A Great Gift - It's a Wonderful Life (5/9) Movie CLIP (1946) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Clarence (Henry Travers) tells George (James Stewart) what's really happening to him, but George doesn't believe it.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
This is director Frank Capra's classic bittersweet comedy/drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), the eternally-in-debt guiding force of a bank in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls. As the film opens, it's Christmas Eve, 1946, and George, who has long considered himself a failure, faces financial ruin and arrest and is seriously contemplating suicide. High above Bedford Falls, two celestial voices discuss Bailey's dilemma and decide to send down eternally bumbling angel Clarence Oddbody (Henry Travers), who after 200 years has yet to earn his wings, to help George out. But first, Clarence is given a crash course on George's life, and the multitude of selfless acts he has performed: rescuing his younger brother from drowning, losing the hearing in his left ear in the process; enduring a beating rather than allow a grieving druggist (H.B. Warner) to deliver poison by mistake to an ailing child; foregoing college and a long-planned trip to Europe to keep the Bailey Building and Loan from letting its Depression-era customers down; and, most important, preventing town despot Potter (Lionel Barrymore) from taking over Bedford Mills and reducing its inhabitants to penury. Along the way, George has married his childhood sweetheart Mary (Donna Reed), who has stuck by him through thick and thin. But even the love of Mary and his children are insufficient when George, faced with an $8000 shortage in his books, becomes a likely candidate for prison thanks to the vengeful Potter. Bitterly, George declares that he wishes that he had never been born, and Clarence, hoping to teach George a lesson, shows him how different life would have been had he in fact never been born. After a nightmarish odyssey through a George Bailey-less Bedford Falls (now a glorified slum called Potterville), wherein none of his friends or family recognize him, George is made to realize how many lives he has touched, and helped, through his existence; and, just as Clarence had planned, George awakens to the fact that, despite all its deprivations, he has truly had a wonderful life. Capra's first production through his newly-formed Liberty Films, It's a Wonderful Life lost money in its original run, when it was percieved as a fairly downbeat view of small-town life. Only after it lapsed into the public domain in 1973 and became a Christmastime TV perennial did it don the mantle of a holiday classic.
CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (1946)
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Travers
Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra
Screenwriters: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, Jo Swerling, Philip Van Doren Stern, Michael Wilson
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@YowLife 2 жыл бұрын

What's funny is, A Christmas Carol is a lot like this movie, only instead of realizing how great he really is Scrooge discovers what a horrible man he's been.

@mikeayia8819 2 жыл бұрын

Yes your right the opposite

@joewhitehead3 2 жыл бұрын

& Potter is the Scrooge in this story, but doesn’t get his 3 ghosts

@retrosiren824 Жыл бұрын

Wow I didnt think of it like that! 🤯

@JMimsey Жыл бұрын

What I love most about Christmas Carol is that Scrooge gets the chance to be a force for good. He could not only change but actually make a difference. Most importantly he could save the life of Tiny Tim and, in my mind, save the soul of Jacob Marley. And the wonderful thing about George Bailey's experience was in realizing that not only had he made the world a better place, but more importantly he was surrounded by people who loved him. He was never alone in his struggles, and like Clarence wrote "No man is a failure who has friends."

@aryastark772 5 ай бұрын

2 of the greatest Christmas stories! Both teach us what Christmas values should be about

@J_C_CH 2 жыл бұрын

I love the creepy music in this scene, as George slowly realises this is all really happening. It's purely haunting, like being trapped in a nightmare.

@adamwong246 2 жыл бұрын

Its almost an episode of the twilight zone

@ryanstauffer119 6 ай бұрын

@@adamwong246 I was thinking that too

@mattm3729 8 жыл бұрын

Boy, I wish we all had a Clarence.

@ethanarroyo6891 3 жыл бұрын

You do. It just works in strange ways

@matthewaubin2969 3 жыл бұрын

We all do brother !! Just call on him and see

@12classics39 Жыл бұрын

When Clarence says “Zuzu’s petals,” his ancient supernatural nature briefly breaks through his naive innocence, and you can see it all in Henry Travers’ eyes - a magnificent performance.

@ricardocantoral7672 Жыл бұрын

Yes, he was combination of child like innocence and a wise sage with formidable powers.

@JMimsey Жыл бұрын

I don't think I ever really paid attention but there's so much gentle compassion in that line. You really feel like Clarence absolutely deserves his wings.

@kellyyork3898 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest movies ever made.

@PIEPERSON4 Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely

@KiraAotsuki 3 жыл бұрын

"You've been given a great gift, George. A chance to see what the world would be like without you." Thats such a powerful line, god damn. Really makes you wonder.

@RachelParker-1977 10 ай бұрын

God didn't damn him.

@Chico50445 10 жыл бұрын

One thing I liked that this movie did unlike every other film, or story where someone sees what life would be like without them etc., is the fact that he was interacting with the world where he was never born, in just about everything else the person who made the wish just sees what happens as a ghost.

@Craigtoun 2 жыл бұрын

There's something very deep and haunting about the way Clarence answers 'Zuzu's petals.'

