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Look at you You used to be so cockyYou were going to go out and conquer the worldYou once called me a warped frustrated old manWhat are you but a warped frustrated young manA miserable little
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It's a Wonderful Life

All right, George, go ahead! You can't hide in a little town like this!

Mr. Potter:
Look at you. You used to be so cocky. You were going to go out and conquer the world. You once called me "a warped, frustrated, old man"! What are you but a warped, frustrated young man? A miserable little clerk crawling in here on your hands and knees and begging for help. No securities, no stocks, no bonds, nothin' but A miserable little $500 equity in a life insurance policy.Mr. Potter:You're worth more dead than alive! Why don't you go to the riffraff you love so much and ask them to let you have $8,000? You know why? Because they'd run you out of town on a rail. But I'll tell you what I'm going to do for you, George. Since the state examiner is still here, as a stockholder of the Building and Loan, I'm going to swear out a warrant for your arrest. Misappropriation of funds, manipulation, malfeasance...Mr. Potter:All right, George, go ahead! You can't hide in a little town like this!

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Look at you You used to be so cocky
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You were going to go out and conquer the world
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You once called me a warped frustrated old man
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What are you but a warped frustrated young man
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A miserable little clerk
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crawling in here on your hands and knees
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and begging for help
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No securities no stocks no bonds
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Nothing but a miserable little 500 equity
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in a life insurance policy
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You're worth more dead than alive
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Why don't you go to the riffraff you love so much
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and ask them to let you have 8 000
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You know why
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Because they'd run you out of town on a rail
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But I tell you what I'm going to do for you George
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Since the state examiner is still here
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as a stockholder of the building and loan
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I'm going to swear out a warrant for your arrest
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Misappropriation of funds manipulation malfeasance
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All right George go ahead
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You can't hide in a little town like this
Available in 10 languages
Duration
69 seconds
Views
948
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:12
Uploaded
Mar 10, 2026
Genres
Production
Liberty Films

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Movie Summary

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.

Actors

Lionel Barrymore
Mr. Potter