Uh-huh. You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here, you can come and borrow money....
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Mr. Potter:
Peter Bailey was not a businessman. That's what killed him. Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him, God rest his soul. He was a man of high ideals. So called. But ideals without common sense can ruin this town. Now, you take this loan here to Ernie Bishop. You know, that fellow that sits around all day on his brains in his taxi, you know. I happen to know the bank turned down this loan, but he comes *here* and we're building him a house worth five thousand dollars. Why?George Bailey:Well, I handled that, Mr. Potter. You have all the papers there. His salary, insurance. I can personally vouch for his character.Mr. Potter:A friend of yours?George Bailey:Yes, sir.Mr. Potter:Uh-huh. You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here, you can come and borrow money. What does that get us? A discontented, lazy rabble instead of a thrifty working class. And all because a few starry-eyed dreamers like Peter Bailey stir them up and fill their heads with a lot of impossible ideas!
Peter Bailey was not a businessman. That's what killed him. Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him, God rest his soul. He was a man of high ideals. So called. But ideals without common sense can ruin this town. Now, you take this loan here to Ernie Bishop. You know, that fellow that sits around all day on his brains in his taxi, you know. I happen to know the bank turned down this loan, but he comes *here* and we're building him a house worth five thousand dollars. Why?George Bailey:Well, I handled that, Mr. Potter. You have all the papers there. His salary, insurance. I can personally vouch for his character.Mr. Potter:A friend of yours?George Bailey:Yes, sir.Mr. Potter:Uh-huh. You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here, you can come and borrow money. What does that get us? A discontented, lazy rabble instead of a thrifty working class. And all because a few starry-eyed dreamers like Peter Bailey stir them up and fill their heads with a lot of impossible ideas!
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Peter Bailey was not a businessman
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That's what killed him
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Oh I don't mean any disrespect to him God rest his soul
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He was a man of high ideals so called
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But ideals without common sense can ruin this town
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Now you take this loan here to Ernie bishop
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you know that fellow that sits around all day
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on his brains in his taxi you know
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I happen to know the bank turned down this loan
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But he comes here
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and we're building him a house worth 5 000
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Why Well I handled that Mr Potter
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You have all the papers there His salary insurance
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I can personally vouch for his character
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A friend of yours Yes sir
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Uh huh You see if you shoot pool with some employee here
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you can come and borrow money
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What does that get us
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A discontented lazy rabble
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instead of a thrifty working class
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And all because a few starry eyed dreamers
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like Peter Bailey stir them up and fill their heads
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with a lot of impossible ideas
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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.