@robertphillips2769 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Stewart was one great actor.

@user-so6zr4yv4d 3 жыл бұрын

The GOAT!!

@diananutt1517 2 жыл бұрын

There wasn't a clunker in the entire cast!! Not one!!

@larryjester 9 жыл бұрын

Truly would be cool to see how life would be without me. Just to see who I really matter to.

@mattm3729 8 жыл бұрын

You matter, trust me.

@larryjester 7 жыл бұрын

I believe everyone matters. I just wish I could see what would happen. if my parents decided not to have a second child. Would my sister have a better life as a only child, would my parents had been better off financially, would the people I've came into contact with be happier or sadder or whatever. I just find it interesting to ponder sometimes.

@mattm3729 7 жыл бұрын

I realized this film is wonderfully therapeutic. No therapy session could prove to be as beneficial as watching this film.

@randomnessanimation6831 3 жыл бұрын

Just because a depressed person says he doesn’t never truly saw how important he is, or if he never got the chance to show who he really is.

@melissacooper4282 3 жыл бұрын

I ponder about that myself sometimes.

@hippiecheezburger5457 4 жыл бұрын

It actually gets eerie here, imagine suddenly being in a world like that and you thought you were dreaming, some of the things that he witnessed are actually kind of horrifying

@sjplwc 5 жыл бұрын

Watch George's expression when Clarence tells him, "They're not there either." George is afraid to ask him "What?" because he doesn't want to believe Clarence really is an angel who knows all about him -- but he knows he has to ask. I feel badly, supposedly Stewart thought maybe he should get out of acting after this film didn't do all that well at the box office. His performance here is among the best ever, period -- and yet how long did he labor under the impression the film (and thus he) had been a failure? Ridiculous. This movie -- and his part in it -- is imperishable. One for the ages.

@kbflorida888 3 жыл бұрын

I just read your comments and agree wholeheartedly. After all, this film was never duplicated. It would be like trying to recreate Casablanca.

@theyoungwolf9852 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad though this film went on to get the recognition it deserves it’s a film that will live forever

@kevincooper4912 Жыл бұрын

He suffered from PTSD after his stint in the war...This was his first film after returning home and really tapped into his own experience struggling with his life post combat

@marytravers5276 3 жыл бұрын

I WOULD say... There ARE Clarence out THERE..! 🙌

@jcgal895 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if I was never born, not that I’m sucidal or anything, just out of curiosity.

@randomnessanimation6831 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone is important, those who don’t think so, never truly understood how important they are, or if they never were given what they deserved.

@TerenaSHouse 4 жыл бұрын

(1946) &...still watching on December 24th 2019. This the Best Scene of the movie. 🙂🌈♥️💯⭐

@johnlee4249 11 ай бұрын

1 of my most favorite movies of all time.

@shandajohnson8825 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think about what would life look like if I was never born

@popculturemedia7768 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know what life would be look like if i wasn't born

@randomnessanimation6831 3 жыл бұрын

We’re all important, we just never understood each other’s value.

@danacaro-herman3530 3 жыл бұрын

@Shanda Johnson. If you weren't born there would be a big hole in the world. Because you're very special. How do I know this? Because Jesus made you, and no one could ever replace you!!👼🙏

@danacaro-herman3530 3 жыл бұрын

@@popculturemedia7768 Read the response I left Shanda Johnson, that's the response I give to you!

@popculturemedia7768 3 жыл бұрын

@@danacaro-herman3530 that doesn't mean i wish i wasn't born

@randomnessanimation6831 3 жыл бұрын

Legit finished watching this movie today! A few minutes ago!

@marcushamner5994 3 жыл бұрын

I love this movie. It would be cool to see how life would be without me. Just to see if I matter to anyone. 😔🦅

@hectormedina7198 Жыл бұрын

Priceless memories, Amen!

@Froy-cl1oi 6 жыл бұрын

This part of the movie is "TWILIGHT ZONE" to you!

@Spindler2007 4 жыл бұрын

The whole segment when he is in this alternate reality does feel like something out of The Twilight Zone and this movie came out 13 years before The Twilight Zone was made.

@hippiecheezburger5457 4 жыл бұрын

I knew it reminded me of something here, and you named it, twilight zone, it’s eerie and would be kind of horrifying to suddenly be thrown into this alternate reality

@marioandrikopoulos2158 3 жыл бұрын

This Movie is so very good and I think Wonderful Live is a Cult Classic Movie of all time 👌🎥👍🎥

@CaptainTurner42 Жыл бұрын

This scene feels like a Twilight Zone episode. So creepy and haunting.

@cagii45 11 ай бұрын

I love this movie. Definitely in my top 10, closer to one. ❤❤❤

@DaraGaming42 3 жыл бұрын

I love The reference to this in Back to the Future

@carlfagerstrom398 6 жыл бұрын

Watching this movie is an american christmas tradition, I watched this movie about 16 times in my life, 1st time in 2017(this year).

@JakeandElwoodBlues 11 жыл бұрын

Best. Horror movie. EVER.

