's a Wonderful Life

I like himYou like every boyWhat's wrong with that

Made up your mind yet? - It's a Wonderful Life

Made up your mind yet?

You don't like coconutsSay brainless don't you know where coconuts come fromLookit hereFrom Tahiti the Fiji islands the coral seaA new magazine I never saw it beforeOf course you never Only us explorers can get itI've been nominated for membership in the - It's a Wonderful Life

You don't like coconutsSay brainless don't you...

Is this the ear you can't hear onGeorge Bailey I'll love you till the day I die - It's a Wonderful Life

Is this the ear you can't hear onGeorge Bailey...

Gower George George Yes sirYou're not paid to be a canary - It's a Wonderful Life

Gower George George Yes sirYou're not paid to be a...

Mr. Gower, do you want something? Anything? - Anything I can do back here? - No. I'll get them, sir. - It's a Wonderful Life

Mr. Gower, do you want something? Anything? - Anything I can...

They have the diphtheria there, haventthey, sk? - It's a Wonderful Life

They have the diphtheria there, haventthey, sk?

Just a minute Have you put any real pressureon these people of yours to pay those mortgagesTimes are bad Mr Potter A lot of these people are out of workWell then forecloseI can't do that These families have childrenGeorge Pop They're not my childrenBailey - It's a Wonderful Life

Just a minute Have you put any real pressureon these people...

Gower: What? - It's a Wonderful Life

Where's Mrs. - It's a Wonderful Life

Big see I don't want one for one nightI want something for 1 001 nightswith plenty of room here for labels from Italy and Baghdad samarkandGreat big thing aboutI see A flying carpet huh YeahI don't suppose you'd like this old secondhand job would youNow - It's a Wonderful Life

Big see I don't want one for one nightI want something...

I wish I had a million dollarsHot dog - It's a Wonderful Life

I wish I had a million dollarsHot dog

George Hey I'm a rich tourist todayHow about driving me home in style - It's a Wonderful Life

George Hey I'm a rich tourist todayHow about driving me...

Good afternoon Mr BaileyHello VioletHey you look good That's some dress you got on thereThis old thingWhy I only wear it when I don't care how I lookHow would you like to take YesWant to come along Bert We'll show you the townNo thanksI think I'll go home - It's a Wonderful Life

Good afternoon Mr BaileyHello VioletHey you look good...

Oh what's eating that old money grubbing buzzard anyway - It's a Wonderful Life

Oh what's eating that old money grubbing buzzard anyway

Boys and girls and musicWhy do they need gin - It's a Wonderful Life

Boys and girls and musicWhy do they need gin

Of course it's just a hopeBut uh you wouldn't consider coming backto the building and loan would youWell I IAnnie why don't you draw up a chair Then you'd be more comfortableand you could hear everything that's going onI would if I thought I'd hear - It's a Wonderful Life

Of course it's just a hopeBut uh you wouldn't...

I know it's soon to talk about itNo now pop icouldn'tI couldn't face being cooped up for the rest of my lifein a shabby little officeOh I'm sorry pop I didn't mean that but IIt's this business of nickels and dimesand spending all your life trying to - It's a Wonderful Life

I know it's soon to talk about itNo now pop...

- Why, did you hear that, Annie? - It's a Wonderful Life

- Why, did you hear that, Annie?

Pop, I think I'll get dressed and go over to Harry's party. - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Well well wellNow to get back to my story seeHey this is my danceOh why don't you stop annoying peopleWell I'm sorry Hey - It's a Wonderful Life

Well well wellNow to get back to my story seeHey this is my...

You look at me as if you didn't know meWell I don'tYou've passed me on the street almost every dayNo That was a little girl named Mary hatch That wasn't you - It's a Wonderful Life

You look at me as if you didn't know meWell I...

I'm not very good at this. - It's a Wonderful Life

I'm not very good at this.

What's the matter, othello? - It's a Wonderful Life

What's the matter, othello?

Stand back, everybody!
Stand back! - It's a Wonderful Life

Stand back, everybody! Stand back!

Get out! Oh, well ... - It's a Wonderful Life

Get out! Oh, well ...

