CLOSE SHOT Mr. Gower, the druggist, peering from a window in back room. But Potter thinks that the working class should be “thrifty.” Now, hold on, Mr. Potter. At first glance, it would seem that they have little in common. WIDER ANGLE George crosses over to the soda fountain, at which Mary Hatch, a small girl, is seated, watching him. More specifically, the state is taking money out of big, nationwide banks and investing it with local, Rhode Island lenders. You know just as well as I do that I run practically everything in this town but the Bailey Building and Loan. (Potter and Bailey fall out -not that they were BFF- over another one of Potter’s schemes to buy the soul of Bedford Falls.) Deeds Goes To Town (1936), Lo que sucedió aquella noche (1934) y Un gánster por un milagro (1961). Rhode Island is taking money away from Mr. Potter and giving it to George Bailey, to put General Treasurer Seth Magaziner’s latest initiative into “It’s a Wonderful Life” terms. In keeping with the grand COVID tradition of virtual script reading with a stunt casting twist, Deadline reports that Pete is confirmed to play Jimmy Stewart’s iconic role in a one-night-only table read of the 1946 film. George goes on to get his apron from behind the fountain. They are as giddy as Mr. Potter, who, at the end of the movie, thinks George Bailey has been defeated. Voila! Mr. Potter was as evil as he was wrong. S eventy years ago on Christmas eve, George Bailey was at the end of his rope and was about to jump off a bridge in Bedford Falls, New York. Yet they can give us insights into the difference between self … We You know, also, that for a number of years I've been trying to get control of it. Wait for what? This movie was filmed in 1946 and using the real Rothschild’s owned Minnesota Federal Reserve Bank’s CPI calculator this would be equal to $256,659.84 in 2018 Federal Reserve Notes. “George Bailey, whose ship has just come in. With James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell. At one point Potter offers George Bailey a job and offers him a $20,000 annual salary. Was Mr. Potter a Republican? Not surprisingly, Mr. Potter gets a villainous one: when $8000 that Uncle Bill Bailey was supposed to deposit accidentally falls into Mr. Potter's hands, instead of doing the right thing for once in his life, he hides the money away, watches George twist in the wind and eventually uses the crises to try to drive poor George to suicide. Directed by Frank Capra. The final scene gets me every year. GEORGE (CONT'D) Hot dog! ... 37. Well, it doesn't, Mr. Potter. Until they’re so old and broken down that they… Do you know how long it takes a working man to save $5,000? It becomes more than he can handle after Old Man Potter steals $8,000 and blames George for the misfortune. But in the present, on Christmas Eve, he is broken and suicidal over the misplacing of an $8000 loan and the machinations of the evil millionaire Mr. Potter. It was probably inevitable that someone would appeal to Frank Capra’s classic 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life in the context of our present political situation. At the board meeting, Potter dismisses George’s unhinged attack upon him and redirects the discussion to the subject of the meeting: what is best for Bedford Falls. Provided he has enough brains to climb aboard. George Bailey: You sit around here and you spin your little webs and you think the whole world revolves around you and your money. A great memorable quote from the It's a Wonderful Life movie on Quotes.net - Mr. Potter: George, I am an old man and most people hate me. Compare Potter’s vindictive reaction when George Bailey crawls to him for help after the $8,000.00 is lost to Potter’s reaction at the board meeting at the beginning of the movie. Spoiler alert: I don’t have two heads, and I’m not like Mr. Potter at all. CAMPBELL Very well. You’re right when you say my father was no business man. George Bailey. According to Deadline, Pete Davidson is going to star as George Bailey in a virtual table read of It’s A Wonderful Life hosted by Tom Bergeron, with proceeds going to The Ed Asner Family Center (which raises money to help children with special needs). Potter fails when George decides to remain in Bedford Falls, saving the Building and Loan and opening Bailey Park – where working people find affordable housing leaving behind Potter’s slums. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of It's A Wonderful Life. 'Well, Mr. Potter, He Died A Much Richer Man Than You'll Ever Be.' Chagrined by George’s success, Potter changes tactics and catches George at a moment of weakness. I know that. I second Mr. Potter's motion. 35. Until their children grow up and leave them? “George, I am an old man and most people hate me. George turns to his business rival Mr. Potter for help, but what he doesn’t know is the banker found and kept their money. It's a wonderful house - with more than one story. [George] To my brother George, the richest man in town. And worse about to be thrown in jail, a disgrace, all due to Uncle Billy accidentally handing over $8,000 of the Building and Loan’s money to Mr. Potter, putting George Bailey on the brink of committing suicide by plunging to his death. They had to wait and save their money before they even ought to think of a decent home. George later comes in desperation to Mr. Potter asking for a loan to cover the lost money; instead of returning it, Mr. Potter demands that George show collateral. Finally, the It's A Wonderful Life script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring Jimmy Stewart. GEORGE (calling toward back room) It's me, Mr. Gower. George Bailey (to Mr. Potter): “What’d you say a minute ago? Just a minute — just a minute. 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. [Harry] No man is a failure who has friends. I started thinking about how George Bailey took on Mr. Potter at every turn to do what was right for his friends and neighbors, regardless of his personal desires. But the story follows George Bailey and the struggles that life throws his way. The despondent George then reveals his sole liquid asset: $500 equity in a life insurance policy with a face value of $15,000. How is the uncaring, unfeeling, business-only attitude of the Republicans today any different that from Mr. Potter in 1946? Mr. Potter quotes. Wait? [Clarence] I love watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It’s a Christmas holiday tradition in our home. In the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life (which, in my opinion, is one of the greatest movies ever made), we have two main characters: George Bailey and Mr. Potter. Without George Bailey, the two would wind up living in run-down rental shacks with nothing to show for their blue-collar work. MAN Peter Bailey died three months ago. George Bailey spends his entire life giving up his big dreams for the good of his town, Bedford Falls, as we see in flashback. George Bailey resolves to commit suicide after his finances and consequently his sense of self crater. Mr. LIONEL BARRYMORE (Actor): (as Mr. Potter) George Bailey is not a common, ordinary yokel. George wishes he was never born, and an angel shows him what happens if he was not born. ¡Qué bello es vivir! Was George Bailey a Democrat? The movie is an all-time classic and not just for Christmas. But I don't like them either, so that makes it all even. 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