@popculturemedia7768 5 жыл бұрын

That is not a horror movie

@dclark142002 Жыл бұрын

@@popculturemedia7768, oh but it is... Really examine your life. How much misfortune would have to happen to ruin it utterly? How much of that is actually within your control? I used to watch this as a feel good movie. Now, as a father with wife and kids and friends...it is terrifying. I refuse to watch it without watching the ending. You got to have hope.

@popculturemedia7768 Жыл бұрын

@@dclark142002 uhh. I watched this movie dozen of times and it's not a horror movie

@bluefire9147 7 ай бұрын

So incredibly well edited

@tylerriley2587 3 жыл бұрын

This isn’t a joke George

@only257 7 ай бұрын

Clarence: [In book inscription] Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.

@00thebee_ 3 жыл бұрын

1:15 Space laces - Deja Vu

@aperson9603 Жыл бұрын

Omg yoooo

@MMB.__ 3 жыл бұрын

God bless America 🇺🇸

@mikesilva3868 Жыл бұрын

Great movie 🎅🤶

@joewhitehead3 2 жыл бұрын

People like Potter need their own guardian angels. Like when Scrooge had his three ghosts

@xfilesdavidbennett8574 4 жыл бұрын

I love Clarence

@user-hr6gf4gn4e 4 ай бұрын

I've been in psychosis lately and some lady said I looked like George Bailey while I was out walking. Said I was walking like I don't know who I am. Unfortunately I'm not some great guy like George that everybody needs

@TheEameyer 10 жыл бұрын

Over the shoulder shooting

@jasonselph6968 8 жыл бұрын

+TheEameyer I thought it a bit odd, but I looked back and just before he moves he 'appears' to be looking at the ground to check his mark. I could totally be reading that in since its the simple answer to my simple question, but it would indicate that Capra designed the shot that way. Plenty of body language to go with the dialog at any rate. Great film, I cry like a baby.

@rasha71113 11 жыл бұрын

Technically, George shouldn't even have his clothes on. But it's a family movie, so....oh well.

@3dartistguy 4 жыл бұрын

THATS DUMB

@GabrielRendonJuarez Жыл бұрын

This sort of implies that angels can transcend time, space and multiple realities.

@divorceediary7825 Жыл бұрын

They do.

@lawrencescott2647 4 жыл бұрын

George thinks he must be going through a bad case of DT's. I think he needs another 2 of stiff drinks🍻 to get rid of the DT's & shakes

@williammize8270 3 жыл бұрын

You do just don't know it

@redchojnowski7159 3 жыл бұрын

I blame Lionel Barrymore for this entire what it would be like without George Bailey being around. Let's recap: It was Lionel Barrymore who told George Bailey he was worth more dead than alive, which drove George to near suicide, and this scene without George being born. If Lionel Barrymore did see this movie after it was filmed, let him be frightened!!!!! May he be horrified!!!!!

@joewhitehead3 2 жыл бұрын

His character’s name was Potter

@mrhanniballecter6723 11 жыл бұрын

it is not a horror...

@Disneyroxgirls 10 жыл бұрын

I audtioned for this! Hoping to get Beth! I'm 10 yrs old so probably going to.

@Sega_Dreams 2 жыл бұрын

Did you get it?

@asahii4576 4 жыл бұрын

I need help ! List 5 places that George wants to visit..

@NapoleSkie627 2 жыл бұрын

I once thought this was a twilight zone episode

@marlenswatt3166 6 жыл бұрын

I have this move got in colour thow

@user-up8jx3mt6j 11 ай бұрын

It's been said that if you want to learn acting, watch Mr. James Stewart.

@redchojnowski7159 3 жыл бұрын

That line was horrible. About Lionel Barrymore telling George Bailey he was worth more dead than alive. What an inhumane thing to tell someone.

@Rhiggins5173 11 жыл бұрын

Unless your afraid of great movies.

@vegetasolo1221 7 жыл бұрын

AFI's 10 Top 10 - No. 3 Fantasy Film

@AHHHHHHHHHHHHl 6 жыл бұрын

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers - No. 1

@themvtrooper 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm it’s weird

@williammize8270 3 жыл бұрын

You

@brentvettel5343 4 жыл бұрын

Where going to heaven Clarence

@YellowBear-kx1ff 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I'm curious as to what the world would be like if I wasn't born.

@joewhitehead3 6 жыл бұрын

Alex Downs I think we all do at some point

@crownarrowpublishing3343 3 жыл бұрын

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" Jeremiah 29:11

@jreese7436 2 жыл бұрын

If He'd like to tell me what those plans are, that'd be great. It's getting a bit late in the day to keep stumbling through life.

@JohnDoe-wb4iv 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't meant to be thus there's no girl for me

@ibanerjee50 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful believe in truth not the false angel..... "Going home which God gives".... Bewitched 💝💝💝💝

@francismausley7239 3 жыл бұрын

I confess I'm always asking angels to help me out..."...these holy beings have sanctified themselves from every human limitation, have become endowed with the attributes of the spiritual,.." ~‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Baha'i Faith