Get out of there! - It's a Wonderful Life

Get out of there!

I don't know Maybe I will say it How old are you anywayEighteenEighteen Why it was only last year you were seventeen - It's a Wonderful Life

I don't know Maybe I will say it How old are you...

Yes sir you look a little older without your clothes on - It's a Wonderful Life

Yes sir you look a little older without your clothes on

Okay then I'll throw a rock at the old granville houseOh no don't I love that old houseNo you see you make a wish and then try and break some glassAnd you got to be a pretty good shot nowadays tooOh no George don't It's full of romance that old placeMary - It's a Wonderful Life

Okay then I'll throw a rock at the old granville...

What did you wish, George? - It's a Wonderful Life

What did you wish, George?

Mary I know what I'm gonna do tomorrowand the next day and next year and the year after that - It's a Wonderful Life

Mary I know what I'm gonna do tomorrowand the next day...

I'm shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feetand I'm gonna see the worldItaly Greece the Parthenon the coliseumThen I'm coming back here and go to college to see what they knowAnd then I'm gonna build thingsI'm gonna build airfieldsI'm gonna - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Hey, that's pretty good. - It's a Wonderful Life

Hey, that's pretty good.

What is it you want MaryWhat do you want You want the moonJust say the word and I'll throw a lasso around itand pull it downHey that's a pretty good idea I'll give you the moon MaryI'll take itThen whatWell then you could swallow it and it would all - It's a Wonderful Life

What is it you want MaryWhat do you want You want the...

Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to deathYou want me to kiss her huhOh youth is wasted on the wrong people - It's a Wonderful Life

Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to...

I'll show you some kissing that'll put hair back on your head What are you - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Okay, I give up. - It's a Wonderful Life

Okay, I give up.

This is a very interesting situation. - It's a Wonderful Life

This is a very interesting situation.

Shame on you I'm gonna tell your mother on youMy mother's way up on the corner thereI'll call the policeThey're way downtown They'd be on my side tooThen I'm going to scream - It's a Wonderful Life

Shame on you I'm gonna tell your mother on youMy...

George, come on home! - It's a Wonderful Life

George, come on home!

It's too soon after Peter Bailey's deathto talk about chloroforming the building and loan - It's a Wonderful Life

It's too soon after Peter Bailey's deathto talk...

Peter Bailey was not a businessmanThat's what killed himOh I don't mean any disrespect to him God rest his soulHe was a man of high ideals so calledBut ideals without common sense can ruin this townNow you take this loan here to Ernie bishopyou know that - It's a Wonderful Life

Peter Bailey was not a businessmanThat's what killed...

He was a man of high ideals so calledBut ideals without common sense can ruin this town - It's a Wonderful Life

He was a man of high ideals so calledBut ideals without...

You know that fellow that sits around all dayon his brains in his taxi you know - It's a Wonderful Life

You know that fellow that sits around all dayon his brains...

Just a minute Just a minute Now hold on Mr PotterYou're right when you say my father was no businessman I know thatWhy he ever started this cheap penny ante building and loanI'll never knowBut neither you nor anybody elsecan say anything against his - It's a Wonderful Life

Just a minute Just a minute Now hold on Mr PotterYou're...

They're putting us out of business So what I can get another jobI'm only 55 56 - It's a Wonderful Life

They're putting us out of business So what I can get...

There she blowsYou know what the three most exciting sounds in the world areUh huh Breakfast is served Lunch is served DinnerNo no no no Anchor chains plane motors and train whistles - It's a Wonderful Life

There she blowsYou know what the three most exciting sounds...

Uncle Billy you haven't changed a bitNobody ever changes here you know that - It's a Wonderful Life

Uncle Billy you haven't changed a bitNobody ever...

Say where's mother She's home cooking the fatted calf - It's a Wonderful Life

Say where's mother She's home cooking the fatted...

What's a pretty girl like you doingmarrying this two headed brother of mine - It's a Wonderful Life

What's a pretty girl like you doingmarrying this two...

Hey, Joe. - It's a Wonderful Life

Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy I feel so goodI could spit in Potter's eye I think I will I think I will - It's a Wonderful Life

Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy I feel so goodI could spit in...

Where's my hat Where's myOh thank you George Which is mine The middle one - It's a Wonderful Life

Where's my hat Where's myOh thank you George Which...

That's for nothing - It's a Wonderful Life

That's for nothing

Looks like she can keep Harry on his toesKeep him out of bedford falls anyway - It's a Wonderful Life

Looks like she can keep Harry on his toesKeep him out of...

Why she lights up like a firefly whenever you're aroundOhBesides Sam Wainwright's away in New Yorkand you're here in bedford falls And all's fair in love and warI don't know about war - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Mother of mine, I can see right through you right to your back-collar button. - It's a Wonderful Life

Mother of mine, I can see right through you right to your...

I think I got a dateBut stick around fellows just in case huh - It's a Wonderful Life

I think I got a dateBut stick around fellows just in case...

Have you made up your mind How's thatHave you made up your mind About whatAbout coming in - It's a Wonderful Life

Have you made up your mind How's thatHave you made up...

Well, are you coming in or aren't you? - It's a Wonderful Life

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

I didn't tell anybody I was coming over here, you know. - It's a Wonderful Life

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

I thought you would go back to New York, like Sam and Angie and the rest of them. - It's a Wonderful Life

I thought you would go back to New York, like Sam and Angie...

Well... I see it still smells like pine needles around here. - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Who's down there with youIt's George Bailey motherGeorge Bailey What's he wantI don't knowWhat do you wantMe Not a thingI just came in to get warmHe's making violent love to me mother - It's a Wonderful Life

Who's down there with youIt's George Bailey...

He's making violent love to me motherMrs Hatch You tell him to go right back home - It's a Wonderful Life

He's making violent love to me motherMrs Hatch You tell...

Hello? Forgot my hat. Hee-haw! Hello, Sam, how are you? Sam: I'm great. Gee, it's good to hear your - It's a Wonderful Life

Hello? Forgot my hat. Hee-haw! Hello, Sam, how are you? Sam:...

Tell Mary to get on the extensionMother's on the extension We I am not - It's a Wonderful Life

Tell Mary to get on the extensionMother's on the...

Rochester Well why Rochester - It's a Wonderful Life

Rochester Well why Rochester

Now you listen to me. - It's a Wonderful Life

Now you listen to me.

First Harry, now George. - It's a Wonderful Life

First Harry, now George.

I feel like a bootlegger's wife Look - It's a Wonderful Life

I feel like a bootlegger's wife Look

You know what we're gonna do We're gonna shoot the worksA whole week in New York A whole week in BermudaThe highest hotels the oldest champagnethe richest caviar the hottest music and the prettiest wife - It's a Wonderful Life

You know what we're gonna do We're gonna shoot the...

Don't look now, but there's something funny going on over there at the bank, George. - It's a Wonderful Life

Don't look now, but there's something funny going...

Hey, Ernie, if you got any money in the bank, you better hurry. - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Well, hello, everybody. - It's a Wonderful Life

Well, hello, everybody.

What is this, uncle Billy? - It's a Wonderful Life

What is this, uncle Billy?

Hello? George, there is a rumor around town that you've closed your doors. Is that true? Oh, well, I - It's a Wonderful Life

Hello? George, there is a rumor around town that you've...

George, was it a nice wedding? - It's a Wonderful Life

George, was it a nice wedding?

Now, just remember that this thing isn't as black as it appeared. - It's a Wonderful Life

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

Can't you understand what's happening hereDon't you see what's happeningPotter isn't selling Potter's buying and whyBecause we're panicky and he's not That's whyHe's picking up some bargain - It's a Wonderful Life

Can't you understand what's happening...

Look look we're still in business We've still got 2 bucks left - It's a Wonderful Life

Look look we're still in business We've still got...

It's a Wonderful Life poster

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An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

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Director: Frank Capra

Writer: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra

Production: Liberty Films

Genre: drama, family, fantasy

Year: 1946

MetaScore: 89/100

ImdbRating: 8.6

BoxOffice: $44,000

Released: 07 Jan 1947

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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